You are starting to familiarize yourself with print layout and design using InDesign. In this course you’ll work with some of the tools and features to create eye-catching printed documents. You will learn the InDesign environment and managed text, tables, graphics, and colors in documents.

 

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, the student must have basic PC skills, including a basic understanding of a computers operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CD’s and other media.

Managing the InDesign Environment

·         Introduction to InDesign

·         Customize Your Workspace

·         Set General Preferences

·         Manage Document Presets

Designing Documents

·         Create a New Document

·         Alter a Document’s Layout

·         Create the Structure of a Document

·         Develop Master pages

·         Manage Text and Graphic Placement

·         Develop Layers

Managing Text

·         Add Text

·         Edit Text

·         Spell Check Text

·         Thread Text

·         Change Text Threads

·         Format Characters

·         Format Paragraphs

·         Manage Styles

Utilizing Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

·         Utilize Color

·         Utilize Swatches

·         Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes

Managing Transparency

·         Apply Transparency

·         Apply Transparency Flattener Presets

Utilizing Tables

·         Create a Table

·         Modify a Table

·         Format a Table

Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider

·         Check Documents for Problems

·         Print a Document

·         Package Files

·         Preview Output

Creating Acrobat PDF Files

·         Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution

·         Manage PDF Presets

·         Export PDF Files for Printing

Administering Advanced Styles

·         Manage Style Overrides

·         Base One Style on Another

·         Import and Redefine Styles

Controlling Text

·         Create and use Anchored Objects

·         Flow Text and Inline Graphics

·         Handle Text Layout

·         Merge Data

Handling Page Elements and Graphics

·         Duplicate Items

·         Locate Assets Using Adobe Bridge

·         Place Items from Other Applications

·         Align, Size, and Transform Images

·         Manage Libraries

Developing Bézier Paths

·         Draw and Edit Bézier Paths

·         Create Compound Paths

·         Create Clipping Paths

·         Create Type Outlines

Managing Long Documents

·         Create Document Sections

·         Create a Table of Contents

·         Generate an Index

·         Insert and Format Footnotes

·         Add and Edit Hyperlinks

·         Create a Book

Importing and Exporting Files

·         Import Layered Files

·         Export PDF Files

Adjusting Print Settings

·         Create Print Presets

·         Preview Print Output

Working with XML

·         Integrate XML into a Document

·         Import XML

·         Export XML

·         Integrate XML with Tables

·         Create and Use a Snippet