In this four day hands-on immersive Adobe InDesign course, attendees will learn how to create stunning designs for print, all kinds of digital media, and PDF presentations. Participants will build their skills through lab exercises and instructor-led demonstrations so they can become more and more confident and proficient in creating documents for publication in both print and electronic mediums. The course includes mastering advanced techniques to help graphic artists design publications that will look polished and professional.

4 days - $2,100.00

Course taught by an expert Adobe Certified Instructor.

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of a Mac or PC computer is required.  Knowledge of Photoshop is also helpful.

Course Outline

Application Overview
In Design User Interface & Workspace
Keyboard Shortcuts & Custom Menus
Setting Preferences & Creating Custom Workspaces
Working with Panels
Viewing Guides
Preflighting as you work
Adding Text
Working with Styles
Working with Graphics
Working with Objects
Working with Object Styles
Viewing the Document in Presentation Mode

Adobe Bridge
File Management & Content Organization

Navigation
Getting around and viewing documents
Using the Navigator & Pages Panels
Zooming In and Out
Using the Hand Tool
Navigation Shortcuts

Page Setup and Layout
Document Setup & Presets using the Page Tool
Creating Text & Using Open Type Fonts
Placing, Manipulating & Editing Graphics
Content Grabber
Using Auto Fit
Creating & Applying Master Pages
Auto Page Numbering
Importing and Threading Text
Optical Kerning
Adding & Using Colors
Swatches & Gradients
Creating a Color Set
Exchanging Swatches with Suite Applications
Applying Fills and Strokes to Frames and Type
Formatting Type
Bulleted Lists
Text Wraps
Creating & Applying Paragraph Styles, Character Styles and Object Styles
Using the Story Editor
Using Templates & Libraries
Exchanging files between InDesign’s different versions
Creating and saving Custom Document Settings
Switching between open InDesign documents
Working with Master Pages
Applying Master Pages to Document Pages
Rearranging and Deleting Document Pages
Changing Page Sizes
Adding Sections to Change Numbering
Viewing Documents

Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
Preflighting Profiles & Packaging Files
Document Fonts Previewing
Separations &Transparency
Printing and Exporting

Layers
Using Layers in In Design publications

Creating Acrobat PDF Files
PDF Presets
Creating Documents for Print & Online
PDF Export

Creating & Editing Tables
Creating and Importing Word Tables & Formatting Tables
Using Table & Cell Styles
Converting Text to a Table
Changing Rows and Columns
Adding Graphic to Table Cells
Creating a Header Row

Object Alignment and Applying Transparency & Effects
Aligning & Distributing Objects
Effects using Transparency
Blending Modes; Drop Shadows, Bevels and Glows
Feathered Objects Applied Independently to Objects
Fills, Text and Strokes
Live Corner Effects

Typography and Shapes
Formatting text Inside a Shape
Using Text Inset Spacing
Using Type on a Path
Stroke Styles

Combining Images & Type
Outlined Type & Placing Images in Text
Transforming Text & Effects
Adjusting Vertical Spacing
Working with Fonts, Type, Styles and Glyphs
Fine-tuning Columns
Changing Paragraph Alignment
Creating a Drop Cap
Adjusting Letter and Word Spacing
Adjusting Line Breaks
Setting Tabs
Paragraph Shading
Adding a Rule above a Paragraph

Working with Color
Managing Color
Defining Printing Requirements
Creating and Applying Colors
Working with Gradients
Creating a Tint
Creating a Spot Color
Applying Colors to Text and Objects
Using Advanced Gradient Techniques

Importing and Modifying Graphics
Adding Graphics from Other Programs
Comparing Vector & Bitmap Graphics
Managing Links to Imported Files
Updating Revised Graphics
Adjusting Display Quality
Working with Clipping Paths
Working with Alpha Channels
Importing Native Adobe Graphic Files
Using an InDesign Library to Manage Objects
Using Adobe Bridge to Import Graphics

Advanced Text Formatting
Using Find/Change to Cleanup Text
Creating Nested Styles & Cross References
Creating a Table of Contents & Using Tab Alignment
Using Next Style & Smart Text Reflow
Using Conditional Text & GREP
Balancing, Spanning & Splitting Text Columns
Live Captions
Finding and Changing a Different Font
Using the Story Editor
Tracking Changes

Drawing in In Design
Working with Pen, Pencil & Smoothing Tools
Pathfinder & Compound Paths
Converting Shapes
Editing Illustrator Artwork in InDesign
Working with Layered Photoshop Files

Automation & Interactivity
Using Scripts to Automate Tasks or Enhance InDesign Functions.
Using Data Merge
Multi-image Placement via Dynamic Grid
Gap Tool
Adding Animation
States, Rollover Buttons & Video to InDesign Layouts
Creating Interactive PDFs & SWF Files for Online Distribution
eBook Publishing