InDesign 201: Hot Shot
Adobe Authorised Courses
Imagine how understanding how to use Indesign’s advanced features will revolutionise the way you work. Take your Indesign skills to the next level.
This class provides the InDesign user the ability to hone their skills and move their knowledge of Adobe InDesign to an advanced level. Using the skills learned in the Indesign 101 class, students will create complex documents and work with a variety of palettes and tools to further understand the capabilities of this high-end design application.
We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.
This class provides the InDesign user the ability to hone their skills and move their knowledge of Adobe InDesign to an advanced level. Using the skills learned in the Indesign 101 class, students will create complex documents and work with a variety of palettes and tools to further understand the capabilities of this high-end design application.
We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.
Course Description
Graphic professionals who are already experienced in Adobe InDesign or have taken the Academy Class Indesign 101 class and want more in-depth knowledge of the application and the management of complex documents.
Advanced knowledge of how to work with Indesign.
- Advanced Pen Tool Tricks
- Managing Long Documents
- Working with Libraries
- Creating Indexes
- Adding a Table of Contents
- Adding XML Structure
- Export to PDF
- Adding and Editing Scripts
- Advanced Text Flow
Advanced management techniques
- Using multiple views
- Dragging items between documents
- Using the ‘scripts’ window
Page Layout
- Creating foldouts with ‘page reshuffle’
- Adding ‘page transitions’ for interactive export
Type and tables
- Placing images into text objects
- Anchored objects
- Adding type to a vector path
- Creating an index
- Creating a table of contents
- Hanging indent styles
- Ruled styles
- Text flow options
- CS6 text options
- Adding footnotes
- Adding ‘story jumps’
- Searching with ‘GREPS’
- Creating tables in InDesign
- Saving table and cell styles
- Importing tables from Excel and Word
- Relinking edited table data
Advanced image options
- The Content Conveyor Tool
- Creating an RGB to CMYK workflow
- Relinking images
- Using ‘layers’
- PSD import options
- Adding a spot varnish
Drawing
- Mastering the ‘pen’ tool
- Pen tool shortcuts
- Compound paths
- Using the ‘pathfinder’ window
- Aligning objects
XML
- What is XML?
- Importing an XML file
- Mapping tags to styles
Interactive InDesign
- Bookmarks and hyperlinks
- URL and email links
- Creating buttons
- Creating a slideshow
- Adding a movie
- Adding sounds
- Adding animations
Importing and Exporting
- Editing InDesign PDF presets
- Saving documents in IDML format
- Checking colour separations
- Transparency flattening’ options
- Customising ‘preflight’ settings
If you have any questions, or you would like to find out more about this training course - please don't hesitate to contact us. We're here to help.
Tel: 0845 676 2250
Email: Sales
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