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Adobe InDesign CS
| Course start date: |
26-Feb-2009, 22-Apr-2009, 25-Jun-2009 |
| Training Location |
9 Denison St, Newcastle West |
| Duration: |
2 Days |
| Price: | $880.00 Inc GST |
Overview
In this course students will learn the basics of creating documents with InDesign.
At Course Completion students will be able to:
- Identify and use InDesign® environment elements; and navigate through an InDesign® document
- Create and modify text and graphic frames; and import text and images from other applications
- Use master pages and guides to design a document's layout and to add automatic page numbering; and apply masters to document pages.
- Import text; thread text throughout a document; reflow text threads; and change the number of columns.
- Define colours and swatches and apply them to fills and strokes of frames
- Apply character formatting; apply paragraph formatting; create styles to streamline formatting; and set text inset spacing
- Place and manipulate graphics; control text wrap around graphics; and create and manage layers
- Apply transparency effects to native objects and placed images and graphics; and work with Transparency Flattener settings
- Create sophisticated tables. - Prepare documents for handoff to commercial printers
- Create Acrobat PDF files for the Web and for print
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of the computer operating system you are using is recommended.
Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying and pasting text, formatting text,
and so on.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: InDesign Environment
- InDesign Environment Elements
- Document Navigation
Lesson 2: Basic Documents
- Document Setup
- Creating Text
- Working with Graphics
Lesson 3: Master Pages
- Creating Masters
- Applying Masters
Lesson 4: Importing and Threading Text
- Importing Text
- Threading Text
- Changing Text Threads
Lesson 5: Colours, Swatches, and Gradients
- Colours and Swatches
- Gradients
- Applying Fills and Strokes to Frames and Type
Lesson 6: Formatting Type
- Character Formatting
- Paragraph Formatting
- Styles
- Text Inset Spacing
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Lesson 7: Graphics and Layout
- Placing and Manipulating Graphics
- Text Wrap
- Layers
Lesson 8: Transparency
- Applying Transparency
- Transparency Effects and Blending Modes
- Printing with Transparency
Lesson 9: Using Tables
- Creating Tables
- Formatting Tables
Lesson 10: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
- Commercial Printing Overview
- Preflighting
- Printing
- Packaging Files
Lesson 11: Creating Acrobat PDF Files
- PDF Files for the Web
- PDF Presets
- PDF Files for Printing
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Course start date: | Call 02 4969-0690 for the next course date |
| Training Location |
9 Denison St, Newcastle West |
| Duration: |
1 Day |
| Price: | $440.00 Inc GST |
Overview
In this course, students will build upon those skills, using additional techniques to manipulate text, pictures, and pages. You will control type formatting, create and edit graphics, and create and modify layouts with efficiency and accuracy.
At Course Completion students will be able to:
- Base master pages on others; and apply master pages to multiple pages.
- Decide whether to retain formatting, base styles on one another; and import and redefine styles.
- Position graphics so they flow within text; control composition, hyphenation, and justification; track and kern types; and scale text frames.
- Drag items between document windows; import files from various formats; and store and retrieve items in libraries.
- Edit paths; create compound paths; edit clipping paths; and convert text to outlines.
- Create sections to change page numbering within a document; and navigate in a sectioned document.
- Create a table of contents; create an index; and create a book consisting of multiple documents.
- Save print presets; and work with printing colour separation.
- Import XML tags and apply them to document content; and import XML into a document's layout placeholders and into a blank document.
Prerequisites
InDesign CS - Level 1 Creating Basic Publications or equivalent knowledge.
Lesson 1: Master Page Setup
- Basing Masters on Existing Master Pages
- Applying Master Pages to Multiple Document Pages
Lesson 2: Advanced Styles
- Local Overrides in Styles
- Basing One Style on Another
- Importing and Redefining Styles
Lesson 3: Text Flow Control
- Inline Graphics
- Composition, Hyphenation, and Justification
- Tracking and Kerning Scaling Text
Lesson 4: Page Elements and Graphics
- Item Duplication
- File Formats
- Libraries
Lesson 5: Bézier Shapes
- Bézier Paths
- Compound Paths
- Clipping Paths
- Type Outlines
Lesson 6: Document Sectioning
- Sectioned Documents
- Sectioned Document Navigation
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Lesson 7: Managing Long Documents
- Tables of Contents
- Indexing
- Creating a Book
Lesson 8: Print Settings
- Print Presets
- Colour Separations Print Settings
Lesson 9: InDesign and XML
- Structuring InDesign
- Documents with XML
- Importing XML
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