1 Day Course

Course Description:

You are familiar with the InDesign environment and managed text, tables, graphics, and colors in documents. You need to know the advanced features in InDesign to create catchy and attractive documents. In this course, you will use the advanced features in InDesign to create documents that are attractive and have the highest degree of perfection.

Course Objective:

You will use Adobe InDesign CS2 to create and design content for print and web

Prerequisites

This course is intended for any professional who would like to create and design print and web content. It may include graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals. To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course: Adobe InDesign CS2: Level 1.

Course Content:

Lesson 1: Administering Advanced Styles

• 1A: Manage Style Overrides
• 1B: Base One Style on Another
• 1C: Import and Redefine Styles

Lesson 2: Controlling Text

• 2A: Create and Use Anchored Objects
• 2B: Flow Text and Inline Graphics
• 2C: Handle Text Layout
• 2D: Merge Data

Lesson 3: Handling Page Elements and Graphics

• 3A: Duplicate Items
• 3B: Locate Assets Using Adobe Bridge
• 3C: Place Items from Other Applications
• 3D: Align, Size, and Transform Images
• 3E: Manage Libraries

Lesson 4: Developing Bézier Paths

• 4A: Draw and Edit Bézier Paths
• 4B: Create Compound Paths
• 4C: Create Clipping Paths
• 4D: Create Type Outlines

Lesson 5: Managing Long Documents

• 5A: Create Document Sections
• 5B: Create a Table of Contents
• 5C: Generate an Index
• 5D: Insert and Format Footnotes
• 5E: Add and Edit Hyperlinks
• 5F: Create a Book

Lesson 6: Importing and Exporting Files

• 6A: Import Layered Files
• 6B: Export PDF Files

Lesson 7: Adjusting Print Settings

Lesson 8: Working with XML

• 8A: Integrate XML into a Document
• 8B: Import XML
• 8C: Export XML
• 8D: Integrate XML with Tables
• 8E: Create and Use a Snippet

Lesson 9: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider

• 9A: Check Documents for Problems
• 9B: Print a Document
• 9C: Package Files
• 9D: Preview Output

Lesson 10: Creating Acrobat PDF Files

• 10A: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
• 10B: Manage PDF Presets
• 10C: Export PDF Files for Printing