Course Content
What's New
- CS5
- Multiple page sizes
- Gap tool
- Paragraphs that span or split columns
- Balanced columns
- Drawing multiple frames in a grid
- Live captions from metadata
- Mini Bridge
- CS6
- Alternate layouts
- Liquid layouts
- Linked content: Content collector and placer tools
- Digital publishing
- EPUB and HTML5
- Interactivity
Transparency
- Importing and colorizing a grayscale image
- Applying transparancy settings
- Adding transparency effects to imported vector and bitmap graphics
- Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency
- Applying transparency settings to text
- Effects
Color/Color Management
- Need for color management
- Isolate blending vs. knockout group
- Creating a mixed ink swatch or group
- Synchronizing color settings in Adobe Bridge
- Specifying color settings in original source file
- Specifying color settings in InDesign
- Printing requirements
- Image color settings
- Assigning vs. converting a profile
- Proofing colors onscreen
Output and Exporting
- Creating a custom preflight profile
- Previewing separations and ink amounts
- Setting up a custom trap
- Changing your attributes
- Flattener presets
- Transparency blend space
- PDF/X output formats
Creating Adobe PDF Documents with Form Fields
- Adding form fields
- Exporting an interactive Adobe PDF file
- Accessibility
Creating Rich Interactive Documents
- Setting up an online document
- Adding buttons, page transitions, and hyperlinks
- Exporting as Flash Player (SWF)
- Adding advanced interactivity, animation, and video
Exporting an eBook
- Completing the booklet
- Choosing the content of an eBook
- Adding metadata
- Exporting an EPUB file
Long Documents
- Starting a book
- Creating a running footer
- Adding a footnote
- Adding a cross reference
- Synchronizing a book
- Generating a table of contents
- Indexing a book
Tips and Tricks
- Favorite tips and secrets for InDesign
