Adobe InDesign - Advanced Training Syllabus

Curriculum Designed by Experts

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

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