Adobe InDesign Advanced Training - 1 Day

Platform: Windows PC and Apple Mac

Courseware: Comprehensive training manual provided per person

Prerequisites: Good working knowledge of Adobe InDesign

Software Version: Training available for Adobe Indesign CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3, CS2, CS, 2.0

Course Overview:
This one day course is designed for individuals who know the fundamental features of InDesign
and need to understand the more advanced capabilities. This course helps you master the
text-handling capabilities of InDesign, the advanced graphic and colour features, document layout
and template building, long document features and preparation for print.

InDesign Advanced Training Outline

Master Pages

Making master pages work
Creating and editing master pages
Applying master pages
Setting page numbering
Using hierarchical master pages
Working with text

Working with Layers

Moving items between layers
Setting layer options
Changing the stacking order
Using layers with master pages
Automatic layout adjustment
Setting options for layout adjustment
Using clipping paths

Typography

Typographic shortcuts
Using the Single Line Composer
Using the Paragraph Composer
Highlighting composition problems
Creating hanging punctuation
Manual kerning
Using optical kerning
Inserting special characters
Creating drop caps
Hyphenation and justification

Longer Documents

Creating a table of contents
Creating an index
The Book palette
Creating a book list
Synchronising styles and colours
Printing a book list
Exporting a book list as PDF
Page numbering across books

Drawing

Using the drawing tools
Creating freehand shapes
Creating bezier curves
Manipulating shapes
Using the Transform palette
Aligning objects

Special Effects

Placing text on a path
Creating drop shadows
Working with transparency
Exporting transparency
Using Blend modes
Using Feathering
Creating multi-colour gradients
Converting text to path

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