This course is intended for students who want to expand their entry-level knowledge of Adobe InDesign by using advanced features and collaboration tools.
Students will learn how to prepare documents for multiple formats, manage advanced page layouts, manage styles, build complex paths as well as manage external files and create dynamic documents. Including managing long documents and publishing InDesign files for other formats and customized print settings.
Class Outline
Lesson 1: Preparing Documents for Multiple Formats
- Topic A: Build Layout Versions
- Topic B: Link Content
Lesson 2: Managing Advanced Page Elements
- Topic A: Create Repeating Content
- Topic B: Change Text Layouts
- Topic C: Create Transparency
- Topic D: Anchor Objects and Manage a Library
Lesson 3: Managing Styles
- Topic A: Import Styles from Microsoft Word Documents
- Topic B: Manage Styles
Lesson 4: Building Complex Paths
- Topic A: Create Bezier Paths
- Topic B: Create Clipping Paths
- Topic C: Create Compound Paths
Lesson 5: Managing External Files and Creating Dynamic Documents
- Topic A: Import External Files
- Topic B: Create Document Sections
- Topic C: Insert Text Variables
- Topic D: Create Interactive Documents
Lesson 6: Managing Long Documents
- Topic A: Create a Book
- Topic B: Build a Table of Contents
- Topic C: Create Hyperlinks and Cross-References
- Topic D: Generate an Index and Insert Footnotes
Lesson 7: Publishing InDesign Files for Other Formats and Customizing Print Settings
- Topic A: Export PDF Files for Print
- Topic B: Export Interactive PDF Files
- Topic C: Export Files for the Web
- Topic D: Manage Colors
- Topic E: Preview the Print Output
- Topic F: Create Print Presets
