InDesign CC Advanced

Details

Adobe InDesign is a leading desktop publishing application. InDesign has powerful features for creating richer, more complex documents; and reliably outputs pages to multiple media. With its sophisticated design features and enhanced productivity tools for streamlining repetitive tasks.

Advanced InDesign is a course for those who wish to take their desktop publishing capabilities that one step further.

Delivery Methods

Delivery Method	Duration
Classroom Instructor-led classroom-based training. Classes are scheduled at various conference centres in the Sandton area or your premises. Stationary and printed manuals or online resources are included. Refreshments, including 2 tea breaks and a cooked meal for lunch are provided. Training is between 9 am to 4 pm. Classroom	2 Day	Get a Quote
Live Virtual Training This course is delivered live via Microsoft Teams. You will be able to see and hear the instructor, view their whiteboard, and ask questions or communicate in the chat. Attend from the comfort of your own home or private office. Live Virtual Training	2 Day	Get a Quote

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Audience

The Adobe InDesign course targets Graphic Designers, Desktop Publishers or anyone wanting to produce professional, original printing material

Pre-Requisites

InDesign Basic-Intermediate or equivalent knowledge

Course Outline / Curriculum

Advanced Objects

• Create and Use Snippets

• Create and Use Anchored Objects

• Creating Libraries

Advanced Styles

• Create & Use Object Styles

• Create & Use Nested Styles

• Nested line styles

• Create & Use Table & Cell Styles

Managing Long Documents

• Sectioned Documents

• Creating & Printing Books

• Insert Footnotes

• Format Footnotes

• Table of Contents

• Indexing

• Using Data Merge

• Data merge output to PDF

• Conditional text

Multimedia & Interactivity

• Importing Video, Flash & Sound Files

• Media panel and Timing panel

• The Animation panel and motion presets

• Object States panel and Preview panel

• Creating buttons

• Creating Bookmarks & Hyperlinks

• Convert URLs to hyperlinks command

• Applying Actions

• Page transitions in PDF and SWF files

Indesign & XML

• Structuring InDesign Documents with XML

• Importing & Integrate XML

• Apply XML Tags to Objects

• Mapping Styles to imported XML

Cross Media Exporting

• Exporting to XML

• Export to Dreamweaver/HTML

• Export to Flash (SWF & FLA)

• Export to Interactive PDF

• Creating ePub documents

• Preparing documents for tablets

• Exploring Colour Management

• Printing with Transparency

• Transparency Flattener Styles

• Output preview

• Proof Setup

• Fixing Fonts and Image Links

• Separations & Colour Separation Print Settings

• Trapping

• Exporting PDF/X

• Live preflight

• Packaging Files

• Saving for previous versions

• Document installed fonts

Managing Assets

• View Assets with Adobe Bridge

• Apply Metadata and Keywords to Assets in Adobe Bridge

• Set Options for the Creative Suite Colour Settings

Installing and Accessing Scripts

• Preparing InDesign for InCopy Workflow (optional)

• Using InCopy Plug-ins in InDesign

• Creating Assignments

• Exporting content to InCopy

• Using the Assignments Palette

• Using Notes

• Tracking Changes

Inline Frames and Anchored Objects

• Creating an Inline Frame

• Inline Frames and Leading

• Creating Hanging Indents

• Creating Above Line Objects

• Creating Anchored Objects

Working with GREP

• Using GREP to remove unwanted characters and spacings

• Using GREP to format repetitive categories of text

Working with other Suite Applications

• Importing Illustrator and Photoshop Layers

• Showing Layers

• Layer Comps

• Update Link Options

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