Adobe InDesign CS6

Session 1:

Section A: Introduction

• Role of CS6 Applications
• New InDesign Features
• Adobe Creative Cloud

Section B: Understanding the InDesign Interface

• InDesign Interface
• InDesign Panels
• Customizing Workspace, New Workspace
• Multiple Documents, Arrange Documents

Section C: Navigating Your Documents

• Navigating Documents
• Zoom Tools and Shortcuts
• Spread Rotation
• Preview Mode

Section D: Setting Up a Document

• Units and Increments
• Document Properties and Presets
• Margin Guides
• Create a Magazine
• Editing Presets

Section E: Drawing Objects

• Shape Tools
• Moving Shapes
• Pen Tool
• Object Grid, Duplicating Objects
• Effects Panel

Section F: Transforming Objects

• Transformations, Rotate Tool
• Scale Tool and Free
• Transform Tool
• Transform Again
• Mathematical Transform
• Group Objects
• Snippets
• Horizontal Transform

Session 2:

Section A: Working with Color

• Working with Swatches
• Create a Swatch Manually
• Load Swatches, Tint Swatch
• Applying Colors
• Create a Gradient Swatch
• Adobe Kuler

Section B: Working with Spot Color

• Spot Color Intro, PANTONE
• Apply PANTONE, Mixed Ink
• Separations Preview, Ink Manager

Section C: Working with Type

• Text Frame, Formatting Text
• Kerning
• Text Path
• Tracking, Text on a Shape
• Alignment
• Distribute Objects

Section D: Document Layout

• Setting Up a Document
• Create Text Frames
• Multiple Master, Primary Text Frame
• Placing Text, Smart Text
• Spell Check, Detach from Master

Section E: Working with Graphics

• Graphics Info, Placeholder Frame
• Content Grabber, Crop
• Place an Image, Graphic Shortcuts
• Frame Fitting Options
• Adobe Bridge
• Scale Images
• Photoshop Path, Text Wrap
• Mini Bridge
• Frame Fitting Options from Menu
• Managing Graphics, Links Panel
• Corner Effects

Section F: Styles

• Character and Paragraph Styles
• Paragraph Formatting
• Font Options
• Story Editor, Info Panel
• Paragraph Indent
• Span Columns
• Adding Captions
• Nested Style
• PostScript, OpenType, TrueType

Section G: Alternate Layouts

• Liquid Layout
• Liquid Page Rules
• Alternate Layout
• Links Panel
• Place Graphics
• Content Collector, Content Placer
• Split Layout

Section H: Creating a Book

• Introduction, Selecting Template
• GREP Search
• Chapter Numbers
• Book Panel
• Synchronize Options
• Table of Contents
• Setting Up Styles

Section 3:

Section A: Layers

• Working with Layers
• Pathfinder, Rearrange
• Arrange Layers
• Placing Layers
• Stacking Order
• Layers Panel, Merge Layers

Section B: Effects and Transparency

• Transparency
• Drop Shadow, Object Styles
• Text Wrap
• Transparency Flattening
• Print, Export to PDF

Section C: Tables

• Working with Tables, Create Table
• Modify Tables, Import Tables
• Format a Table
• Table Styles
• Cell Styles
• Header and Footer, Edit Table

Section D: Advanced Type

• Text Variables
• Insert Table of Contents
• Conclusion
• nsert Variable, Footer
• Baseline Grid, Edit Body Style
• Hyphenation

Section E: Data Merge

• Placeholders
• Single Data Merge
• Multiple Data Merge

Section F: Interactive Documents

• Working with Interactive Documents
• SWF
• Export to PDF
• Hyperlinks
• Clipping Path
• Movie Files

Section G: Preparing for Print

• Preflight
• Define Profiles, Customize
• Package Options
• Export to PDF
• Print Document

Section H: EPUB

• E-Book
• Export Tags