DIGITAL WORKFLOW: MAKING THE MOST OF THE SOFTWARE
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Cambridge
University Press delegate
You'll learn about image creation, page layout and pre-press
files and be better able to manage the complex flow of files and
responsibilities. Using the latest software, you'll learn:
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how electronic manuscripts affect the design and typography of
text in QuarkXPress or InDesign
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how images are manipulated in Photoshop to ensure they are
correctly presented in the page layout software
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how to check page layout files from designers.
Practical examples will be used to illustrate common problems
and their solutions.
Programme
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Text: Microsoft Word
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Characters, glyphs and fonts in the manuscript
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Authors' common errors and how to correct them
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Tables
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File naming and storage
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Styles and formatting
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Specifying author's delivery of electronic files
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Specifying and carrying out copy-editing
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Images: Adobe Photoshop
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Resolution for colour and black and white images
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Colour modes and why and when to select them
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File formats what they mean, what to avoid and when to use which
format
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Changing size of images
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Specifying image requirements
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Creating simple clipping paths
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Page layout: QuarkXPress/InDesign
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How page layout software imports and works with (a) text and (b)
images
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Fonts in page layout files
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Colour in images created in page layout programmes
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Checking received files
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Collect for output and reports
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Pre-flighting and converting to PDF
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Pre-press: Adobe Acrobat
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Checking PDF files
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Amending PDF files
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Using PDF files for proofing
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Using Word 2003 for proofing
Your tutorSally Hughes is a freelance trainer and
consultant who specialises in DTP applications, typography and document
design. She works with both Mac and PC platforms and has authored a report
on the use of IT in editorial practice. Sally also teaches on the PTC's
InDesign and Acrobat courses, as well as being a lecturer in publishing at
Oxford Brookes University.
Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in company events.
