Intermediate Adobe InDesign CS4

Objectives

This course is designed for confident existing users of Adobe InDesign CS4 as it builds on the basic operations and introduces more advanced concepts.


Pre-requisites:

Previous knowledge or attendance on the Fundamentals of InDesign CS4 course. Basic working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh operating systems.


Course Includes:

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.


Course Outline


Workspaces


· Saving Workspaces
· Customising Menus
· Customising Shortcuts
· Multiple Document Windows


Working with Graphics


· Using Adobe Bridge
· Customising the Links Panel to display attributes like scale, rotation and resolution
· Photoshop Files: Layers; Layer Comps
· Illustrator Files: Layers; Layer Comps


Working with Colour


· Mixed Colour Swatches
· Colourising Images


Working with Text


· Styling text
· Text Wraps
· Targeting Layers
· Paragraph Rules
· Drop Caps
· Breaks
· Special Characters
· More with Tables


Frames and Objects


· Pathfinders
· Converting Shapes
· Working with Groups
· Transforming objects; again; and again individually
· Special Effects; Targeting Effects







Working with Longer Documents


· Creating spread documents
· Smart Text Reflow
· Templates
· Master Pages
· Based-on Masters
· Loading & managing styles
· Sections
· Numbering
· Table of Contents
· Creating an Index
· Libraries & Snippets
· Books



Output


· Preflight
· Print Presets



Looking Ahead


· A short taster demonstration of the even more powerful features of InDesign, and variable data, covered in the advanced courses.