InDesign CS4: Migration

Delivery method
Classroom based, maximum 5 delegates

Course description
[b]DAY ONE[/b]

[b]Key terms[/b]
• An overview of the major differences in terminology between the two applications

[b]Setting defaults and preferences[/b]
• Setting application preferences
• Setting document preferences
• Customising the toolbox
• Setting tool defaults
• Creating document defaults

[b]Interface differences[/b]
• Using palettes, tools and menus
• Introducing the Control panel
• Saving the workspace
• Tips for managing panels
• The N-up view

[b]Navigation and display[/b]
• Controlling display preferences
• Using the Navigator panel
• Multiple document previews
• Dynamic graphics preview
• Dynamic text preview
• Overprint preview
• Separations preview

[b]Creating objects and building pages[/b]
• Creating a new document
• Picture and text boxes
• Linking text boxes
• Introducing layers
• Selecting frames and contents
• Using the Pages panel
• Creating and editing Masters
• Overriding Master Objects
• Reapplying Master Objects

[b]Text and typography[/b]
• Placing and flowing text
• Selecting and editing text
• Handling missing fonts
• Working with glyphs
• Drag and drop text

[b]Formatting characters[/b]
• Character-level formatting
• Introducing Open Type fonts
• Using optical kerning
• Creating character styles
• Working with Style Groups

[b]Formatting paragraphs[/b]
• Paragraph-level formatting
• Choosing a composer
• Introducing nested styles

[b]Questions and answers[/b]

Suitable for
This two day Adobe authorised course has been designed to provide Quark users with a seamless transition from QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign CS4.

Requirements
You should have a working knowledge of QuarkXpress 7 or above.