Interactive InDesign
Course
In London
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London College of Media and Journalism
Course London / Classroom-based£ 435 + VAT -
GCOM Solutions
Training London / Classroom-based£ 595 + VAT -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Course London / Classroom-based£ 310 + VAT -
Real Animation Works Ltd
Training London / Classroom-based£ 300 + VAT -
London School of Publishing
Training London / Classroom-based£ 435 + VAT -
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Course London / Classroom-based£ 760 -
Academy Class
Course London / Classroom-based£ 897 + VAT
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Start date
Different dates available
This course allows you to build on your existing InDesign experience and explore Adobe InDesign’s interactive features for digital media. This is useful for presentations, pdf forms, online portfolios, eBooks, and exporting to html and SWF files. On this course you will explore the advantages, limitations and challenges of designing for digital media.
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About this course
- Integrate interactive feature into existing documents
- Create a PDF forms with fields to complete and buttons to print, submit and clear
- Use the Object states panel to set up a slide show
- Create Hyperlinks and buttons for navigation
- Identify the main uses for interactive features in different types of output
- Set up structure and tab order for accessibility to export a PDF
- Prepare interactive InDesign files to export to different digital formats.
The latest professional equipment and software are available for your use throughout the course.
It would be useful to bring a note book, a pen and a memory stick – please note PC formatted hard drives can be read by Apple mac computers, but not written to.
You will be taught with short lectures, demonstrations with practical exercises and handouts and will be supported by the tutor and your peers when developing your course-work. Group discussions and feedback are encouraged.
There will be homework set each week to develop your skills, but this is not obligatory.
Please note the City Lit uses Apple Mac computers in Digital arts, Graphics & Illustration and Photography.
Reviews
Subjects
- Media
- InDesign
- Adobe
Course programme
- Overview of Adobe InDesign’s Interactive features
- Creating, navigation and controller buttons
- Navigation using Hyperlinks to: web pages, documents and specific points in text
- Setting up Presentation style documents and adding Interactivity to existing documents
- Creating ‘slide shows’
- Adding media – sound, video and controllers
- Designing for different digital formats
- Looking at Liquid and Alternate layouts for scaling documents for different devices/screen sizes
- Set up Tables of Contents, Cross references and their uses
- Setting structure to convert book files for eBooks
- Creating PDF forms – accessibility, defining structure and setting tab order
- Exporting interactive PDFs choosing security and compression settings
- Preparing files for export to different digital media type.
Additional information
Interactive InDesign
-
London College of Media and Journalism
Course London / Classroom-based£ 435 + VAT -
GCOM Solutions
Training London / Classroom-based£ 595 + VAT -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Course London / Classroom-based£ 310 + VAT -
Real Animation Works Ltd
Training London / Classroom-based£ 300 + VAT -
London School of Publishing
Training London / Classroom-based£ 435 + VAT -
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Course London / Classroom-based£ 760 -
Academy Class
Course London / Classroom-based£ 897 + VAT