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InDesign CS2: Migration
Adobe Authorised Courses |
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Public scheduled course £435
Prices exclude VAT. |
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This course has been designed to provide a seamless transition from QuarkXPress to InDesign, Adobe’s widely acclaimed desktop publishing application.
The course will transfer your existing skills to the new InDesign environment as well as providing a comprehensive, practical understanding of the wide range of new features in InDesign. You will also explore InDesign’s superb integration with both Illustrator and Photoshop.
This is an Adobe authorised course designed to enable you to create professional, creative and typographically excellent documentation using InDesign.
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DAY ONE
INTRODUCTION
KEY TERMS
An overview of the major differences in terminology between the two applications
SETTING DEFAULTS AND PREFERENCES
Setting application preferences
Setting document preferences
Customising the toolbox
Setting tool defaults
Creating document defaults
Customising shortcuts
INTERFACE DIFFERENCES
Using palettes, tools and menus
Introducing the Control palette
Saving the workspaces
Tips for managing palettes
NAVIGATION AND DISPLAY
Controlling display preferences
Using the Navigator palette
Multiple document previews
Dynamic graphics preview
Dynamic text preview
Overprint preview
Separations preview
CREATING OBJECTS AND BUILDING PAGES
Creating a new document
Picture and text boxes
Linking text boxes
Introducing layers
Selecting frames and contents
Using the Pages palette
Creating and editing masters
Overriding master objects
Reapplying master objects
TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
Placing and flowing text
Selecting and editing text
Handling missing fonts
Working with glyphs
Drag and drop text
FORMATTING CHARACTERS
Character-level formatting
Using optical kerning
Assigning languages
Creating character styles
FORMATTING PARAGRAPHS
Paragraph-level formatting
Choosing a composer
Introducing nested styles
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
DAY TWO
WORKING WITH GRAPHICS
Placing graphics
Scaling objects vs. contents
Introducing the Links palette
Manipulating graphics
Understanding Fitting options
PSD and PDF layer options
COMBINING TEXT AND GRAPHICS
Wrapping text around graphics
Introducing snippets
Creating inline graphics
Converting text to outlines
Image import options
Images with clipping paths
Creating a new clipping path
Laying out pages accurately
Using rulers, grids and guides
Using the Info palette
FINESSING TEXT CONTENT
Setting text frame options
Document baseline grids
Frame-based baseline grids
Using special characters
INTRODUCING TRANSPARENCY
Creating drop shadows
Feathering edges
The Flattener Preview palettes
INTRODUCTION TO TABLES
Creating basic tables
Modifying tables
Importing tables
EDITING COPY
Using the Story Editor
Using Find/Change
UNDERSTANDING COLOUR
Loading swatches
Using stroke and fill options
Sampling colours from images
PREFLIGHT, PACKAGE, PDF AND PRINTING
Exporting as a PDF
Performing a preflight check
Packaging files for handoff
OPENING QUARK DOCUMENTS
Tips for opening QuarkXPress documents
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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If you'd like to book by phone, or discuss your requirements;
 Courses provided by partners Media Training.
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