InDesign Level 2 (D)

Course Length

1.0 day(s)

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, it is strongly recommended that you take the following Element K course, or have the equivalent knowledge:Adobe InDesign CS4 Level 1

Course Objectives

Course Overview

Using Adobe InDesign, you have created simple documents. Now, you may need to create huge documents that are attractive as well as can be accessed globally. In this course, you will deploy the advanced InDesign techniques to enhance the look and functionality of your documents.

You will use the advanced features of Adobe InDesign CS4 to create and design content for print and web.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

handle page elements.
manage styles.
develop complex paths.
import and export data to external files.
work with XML.
manage long documents.
export InDesign files in other formats.
adjust print settings.

Course Topics

Lesson 1: Handling Page Elements

Create Duplicate Items
Handle Text Layout
Create Transparency
Create Anchored Objects
Manage a Library

Lesson 2: Managing Styles

Import Styles from Microsoft Word Documents
Create Nested Style
Create Related Styles
Apply Styles in a Sequence
Manage Style Overrides
Redefine Style
Break Link to Styles

Lesson 3: Developing Complex Paths

Create Bezier Paths
Create Clipping Paths
Create Compound Paths
Create Type Outlines

Lesson 4: Administering External Files

Import Layered Files
Merge Data

Lesson 5: Working with XML

Integrate XML Content into a Document
Import XML Content
Create a Snippet

Lesson 6: Managing Long Documents

Insert Footnotes
Insert Text Variables
Create Text Conditions
Create Document Sections
Create a Book
Create the Table of Contents
Create Hyperlinks
Create Cross-References
Generate an Index

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