Adobe InDesign CS4
Advanced training class

Class Schedule

Class: Adobe InDesign CS4 - Advanced

Duration: 2 days

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• Duration: 2 days
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• 6 People, 2 days: $$1725.00 special: $1295.00
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Class Outline for Adobe InDesign CS4 - Advanced

Adobe InDesign is the page layout application of choice whatever your skill level. And for users who get familiar with InDesign’s advanced features, it offers almost unlimited possibilities for automation, advanced layout work and output. Take your skills in this great design tool to the highest possible level with this advanced training course.

Managing Your Workspace

-Advanced viewing options
-Keyboard shortcuts and custom sets
-Moving Objects Between Documents
-Setting all Preferences

Importing

-Word, RTF and TXT import options
-Text placement options
-Text linking options
-Image import options

Color-Managing your Workflow

-Synchronizing color across Adobe CS4
-Image specific color settings
-Colorizing grayscale images

Color

-Eyedropper to Create New Swatches
-Importing and Exporting Swatches
-Sharing swatches in Adobe CS4
-Spot or Process colors
-Tints
-Mixed Ink Swatches
-Mixed Ink Groups
-Using the Ink Manager

Object Styles

-Creating Object Styles
-Applying and modifying Object Styles
-Object styles on different frame types
-Exporting object styles

Complex Documents

-Automatic Layout Adjustment
-Master Page Tips and Tricks
-Using InDesign Books for long documents
-Synchronizing styles across documents
-Indexing
-Table of Contents

Type

-Text Gradients: stroke/fill
-Hyphenation and Justification options
-Tracking and Kerning options
-OpenType font options
-Outlining text as a frame
-Conditional Text for localization

Drawing

-The Pen Tool & Pathfinder
-Compound Paths
-Importing paths from Illustrator

Graphics

-Inline and Anchored Graphics

Interactivity and Multimedia

-Hyperlinks
-Bookmarks
-Buttons
-Linking from a TOC
-Embedding movies

Building Assets

-Libraries
-Snippets
-Template Documents

Data Merge and XML

-Creating a data source
-Setting up a merge document
-Merging and page options
-XML basics: DTDs and XML structure
-Understanding the side Structure Panel
-Exporting to XML
-Adding Structure with XML
-Mapping Styles to Tags

Production and Outputting

-PDF Styles
-Export Options
-On-the-fly Preflight and Package
-Transparency and text layering
-Transparency Flattener

Printing

-Using Printer Styles
-Color Separations
-The various Print Menus

And beyond

-Third-Party plug-ins
-Adobe Bridge to InDesign
-Bridge modes and workspaces

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