Computer WorkGroup Training

Adobe InDesign CS5

Duration : 1 Day

Pricing : Basic - 1 person $750, 2 people $850 for both (see pricing page for full details)

Pre-requisites : Introduction to Adobe InDesign or equivalent experience. Good working knowledge of InDesign.

For Whom: The course is intended for people who use InDesign and wish to extend their knowledge and skills in InDesign's more advanced features.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of the training participants will be able to -

• Set up Master Pages, Spreads and sections
• Set advanced typograhic controls
• Control transparency in graphics
• Handle colours
• Combine documents into books
• Create Tables of Contents
• Create style sheets
• Export files
• Prepare documents for printing

COURSE OUTLINE

ADOBE INDESIGN CS5 - 1 DAY ADVANCED WORKSHOP

Page setup and layout

• Bleed and Slug options
• Document Presets
• Pages, sections and numbering
• Adding a page continuation note
• Master pages and spreads
• Stacking order and layers
• Auto adjustment
• Multiple document views
• Libraries
• Running Headers and Footers
• Text Variables

Typography

• Hyphenation and justification
• Dictionary and language
• Single-line, multi-line composers
• Optical margin alignment
• Hanging punctuation
• Glyphs and insert character
• Leading and baseline grid
• Small caps and ligatures
• Tabs and rules
• Character formatting, scaling
• Style sheets
• Kerning and tracking
• Anchored Objects
• Footnotes
• Applying sequential styles
• Conditional text
• Nested line styles

Colour

• Out of gamut colours
• Colour separation and registration
• Swatch book libraries
• Imported EPS and PDF spot colours
• Spot to process colours
• Trapping
• Basic Colour management
• Using advanced gradient techniques

Transparency

• Blending Options
• Preserving Transparency on imports
• Overprint Preview
• Flattener Styles
• Clipping Paths and Alpha Channels

Objects

• Transforming objects
• Adjusting frames and content
• Setting a point of origin
• Duplicating objects
• Step and repeat
• Align and distribute
• Object Styles

Illustration/drawing

• Text to paths
• Compound paths
• Layers and Layer comps in PSD and PDFs
• Multiple artboard placement from Illustrator

Printing

• Imaging
• Screening and Dot gain
• Preflight and package
• Advanced page control
• Scale, fit, page marks

Layers

• Creating
• Attributes
• Copying Objects between layers

Animation

• Animation & Motion Presets
• Timing panel
• Multi-State Objects

Books

• Creating Book files
• Hyperlinks and Markers
• Tables of Contents
• Creating an Index

Import and export

• Exporting rich PDF
• Exporting PDF layers
• Placing PDF files
• Linked and embedded images
• Exporting for Web
• Exporting for Flash and swf

Preparing Documents for High-Res Printing

• Separations Preview
• Performing a preflight check before printing
• About trapping
• Working with black objects
• Overprinting a varnish
• Creating a bleed
• Setting paper options
• Creating colour separations
• Adding page marks
• Packaging files for handoff