Computer WorkGroup Training

Scripting in Adobe InDesign

Duration : 1 Day

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

Pre-requisites : Introduction to Windows or the Mac or equivalent experience.

For Whom: The course is intended for people who wish to Desktop Publish documents including instruction manuals, catalogues, books, fliers and price lists.

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

• Create InDesign documents
• Import text
• Import Graphics
• Accurately size and position text and graphics
• Format text
• Create columns of text
• Add and remove pages within a document
• Create master pages and templates
• Wrap text around artwork

COURSE OUTLINE

ADOBE INDESIGN - 1 DAY INTENSIVE INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO THE OPERATING PLATFORM

Windows/Macintosh environment

Mouse, menus and icons

Keyboard alternatives

Moving and sizing windows

Starting InDesign

INTRODUCTION TO INDESIGN

Screen Layout

Master pages

The pasteboard

Using the Help command

PAGE LAYOUT AND DESIGN

Basic Principles

Examples

OPTIONS AND PREFERENCES

Printer Options

Page Setup

CREATING A DOCUMENT

Importing text

Importing artwork

Working with Frames

Moving graphics

Simple drawings

Saving the document

Printing

OBJECTS

Accurate positioning

Rotating Objects

Control palette

Duplicating objects

Multiple pasting

TEXT FORMATTING

Type-faces and soft fonts

Type specs

Paragraph specs

Tabs and indents

Styles

Spell checker

Find and replace

WORKING WITH TEMPLATES

InDesign templates

Creating your own templates

ADVANCED TEXT

Working in columns

Flowing text

Wrapping text around artwork

Library palette

PUBLISHING MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENTS

Autoflow

Moving text

Master pages

Automatic page numbering

Multiple documents

INTRODUCTION TO INDESIGN PLUG-INS

Bullets and numbering

Drop Caps

Sort pages

ADOBE ACROBAT

Creating an Acrobat document

Acrobat settings

Distributing the Reader