InDesign CS5
Category:
- Web and Graphic Design
Sessions:
3
Hours:
8
SKU:
TS661558 $100.00
Course Description:
So you want to become a Design Layout Professional. The InDesign CS5 course will teach you everything that you need to know about InDesign in order to begin or advance your career as a Design Layout Professional. Renowned Adobe instructor and published author Chad Chelius takes you on a tour of all the newest features on InDesign CS5 and provides insider tips and tricks that will give you the tools you need to succeed and excel in your career as a Design Layout Professional.
Course Outline
Session 1
Section A: Introduction
- History
- Role of CS5 Applications
- New Features
Section B: InDesign Interface Tour
- Launch InDesign CS5
- Application Frame
- Welcome Screen
- Tools Panel
- Control Panel and Application Bar
- Panel Dock
- Opening and Closing Panels
- Customizing the Workspace
- Create a New Workspace
- Customizing Application Menus
- Working with Multiple Documents
- Open Documents as Tabs
- Arrange Documents Options
Section C: Navigating Documents
- Open Existing Document
- Pages Panel
- Jump to Page
- Zoom Tool
- Zoom Shortcuts
- Hand Tool
- Power Zoom
- Spread Rotation
Section D: Laying Out a Document
- New Document Preferences
- Units and Increments
- Global vs. Document Preferences
- Setting up a Document
- Bleed/Slug
- Document Presets
- Facing Pages
- Creating a Gatefold
- Master Pages
- Guides
- Measure Tool
- Internal Margin Guides
- Creating a Magazine
- Editing Presets
- Grids
- Show/Hide Baseline Grid
Section E: Drawing Objects
- Object Frames
- Rectangle Tool
- Pen Tool
- Object Grid
- Polygon Tool
- Ellipse Tool
Section F: Transforming Objects
- Duplicating Objects
- Basic Transformations
- Scale and Rotate
- Free Transform Tool
- Transform Again
- Group Objects
- Arrange Objects
- Horizontal Transform
- Preview Modes
Session 2
Section A: Understanding Color
- Group Elements
- Selecting Colors
- Named Colors
- Applying Colors
- Editing Swatches
- Swatch Creation
Section B: Enhanced Color Options
- Kuler Website
- Shared Themes
- Kuler Panel
- Swatches Panel
- Load and Save Swatches
- Tint Swatch
- Gradient Swatch
- Gradient Tool
Section C: Working with Spot Color
- Spot Colors
- Color Mode/Type
- Fill/Stroke Color
- Tint
- Separations Preview
- Ink Manager
Section D: Working with Type
- Text
- Frames
- Formatting Text
- Text Color and Size
- Type on a Path
- Type on a Path Options
- Text on a Shape
- Rotate Type
- Tracking
- Kerning
- Effects and Align
Section E: Document Layout
- Pages Panel
- Footnotes
- Drag and Drop Text
- Detach from Master
- Placing Text
- Multiple Masters
- Linking Text Boxes
- Smart Text
- Spell Check
Section F: Styles
- Clear Imported Formatting
- Paragraph Styles
- Apply and Refine Styles
- Quick Apply
- Span Columns
- Style Override
- Automated Styles
- Character Styles
- Captions
- Nested Styles
Section G: Working with Graphics
- Adobe Bridge
- Mini Bridge
- Place an Image
- Content Grabber
- Corner Effects
- Place with Mini Bridge
- Frame Fitting Options
- Auto-Fit Content
- Place Image without Frame
- Image Shortcuts
- Links Panel
- Update Modified Image
- Update Missing Image
- Edit Original
Session 3
Section A: Working with Layers
- Stacking Order
- Layers Panel
- Locking Layers
- Rearranging Layers
- Layers and Master Pages
Section B: Effects
- Text Frame Options
- Preparing Text
- Effects Panel
- Applying Effects
- Editing Effects
- Object Styles
- Transparency Flattening
- Flattener Preview
Section C: Working with Tables
- Insert a Table
- Modify Table
- Place a Table
- Basic Table Formatting
- Add Strokes
- Cell Styles
- Table Styles
- Update Linked Table
Section D: Advanced Type
- Mapping Styles
- Define Text Variables
- Insert Text Variables
- Keep Options
- Hyphenation
- Text Wrap
- Baseline Options
- Clipping Path Options
- Update Linked Document
Section E: Automation
- Data Merge
- Placeholders
- Data Merge Preview
- Create Merged Document
- Multiple Record Document
- Multiple Record Layout
Section F: Export Formats
- Adding Hyperlinks
- Interactive PDF
- SWF
- Animation
- Timing
- Animation Properties
- Export to SWF
Section G: Preparing for Print
- Live Preflight
- Preflight Profiles
- Fixing Errors
- Export/Embed Profile
- Package Options
- Document Fonts
