Intermediate Adobe InDesign

1 Day, 9:00-4:00

Course Overview

This instructor-led course, through lecture and hands-on exploration, will show students to deploy advanced InDesign techniques that enhance the look and functionality of documents. Students will work with flowing and editing text, working with styles, and printing the final product.

Course Objectives

Flow text in a document
Edit text and check spelling
Manage document color settings
Apply gradients to text and objects
Create and apply text styles
Print preview documents

Course Outline

Flowing Text

Flowing Text into an Existing Frame
Flowing Text Manually
Creating Text Frames While Flowing Text
Flowing Text Automatically
Creating Threaded Frames Automatically
Resizing Text Frames Automatically
Adding a Jump Line to a Page Number

Editing Text

Finding and Changing a Missing Font
Entering and Importing Text
Finding and Changing Text and Formatting
Checking Spelling
Editing Text by Dragging and Dropping
Using the Story Editor
Tracking Changes

Working with Color

Managing Color
Synchronizing Color Settings in Bridge
Specifying Color Settings in InDesign
Displaying Images at Full Resolution
Proofing Colors Onscreen
Defining Printing Requirement
Creating and Applying Colors
Working with Gradients
Creating a Tint
Creating a Spot Color
Applying Colors to Text and Objects
Using Advanced Gradient Techniques

Working with Styles

Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles
Creating and Applying Character Styles
Nesting Character Styles Inside Paragraph Styles
Creating and Applying Object Styles
Creating and Applying Table and Cell Styles
Globally Updating Styles
Loading Styles from Another Document

Printing and Exporting

Preflighting Files
Packaging Files
Creating an Adobe PDF Proof
Previewing Separations
Previewing How Transparency Effects will be Flattened
Previewing the Page
Printing a Laser or Inkjet Proof
Using the Ink Manager

Cost and Delivery Format Options

We offer the above listed class on our public schedule and as a private group class in the following delivery formats:

Public Class: Live Virtual
Per student	$375

Private Group Class: Live Virtual
1-4 students	$950
5-8 students	$1400
9-12 students*	$1600
*$100 per additional student

Private Group Class: At Your Location
1-4 students	$1200
5-8 students	$1650
9-12 students*	$1850
*$100 per additional student

Private Group Training

Private group classes are cost effective when you have a group of students who need the same course. Volume discounts of 5% to 20% are available when five or more training days are scheduled. For classes conducted at your location, you are responsible for the classroom setup which should include:

A computer for each student (with the appropriate software installed), and
An instructor workstation connected to a visual display (e.g., projector, smartboard, etc.).

Customization

Softek can easily customize a training course that covers the specific topics you require and integrate examples relevant to your work environment. Course customization is billed at $150 per hour and covers time needed to meet, discuss, prepare, and incorporate any specific examples into the training program. Once we have a better idea of what you have in mind, we will be glad to provide a specific price quote for the customization.