Take your skills to the next level in this Adobe InDesign course. If you already have a good understanding of Adobe InDesign’s basic concepts you’ll be ready to master the program’s more advanced options to produce professional typography and layout. Learn about image and object techniques such as transparency effects and object styles to enhance the visual impact of your design. You will also be introduced to managing long documents and developing complex paths. Familiarity with Adobe InDesign is essential for this course.
Course Content
Efficient layout
- Create and Edit Vector Paths
- Advanced Typography
- Create Transparency
- Using Layers Effectively
- Create and Editing Tables
- Advanced Text Editing
- Producing Long Documents
Effective Layout
- Document Setup
- Tint and Gradient Swatches
- Object Libraries and Snippets
- Item Spacing
Developing Complex Paths
- Create Vector Paths
- Create Clipping Paths
- Create Compound Paths
- Create and edit Type Outlines
Advanced Typography
- Manual Type Resizing
- Precise Leading Control
- Automated Styles and Style Groups
- Typography and Composition
- Hyphenation and Justification
- Typographic Shortcuts
- Keep Options
- Creating Layers
- Moving Items onto Layers
- Using Transparency on Graphics
- Transforming Objects
Working with Tables
- Create a Table
- Modify a Table Structure
- Format a Table
- Create Table and Cell Styles
Advanced Text Editing
* Using Story Editor
* Inserting Special Characters
* Inserting Column
* Frame and Page Breaks
Managing Long Documents
- Create Document Sections
- Create the Table of Contents
- Generate an Index
- Create Cross-References
- Create a Book
- Insert Footnotes
Course Outcome
After completing this course, students will know how to:
- handle page elements.
- manage styles.
- develop complex paths.
- import and export data to external files.
- work with an XML file.
- manage long documents.
- export InDesign files to other formats.
- adjust print settings.
Suitable for
This course is suitable for all individuals who wish to advance their understanding in design and graphic production to create layouts for print media.
Before the course
To ensure your success in this course, it is strongly recommended that you take the following course: Adobe InDesign Level 1, or have the equivalent knowledge.
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