Duration: 2 Days
This course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice. You will learn how Adobe InDesign CC works seamlessly with Photoshop and Illustrator, providing a single integrated-design environment.
What You Will Learn
The interface, tools, features, and production tips for page layout and design using InDesign
Audience
Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, and most comprehensive way to learn Illustrator CC
Prerequistes
- Practical working
knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
- Working knowledge of
InDesign
- Working knowledge of Photoshop
Course Outline
1. Quick Overview of What is New
- Alternate layouts (CS6)
- Liquid layouts (CS6)
- Linked
content: Content collector and placer tools (CS6)
- Digital publishing (CS6)
- EPUB and HTML5 (CS6)
- Interactivity (CS6)
- QR
Codes (CC)
- Epub
Enhancements (CC)
2. Creating Tables
- Converting text to a table
- Formatting a table
- Creating
a header row
- Adding
graphics to table cells
- Creating and applying table and cell styles
3. Working with Transparency
- Importing and colorizing a grayscale image
- Applying transparency settings
- Adding transparency effects to imported vector and bitmap graphics
- Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency
- Applying transparency settings to text
- Working with effects
4. Color/Color Management
- The need for color management
- Isolate Blending vs Knockout Group
- Creating a Mixed Ink Swatch or Group
- Synchronizing color settings in Adobe Bridge
- Specifying color settings in original source file
- Specifying color settings in InDesign
- Defining printing requirements
- Image Color Settings (why you won't need this)
- Assigning vs Converting a profile
- Proofing colors onscreen
5. Printing and Exporting
- Creating a custom Preflight Profile
- Preflighting files
- Packaging files
- Creating an
Adobe PDF proof
- Previewing
separations and ink amounts
- Previewing how transparency effects will be flattened
- Previewing the page
- Understanding the Flattener Presets
- Understanding Transparency Blend Space
- Understanding the PDF/X output formats
- Printing a laser or inkjet proof
- Using the Ink Manager
6. Creating Adobe PDF Files with Form Fields
- Adding form fields
- Exporting an interactive Adobe PDF file
- Accessibility
7. Creating Rich Interactive Documents
- Setting up an online document
- Adding buttons, page transitions, and hyperlinks
- Exporting as Flash Player (SWF)
- Adding advanced interactivity, animation, and video
8. Creating and Exporting
an ebook
- Completing the
booklet
- Choosing the
content of an ebook
- Adding
metadata
- Exporting an EPUB
file
9. Working with Long Documents
- Starting a book
- Creating a
running footer
- Adding a
footnote
- Adding a
cross-reference
- Synchronizing a book
- Generating a table of contents
- Indexing a book
Course Labs
