Adobe InDesign CC Level 2

Planning Information

The duration of this course is 2 Days.
Classes are priced from $790.00. See individual sessions for details.

Description

Using Adobe® InDesign®, you have created simple documents. Now, you may need to create long documents that are attractive as well as can be accessed globally. In this course students deploy advanced InDesign techniques to enhance the look and functionality of documents. Students use the advanced features of Adobe InDesign to create and design content for print and web.

Intended Audience

This course is for the basic InDesign user who wants to advance their InDesign skills to design and produce more complex, professional-looking documents for print and web.

At Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have covered the following topics:

Importing and modifying graphics
Managing links to imported files
Updating revised graphics
Clipping paths
Alpha channels
Native Adobe graphics files
Using a library
Adobe Bridge
Creating tables
Table and cell styles
Working with transparency and transparency effects
Working with effects
Preflight files
Packaging a project
Adobe PDF proofs
Color separations
The Ink Manager
Creating rich interactive documents
Adding buttons, page transitions and hyperlinks
Adding advanced interactivity, animation and video
Color management
Synchronizing color settings for the creative suite applications
Proofing colors onscreen

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe® InDesign® Level 1 course, or have equivalent knowledge.

Materials

Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book® (2020 Release)

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Importing and Modifying Graphics

Adding Graphics from Other Programs
Comparing Vector and Bitmap Graphics
Managing Links to Imported Files
Updating Revised Graphics
Adjusting Display Quality
Working with Clipping Paths
Working with Alpha Channels
Importing Native Adobe Graphics Files
Using a Library to Manage Objects
Using Adobe Bridge to Import Graphics

Lesson 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

Lesson 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

Lesson 4: Printing and Exporting

Preflighting Files
Packaging Files

Lesson 5: Creating Adobe PDF Files with Form Fields

Adding Form Fields
Exporting an Interactive Adobe PDF File

Lesson 6: Creating and Exporting an EBook

Completing the Booklet
Choosing the Content of an EBook
Adding Metadata
Exporting an EPUB File

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Adobe InDesign CC Level 1