InDesign

Prepress Skills Centre
Perth, WA, Australia

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Adobe InDesign Course Outline (3 day course)

The Document Window - rulers, margins, guides, ‘X�and ‘Y�coordinates, ruler origin, pasteboard and page views
Using Palettes - align, attributes, character, colour, glyphs, gradient, hyperlinks, index, layers, library, links, navigator, pages, paragraph and character styles, story, stroke, swatches, table, tabs, transform, transparency and trap styles palettes.
Document Setup - layout options, grids, zoom and hand tools, controlling windows and saving documents.
Working with Text - creating text frames, typeface, point size, line, character spacing, alignment, indents, hanging indents, kerning, tracking, leading.
Working with Objects - types of frames, basic shapes, selecting, altering, aligning, step and repeat, transforming, grouping and locking objects.
Working in Colour - creating Pantone (spot) and CMYK (process) colours, appending, swatches, gradients, tints, defining, storing, swatch libraries
Styling Objects - fills, strokes, corner effects, transparency, drop shadows, feathering, using the eyedropper.
Pen and Beziers - pen points, drawing lines, curves, modifying paths and points, pencil, smooth and erase tools.
Text Effects - paragraph rules.
Pages and Books - blank pages, island spreads, master pages, page numbers, table of contents, flowing text, text breaks, setting and import options
Imported Graphics - placing artwork, specialty frames, image import options, fitting, clipping paths, applying effects to images.
Layers - working with layers, creating, duplicating and deleting layers, layer options.
Libraries - storing, searching and sorting library items.
Tabs and Tables - tab characters, tab stops, leaders, creating tables, table options, cell options, strokes and fills.
Outputting - setup controls, marks and bleeds, print styles, tiling, preflight and packaging.
Exporting - file options, creating PDF files, PDF styles, exporting text.
Templates - creating and saving a DL Brochure ’Template’.
Document ’Bleed’ - what is bleed and how to create a document ’bleed’.
Object Styles - creating and saving ’Object Styles’
Nested Text Styles creation.
Working with ’Text on a Path’
Using ’Align’ and ’Pathfinder’ techniques.
Working with ’Text Wrap’ features.
Keyboard Shortcuts - Macintosh and PC
Advanced Tips & Tricks session covering the following topics:-
Data Merge Exercise.
’Style Mapping’ of Microsoft Word Styles.
PDF Security; Bookmarks and Hyperlinks.
Working with Snippets.
Embedded and Anchored Objects.
Advanced text formatting explained such as Glyphs, Nonbreaking Space, Nonbreaking Hyphen etc. etc.
Footnotes and their options.
’Keep Options’ explained.
’Paste Into’ command.
Picture colouring in InDesign.
The ’Story Editor’
Advanced ’Layer’ options.
Compound Paths.
Managing Table Stroke and Fill options
’Pathfinder’ techniques.
What is the ’Book’ feature?
Menu Items and Preferences overview.
Plus, many, many more advanced Tips & Tricks. ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:(08) 9322 6160

School Address:

Unit B1, Centa 118, 118 Railway Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005.

Jobs & Resumes: Perth
Houses & Roommates: Perth
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