InDesign CS2

Alabama Training Solutions
Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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

Course Description:

'' 1. What’s New in Adobe InDesign CS2
Adobe Bridge and Creative Suite integration
Improved text handling
Enhanced graphics handling
XML features
2. A Tour of Adobe InDesign CS2
Changing the viewing mode
Viewing guides
Adding text
Threading text in frames
Wrapping text around an object
Adding a stroke to the frame
Changing the frame and text position
Adjusting the size of an image
Applying paragraph and object styles
3. The Work Area
Toolbox, Document window, Pasteboard
Viewing and arranging palettes
Changing the magnification of your document
Navigating through your document
Scrolling through a document
The Navigator palette
Working with layers
Using context menus
4. Setting Up Your Document
Creating and saving a custom page size
Editing master pages
Adding guides to the master
Renaming the master page
Creating a master page for footers
Dragging guides from rulers
Creating a footer text frame in the master page
Adding a title placeholder frame
Drawing a colored shape
Creating text frames with columns
Adding sections to change page numbering
Deleting a arranging pages
Placing text & graphics on pages
Editing master pages
5. Working with Frames
Modifying and Resizing text frames
Using anchor points to reshape a text frame
Modifying graphic frames
Resizing and moving an image within a frame
Changing the frame shape
Modifying a frame within grouped objects
Wrapping text around a graphic
Replacing contents of graphics frames
Converting shapes
Using the position tool
Drawing a new graphics frame
Placing and coloring text in a color-filled frame
Adjusting text inset within a frame
Rotating an object
Aligning multiple objects
Rotating an image within its frame
6. Importing and Editing Text
Creating a headline and applying a style
Flowing text manually and automatically
Resizing a text frame
Working with styles
Vertically aligning text
Threading text
Changing the number of columns on a page
Changing horizontal and vertical text alignment
Finding and changing special characters or a missing font
Drag and drop text editing
Using the story editor
Creating text on a path
7. Working with Typography
Adjusting vertical spacing
Using a baseline grid to align text
Changing the spacing above/below paragraphs
Changing fonts and type style
Changing paragraph alignment
Applying special font features
Applying a gradient to text
Creating a drop cap
Applying a fill and stroke to text
Applying paragraph and single-line composers
Working with tabs
Creating a hanging indent
Adding a rule below a paragraph
8. Working with Color
Defining printing requirements
Adding colors to the Swatches palette
Applying colors to objects
Creating dashed strokes
Working with gradients
Creating and applying a gradient swatch
Creating a tint
Creating a spot color
Applying a color to text
Applying colors to additional objects
Creating another tint
Advanced gradient techniques
About color management engines
Color managing imported graphics
Placing a color managed Illustrator file into InDesign
9. Working with Styles
Creating and applying an object style
Creating and applying a character style
Creating and applying a paragraph style
Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
Globally updating styles
Loading styles from another document
Modifying an object style
10. Importing and Linking Graphics
Adding graphics from other programs
Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
Managing links to imported files
Identifying imported images
Showing files in the explorer or finder
Updating revised graphics
Adjusting view quality
Working with clipping paths
Removing white background
Working with alpha channels
Importing a Photoshop file
Placing inline graphics
Adding text wrap to an inline graphic
Importing an Illustrator file
Using a library to manage objects
Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
11. Creating Tables
Importing and formatting a table
Formatting borders and alternating row colors
Adding cell strokes
Formatting the heading cells
Deleting a column
Using graphics within tables
Placing graphics in table cells
Formatting text within a table
Applying character styles to text in a table
Working with tables within existing text frames
12. Working with Transparency
Applying transparency settings
Changing the opacity of solid-color objects
Applying the Multiply blending mode
Applying feathering to the margins of an image
Adjusting the transparency settings for EPS images
Adjusting the transparency for Photoshop images
Applying transparency settings to text
Creating a drop shadow
13. Working with Long Documents
Creating a book file
Setting the order and pagination
Working with a table of contents
Reassigning the style source
Synchronizing book documents
Indexing the book
Creating index references
Generating the index
14. Printing and PDF Exporting
Creating an Adobe PDF proof
Separation and Transparency flattener preview
Previewing the page
Printing a laser or inkjet proof
15. Working with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue
Using Adobe Bridge
Working with Version Cue
Creating a new project and adding files
Version Cue Workspace Administration
Organizing and locating files
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Alabama Training Solutions
10 Inverness Center Parkway
Suite 215
Birmingham, AL 35242

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