Adobe InDesign CS3 - Level 1

You are starting to familiarize yourself with print layout and design using InDesign. You would like to learn about the tools and features available to you in InDesign CS3. In this course, you'll work with some of the tools and features to create eye-catching printed documents using InDesign CS3.

Course Prerequisites

Before taking this course, the student must have basic PC skills, including a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Managing the InDesign Environment

• Introduction to InDesign

• Customize Your Workspace

• Set General Preferences

• Manage Document Presets

 Lesson 2: Designing Documents

• Create a New Document

• Alter a Document's Layout

• Create the Structure of a Document

• Develop Master Pages

• Manage Text and Graphic Placement

• Develop Layers

 Lesson 3: Managing Text

• Add Text

• Edit Text

• Spell Check Text

• Thread Text

• Change Text Threads

• Format Characters

• Format Paragraphs

• Manage Styles

 Lesson 4: Utilizing Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

• Utilize Color

• Utilize Swatches

• Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes

 Lesson 5: Managing Transparency

• Apply Transparency

• Apply Transparency Flattener Presets

 Lesson 6: Utilizing Tables

• Create a Table

• Modify a Table

• Format a Table

 Lesson 7: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider

• Check Documents for Problems

• Print a Document

• Package Files

• Preview Output

 Lesson 8: Creating Acrobat PDF Files

• Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution

• Manage PDF Presets

• Export PDF Files for Printing

Adobe InDesign CS3 - Level 2

Course Overview

You are familiar with the InDesign environment and managed text, tables, graphics, and colors in documents. You need to know the advanced features in InDesign to create catchy and attractive documents. In this course, you will use the advanced features in InDesign to create documents that are attractive and have the highest degree of perfection.

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following  course: Adobe InDesign CS3: Level 1.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Administering Advanced Styles

• Manage Style Overrides

• Base One Style on Another

• Import and Redefine Styles

 Lesson 2: Controlling Text

• Create and Use Anchored Objects

• Flow Text and Inline Graphics

• Handle Text Layout

• Merge Data

 Lesson 3: Handling Page Elements and Graphics

• Duplicate Items

• Locate Assets Using Adobe Bridge

• Place Items from Other Applications

• Align, Size, and Transform Images

• Manage Libraries

 Lesson 4: Developing Bézier Paths

• Draw and Edit Bézier Paths

• Create Compound Paths

• Create Clipping Paths

• Create Type Outlines

 Lesson 5: Managing Long Documents

• Create Document Sections

• Create a Table of Contents

• Generate an Index

• Insert and Format Footnotes

• Add and Edit Hyperlinks

• Create a Book

 Lesson 6: Importing and Exporting Files

• Import Layered Files

• Export PDF Files

 Lesson 7: Adjusting Print Settings

• Create Print Presets

• Preview Print Output

 Lesson 8: Working with XML

• Integrate XML into a Document

• Import XML

• Export XML

• Integrate XML with Tables

• Create and Use a Snippet