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Adobe InDesign CS5: Basic

Adobe InDesign CS5: Basic
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$229
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COURSE OVERVIEW

Schedule our instructor led classroom training at your convenience and never miss another lecture or fall behind. You are in complete control. We invited the Best Web & Graphics Trainers in the industry to help us develop the ultimate training & certification program which includes everything you will need to fully prepare for and succeed in the Web Graphics and Design Industry. 

This basic level course will teach students fundamental concepts, terminology, and the basic features of Adobe InDesign CS5. Students will learn how to create documents, place text and graphics, and create custom color swatches. Students will also learn how to work with master pages and multi-page documents. In addition, students will learn how to format text, apply styles, work with threaded text frames, position and group objects, and work with layers. Finally, students will print documents, create print presets, create a PDF file, and package documents for commercial printing.

PACKAGE INCLUDES

  • 3 DVD-ROMs featuring live instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio, video and demonstration components
  • Printable courseware
  • Exclusive LearningZone Live Mentor Click for Details (Value at $295)
    Help Whenever you need it! Exclusive LearningZone - Chat Live with our Certified Instructors anytime around the clock (7x24)
  • Focused on practical solutions to real-world development problems
  • Free 1 Year Upgrade Policy

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Tracy Berry - Has been involved graphic and web design for more than 15 years. She has utilized Adobe Photoshop on many different forms including the commercial print industry, however over the past years she has focused devoted its use primarily to web production. She has designed over 200 web sites, and in doing so has discovered many tips & tricks to improve both production and efficiency. In addition to Adobe Photoshop she is also an expert in Flash as well as many Macromedia products. In fact, she has been using many of the Macromedia and Adobe products since their genesis. Over the years she has demonstrated great versatility in these products, producing content of many different forms for many different types of clients.

FEATURES

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  • Controls
    Move ahead, review, or repeat previous topics and sections. A progress bar monitors progress as you complete exercises.
     
  • Full Motion Video
    Every course offers full-motion videos of classroom instruction. It's as if you're sitting in a classroom. Our one of a kind delivery mimics a one-on-one classroom setting for more personalized educational experiences.
  • Study Guides
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  • Review Exercises
    Every section contains a review quiz to assist and enhance learning by testing whether students comprehend course concepts before moving forward.
  • Resume
    Every course resumes where you finished during the previous session in case you forget where you stopped.
  • Live Demonstrations
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  • Certificate of Completion
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COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 01 - Getting Started
Topic A: The Adobe InDesign Environment
The Application Window
Panel Configurations
Save a Custom Workspace
Demo - A-1: Starting InDesign and Customizing the Workspace
The Document Window
Moving Between Pages
Zooming
Power Zoom
Demo - A-2: Navigating a Document
The Control Panel
Demo - A-3: Examining Basic Panels
Topic B: Preferences and Defaults
The Preferences Dialog Box
Demo - B-1: Setting Preferences
Topic C: InDesign Help
Adobe Community Help
Demo - C-1: InDesign Help
Unit 01 Review
 
Unit 02 - Basic Documents
Topic A: New Documents
The New Document Dialog Box
Units of Measure
The Insert Pages Dialog Box
The Pages Panel
Demo - A-1: Creating a New Document
Topic B: Text Frames
Selecting Text
Character Formatting Controls
Leading
Demo - B-1: Creating Text in a Document
Demo - B-2: Placing Text
Topic C: Graphics Frames
Demo - C-1: Placing Graphics
Placing an InDesign Document
Demo - C-2: Placing InDesign Pages
Topic D: Custom Colors
New Color Swatch Dialog Box
Demo - D-1: Creating Custom Color Swatches
The Color Picker
Demo - D-2: Loading and Saving Swatches
Unit 02 Review
 
Unit 03 - Guides and Master Pages
Topic A: Object Positioning
Smart Guide Options
Demo - A-1: Aligning Elements to Guides
Object Position
Demo - A-2: Precisely Positioning Elements by Using the Control Panel and Smart Guides
Topic B: Master Pages
Default Master Page
Demo - B-1: Editing the Default Master Page
Demo - B-2: Inserting Page Numbers
Parent and Child Masters
Demo - B-3: Creating New Master Pages
Applying Master Pages
Demo - B-4: Applying Master Pages
Demo - B-5: Overriding a Master Page Object on a Document Page
Unit 03 Review
 
Unit 04 - Typesetting
Topic A: Text Frame Threading
Threaded Text Frames
Demo - A-1: Threading Text
Demo - A-2: Adding Columns to a Text Frame
Jump-line Page Numbers
Demo - A-3: Adding Jump-line Page Numbers
Topic B: Paragraph Formatting
Paragraph Formatting Controls
Tab Types
Demo - B-1: Setting Tabs
Indent Options
Indent Markers
Demo - B-2: Creating Indents
Example of an Orphan
The Keep Options Dialog Box
Demo - B-3: Setting Keep Options
A Hanging Indent
Demo - B-4: Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Examples of Drop Caps
Drop Cap Options
Demo - B-5: Creating a Drop Cap
Paragraph Spacing
Demo - B-6: Adjusting the Space Between Paragraphs
Paragraph Rules Dialog Box
Demo - B-7: Creating Paragraph Rules
The Find/Change Dialog Box
Demo - B-8: Changing Formatting by Using Find/Change
Topic C: Styles
New Paragraph Style Dialog Box
Demo - C-1: Creating a Paragraph Style
Styles Based on Existing Styles
Demo - C-2: Creating a Style Based on an Existing Style
Demo - C-3: Editing a Style
Demo - C-4: Creating a Character Style
Demo - C-5: Creating a Style Group
Unit 04 Review
 
Unit 05 - Modifying Items
Topic A: Text Frame Options
Text Frame Options Dialog Box
Demo - A-1: Positioning Text Within a Frame
The Stroke Panel
Demo - A-2: Formatting a Frame Edge
Topic B: Graphics
Demo - B-1: Placing Photoshop Files
The Text Wrap Panel
Demo - B-2: Adjusting Text Wrap
Rotate Frames and Graphics
Demo - B-3: Modifying Graphics
Demo - B-4: Nesting Frames
Topic C: Grouped Items
Grouped Items
Demo - C-1: Grouping Items
Demo - C-2: Manipulating Items Within Groups
Topic D: Layers
The Layers Panel
Demo - D-1: Creating a New Layer
Demo - D-2: Changing the Layer Stacking Order
Selected Item on a Layer
Demo - D-3: Assigning Objects to Layers
Unit 05 Review
 
Unit 06 - Finalizing Documents
Topic A: Printing and Exporting Documents
The Print Dialog Box
The Print Presets Dialog Box
Demo - A-1: Printing a Proof
Demo - A-2: Exporting to a PDF
Topic B: Preparing for Commercial Printing
The Check Spelling Dialog Box
Demo - B-1: Checking Spelling
Demo - B-2: Checking Linked Graphics
Demo - B-3: Checking Font Usage
The Preflight Panel
The Preflight Profiles Dialog Box
Demo - B-4: Pre-flighting a Document
Demo - B-5: Packaging a Publication
Unit 06 Review
Course Closure



Product Code: AD-ID-CS5-B