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Course Overview
This course is required
to prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert, ACE, certification exam
for Adobe InDesign.
Course Outline
A Quick Tour of Adobe In Design
Viewing the document
Turning on guides Adding text
Threading text in frames
Placing and fl owing text
Threading text
Wrapping text around an object
Adding a stroke to the frame
Changing the frame and text position
Adjusting the size of an image
Working with styles
Working with graphics
Lesson 1 Getting to Know the
Work Area
Looking at the work area
Viewing and arranging palettes
Customizing your workspace
Using palette menus
Changing the magnification of your document
Navigating through your document
Working with layers
Using context menus
Selecting objects
Using online Help
Lesson 2 Setting up Your
Document
Creating and saving a custom page size.
Starting a new document
Editing master pages
Creating a master for footers
Creating a footer text frame in the master
Creating a placeholder master
Applying the masters to document pages
Overriding master-page items on document pages
Editing master pages
Lesson 3 Working with Frames
Modifying text frames
Resizing text frames
Modifying graphics frames
Resizing a graphic frame
Wrapping text around a graphic
Creating new frames and adjusting the contents
Duplicating a frame and its contents
Adjusting text inset within a frame
Rotating an object
Aligning multiple objects
Rotating an image within its frame
Lesson 4 Importing and Editing Text
Managing fonts
Creating and entering text. Creating a headline and applying a style
Flowing text
Working with styles Vertically aligning text
Threading text
Changing the number of columns on a page
Changing horizontal and vertical text alignment
Creating and applying a character style
Finding and changing
Spell-checking a story
Creating text on a path
Lesson 5 Working with
Typography
Adjusting vertical spacing
Using a baseline grid to align text
Changing the spacing above and below paragraphs
Changing fonts and type style
Changing paragraph alignment
Applying special font features
Creating a drop cap
Applying a fill and stroke to text
Adjusting the kerning and tracking.
Working with tabs
Adding a rule below a paragraph
Lesson 6 Working with Color
Adding colors to the Swatches palette
Applying colors to objects
Creating dashed strokes
Working with gradients
Creating a tint
Creating a spot color
Applying color to text
Applying colors to additional objects
Creating a gradient swatch with multiple colors
Applying the gradient to an object
Lesson 7 Importing and
Linking Graphics
Adding graphics from other programs
Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
Managing links to imported files
Updating revised graphics
Working with clipping paths
Display settings for display performance
Using a library to manage objects
Lesson 8 Creating Tables
Importing and formatting a table
Formatting borders and alternating row colors
Using graphics within tables
Placing graphics in table cells
Formatting text within a table
Applying character styles to text in a table
Dragging to adjust column size
Working with tables within existing text frames
Finishing up
Lesson 9 Drawing Vector Graphics
Setting up the document grid
Applying color to a path
Drawing with the Pencil tool
Drawing curved segments with the Pen tool
Drawing combinations of curved and straight segments
Changing the shape of existing segments
Creating a compound path
Creating a perfect semicircle
Slicing a path with the Scissors tool
Adding an end shape to an open path
Creating a texture effect using a colorized image
Creating and adding an inline graphic
Lesson 10 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
Creating a drop shadow
Lesson 11 Creating
Interactive Documents
Bookmarks
Hyperlinks
Adding a navigational Button
Adding a movie
Adding a button with rollover and down states
Adding a play movie action to a button
Exporting the final document as an Adobe PDF
Lesson 12 Combining Files
into Books
Defining a book
Creating a book file
Setting the order and pagination
Adding the table of contents file
Maintaining consistency across book files
Synchronizing book documents
Updating the table of contents after editing
Indexing the book
Lesson 13 Printing & Print
Preparation
Preflight
Package
Separation preview
Transparency flattener preview
Printing a laser or inkjet proof Lesson 14 Exporting to PDF
Selecting PDF quality
Create PDF for emailing or web posting
Viewing the PDF created from Adobe InDesign CS
Creating a PDF File with layers
Viewing a layered PDF
Creating & applying a PDF preset470
Using your PDF preset
Lesson 15 Ensuring
Consistent Color
Color management: An overview
Setting up color management in InDesign
Color-managing imported graphics in InDesign
Setting up color management in Photoshop
Assigning a profile while importing a graphic
Setting up color management in Illustrator
Other information resources for color management |
