Course Description
This advanced course will take a basic knowledge of InDesign to the next level. In this course, students will work with saving to previous versions, saving templates, and use different page sizes and sections. Students will learn to modify text flow with breaks, tabs, jump lines, and use text on a path and text outlines, and learn advanced text options. Additionally, students will work with advanced text styles, nested styles, and understand hyphenation, justification, and keep options. Students will use advanced place options, including placing Illustrator files, InCopy and anchored objects. Students will work with the InDesign illustration tools, organize swatches, convert tables, and learn about creating interactive elements, as well as work with long documents.
Instructor: Deb Uscilka
What am I going to get from this course?
- Perform Advanced Document Setup
- Work with Text Flow
- Work with Advanced Text Options
- Work with Advanced Text Styles
- Work with Advanced Place Options
- With with Illustration Tools
- Organize Swatches
- Convert Tables
- Work with Long Documents
- Create Interactive Elements
Prerequisites and Target Audience
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
Pre-requisites: InDesign CC Introduction or equivalent experience
Who should take this course? Who should not?
Students who wish to learn the more advanced capabilities of InDesign
Curriculum
Resource 1
Student Data Files
Module 2: Advanced Document Setup
Lecture 2
Saving to Previous Versions
Lecture 3
Saving Templates
Lecture 4
Using Different Page Sizes
Lecture 5
Sectioning for Page Numbering
Module 3: Working with Text Flow
Lecture 7
Working with Tabs
Lecture 8
Creating Jump Lines
Lecture 9
Auto-sizing Text Frames
Lecture 10
Using Text on a Path
Lecture 11
Working with Text Outlines
Module 4: Advanced Text Options
Lecture 12
Replacing Fonts
Lecture 13
Changing Text Formatting
Lecture 14
Applying Character Formatting
Lecture 15
Using Bullets and Numbering
Lecture 16
Understanding Types of Spaces
Lecture 17
Understanding Types of Dashes
Lecture 19
Editing AutoCorrect
Lecture 20
Using Open Type
Lecture 21
Using Ordinals and Ligatures
Module 5: Beyond the Basics: Text Styles
Lecture 22
Loading Styles
Lecture 23
Redefining Styles
Lecture 24
Creating Group Styles
Lecture 25
Using Nested Styles
Lecture 26
Using Hyphenation and Justification
Lecture 27
Understanding Keep Options
Lecture 28
Breaking a Link to a Style
Module 6: Advanced Place Options
Lecture 29
Using Place Text Options
Lecture 30
Using Place Image Options
Lecture 31
Placing Adobe Illustrator Files
Lecture 32
Using Metadata Caption
Lecture 33
Placing InCopy Documents
Lecture 34
Using Anchored Objects
Module 7: Illustration in InDesign
Lecture 35
Using the Pen Tool
Lecture 36
Using the Direct Selection Tool
Lecture 37
Understanding Pathfinder Panel Basics
Lecture 38
Using Advanced Alignment
Module 8: Organizing Swatches
Lecture 39
Using Color Groups
Lecture 40
Loading Swatches
Lecture 41
Loading the CC Libraries
Module 9: Converting Tables
Lecture 42
Converting a Table to Text
Lecture 43
Converting Text to a Table
Lecture 44
Working with Headers and Footers
Lecture 45
Embedding Cell Styles into Table Styles
Module 10: Working with Long Documents
Lecture 46
Creating Books
Lecture 47
Developing a Table of Contents and Bookmarks
Lecture 48
Adding Footnotes
Lecture 49
Setting Column Spans
Module 11: Creating Interactive Elements
Lecture 50
Inserting QR Codes
Lecture 51
Creating Bookmarks
Lecture 52
Using Hyperlinks
Lecture 53
Applying Page Transitions and Exporting to PDFs
