InDesign® CS: Creating Basic Publications (Level 1 - Windows)
Course Specifications
Course number: 078195
Course length: 1 day
Software: Adobe_InDesign CS
Course Description
Adobe® InDesign® is a robust and easy to use design and layout program.
With it you can create documents of many types, from single page advertisements
and flyers, to complex multi-page color publications. In this course you will
learn the basics of creating documents with InDesign®.
Prerequisites: In order to be successful with this course, a basic understanding of
the operating system and of using applications in general is needed.
Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured, hands-on activities.
Certification
This Element K courseware title addresses the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program objectives for the Photoshop CS exam. The ACE Program is for graphic designers, Web designers, developers, systems integrators, value-added resellers, and business professionals who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Adobe products. Certification candidates must pass a product proficiency exam in order to become an Adobe Certified Expert.
Hardware/Software Requirements
You will need:
- An Intel Pentium II, III, or 4 processor.
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 2), or XP operating
system.
- A hard disk with at least 185 MB of available hard disk space
to install the InDesign® CS software, and an additional 10 MB of free hard
disk space for the course data files.
- At least 128 MB of random-access memory (RAM).
- A CD-ROM drive.
- Monitor resolution of at least 256 colors at 1024 X 768 pixels.
- Adobe® InDesign® CS.
Performance-Based Objectives
- Identify and use InDesign® environment elements; and navigate through
an InDesign® document.
- Create and modify text and graphic frames; and import text and
images from other applications.
- Use master pages and guides to design a document's layout and to
add automatic page numbering; and apply masters to document pages.
- Import text; thread text throughout a document; reflow text threads;
and change the number of columns.
- Define colors and swatches and apply them to fills and strokes
of frames.
- Apply character formatting; apply paragraph formatting; create
styles to streamline formatting; and set text inset spacing.
- Place and manipulate graphics; control text wrap around graphics;
and create and manage layers.
- Apply transparency effects to native objects and placed images
and graphics; and work with Transparency Flattener settings.
- Create sophisticated tables.
- Prepare documents for handoff to commercial printers.
- Create Acrobat PDF files for the Web and for print.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: InDesign® Environment
- Topic 1A: InDesign Environment Elements
- Topic 1B: Document Navigation
- Lesson 2: Basic Documents
- Topic 2A: Document Setup
- Topic 2B: Creating Text
- Topic 2C: Working with Graphics
- Lesson 3: Master Pages
- Topic 3A: Creating Masters
- Topic 3B: Applying Masters
- Lesson 4: Importing and Threading Text
- Topic 4A: Importing Text
- Topic 4B: Threading Text
- Topic 4C: Changing Text Threads
- Lesson 5: Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
- Topic 5A: Colors and Swatches
- Topic 5B: Gradients
- Topic 5C: Applying Fills and Strokes to Frames and Type
- Lesson 6: Formatting Type
- Topic 6A: Character Formatting
- Topic 6B: Paragraph Formatting
- Topic 6C: Styles
- Topic 6D: Text Inset Spacing
- Lesson 7: Graphics and Layout
- Topic 7A: Placing and Manipulating Graphics
- Topic 7B: Text Wrap
- Topic 7C: Layers
- Lesson 8: Transparency
- Topic 8A: Applying Transparency
- Topic 8B: Transparency Effects and Blending Modes
- Topic 8C: Printing with Transparency
- Lesson 9: Using Tables
- Topic 9A: Creating Tables
- Topic 9B: Formatting Tables
- Lesson 10: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
- Topic 10A: Commercial Printing Overview
- Topic 10B: Preflighting
- Topic 10C: Printing
- Topic 10D: Packaging Files
- Lesson 11: Creating Acrobat PDF Files
- Topic 11A: PDF Files for the Web
- Topic 11B: PDF Presets
- Topic 11C: PDF Files for Printing
- Appendix A: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objective Mapping
- Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program