IDCS3-2 - Adobe InDesign CS3: Advanced
This course builds on the fundamentals taught in InDesign CS3: Basic. Students will learn how to create multiple-page spreads, tint and gradient swatches, object libraries, and snippets. Students will learn how to use Step and Repeat; vector, clipping, and text paths; manually resize type, apply a nested style; create a type mask; control leading and alignment; learn composition methods and keyboard shortcuts; use layers in placed graphic files; use transparency and lighting effects; apply object styles and transform objects; convert text to a table, modify tables; import Word and RTF documents; edit text in Story Editor; use special characters and Open Type fonts; create anchored objects; create sections in a document; generate a table of contents and an index; insert footnotes; and combine documents into a book file and export it to PDF.
Efficient layout
Document setup
Setting up a multiple-page spread
Tint and gradient swatches
Creating tint swatches
Creating gradients
Object libraries and snippets
Creating an object library and adding items to it
Placing library items
Creating and placing a snippet
Item spacing
Stepping and repeating items
Aligning and distributing items
Vector paths
Vector path creation
Drawing vector paths
Editing vector paths
Vector paths and pictures
Creating clipping paths
Vector paths and type
Wrapping type on a path
Typography
Manual type resizing
Resizing type interactively
Quick Apply
Using Quick Apply
Nested styles
Creating and applying a nested style
Graphics in typography
Specifying text wrap based on image contours
Creating a type mask
Precise leading control
Snapping text to a baseline grid
Applying justified leading
Composition, hyphenation, and justification
Adjusting hyphenation
Controlling hyphenation for specific words
Setting justification
Horizontal spacing
Adjusting tracking
Adjusting kerning
Typography shortcuts
Creating and using shortcuts
Graphics
Layer comps
Selecting layer comps in a PSD file
Transparency
Creating semi-transparent lighting effects
Adjusting opacity
Object styles
Defining and using object styles
Transforming objects
Using the Pathfinder panel to transform objects
Using the Transform Again command
Tables
Creating tables
Converting text to a table
Generating a table from a Microsoft Word file
Changing table structure
Inserting a header and footer
Merging table cells
Formatting tables
Changing the color in table cells
Positioning text in table cells
Adjusting stroke and border attributes
Adjusting a table with the Table panel
Creating a table style
Applying a table style
Text editing
Story Editor
Editing with the Story Editor
Special characters
Adding special characters
Column, frame, and page breaks
Using break characters
Anchored objects
Placing anchored objects
Long documents
Sectioning
Sectioning a document
Tables of contents
Generating a table of contents
Generating additional tables
Indexing
Indexing a document
Books
Creating a book
Exporting a book
Footnotes
Inserting and formatting footnotes