Course covers the complex features such as dealing with books, indexes, and tables of contents, how to use the automation tools like Scripts and Data Merge. This bigrockdesigns training course also shares tips and tricks for working more efficiently in the program by using Snippets, Libraries, Object Styles, and more. This is the ideal course for the designer who wished to take their skills to a new level of expertise
Course Outline
layout Management
Accurate guide placement
Using the Create Guides command
Working with document-based baseline grids
Working with frame-based baseline grids
Time Saving Features
Libraries Items
Snippets
Object styles
Anchored objects
Templates
Advanced preferences
Design With Master Pages
Construct master pages
Creating an initial single spread
Working with master page objects
Section starts, prefixes and page numbering
Sharing pages and masters between documents
Printing master pages as comps
Microsoft Office Work Flows
Importing Word docs into InDesign
Importing Excel workbooks
A Word linking workflow's
Working with Type
Data Merge intro
Data Merge setup
Merging data
Making a Book
Setting up a book
Page numbering across book documents
Synchronizing book documents
Preflighting a book
Packaging a book
Printing an entire book
Exporting a book to PDF
Tables for Indexing
Preparing for an Index
Building a TOC
Editing a TOC
Creating and saving a TOC style
Tables Shortcuts
Table shortcuts
Table formatting
Buttons
Building Hyperlinks
Bookmarks
Buttons
Adding movies and sounds
Creating a PDF
Managing Colour
InDesign and Bridge Combined
Profile mismatches
Colour management and output to print
Colour management and output to PDF
Automation
Using scripting to automate
Summary
who should do this course
This course is ideal for the learner with sound PC or MAC skills. You have little preferably completed the Indesign CS2 introduction course and wish to take you skills to a new level of expertise.
