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| InDesign CS3: Advanced, ACE Edition |
| Course Number: AP0114 |
| Category: Business & Office Applications |
| Duration: 1.00 day |
Description
This ILT series 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.
Outline
- Unit 1: Efficient layout
- Topic A: Document setup
- Topic B: Tint and gradient swatches
- Topic C: Object libraries and snippets
- Topic D: Item spacing
- Unit 2: Vector paths
- Topic A: Vector path creation
- Topic B: Vector paths and pictures
- Topic C: Vector paths and type
- Unit 3: Typography
- Topic A: Manual type resizing
- Topic B: Quick Apply
- Topic C: Nested styles
- Topic D: Graphics in typography
- Topic E: Precise leading control
- Topic F: Composition, hyphenation, and justification
- Topic G: Horizontal spacing
- Topic H: Typography shortcuts
- Unit 4: Graphics
- Topic A: Layer comps
- Topic B: Transparency
- Topic C: Object styles
- Topic D: Transforming objects
- Unit 5: Tables
- Topic A: Creating tables
- Topic B: Changing table structure
- Topic C: Formatting tables
- Unit 6: Text editing
- Topic A: Story Editor
- Topic B: Special characters
- Topic C: Column, frame, and page breaks
- Topic D: Anchored objects
- Unit 7: Long documents
- Topic A: Sectioning
- Topic B: Tables of contents
- Topic C: Indexing
- Topic D: Books
- Topic E: Footnotes
- Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map
- Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives