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InDesign CS4: Production, ACE Edition
Course Number: AP0612
Category: Business & Office Applications
Duration: 1.00 day
Description
InDesign CS4: Production, ACE Edition, is part of a three-course ILT series, which is designed to help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert exam for InDesign CS4. This course focuses on the information needed to prepare documents for high-end or commercial printing. In this course, students will learn more about working with color, using color management, printing more efficiently, and using advanced print settings. Students will also learn how to add interactive elements to documents, prepare documents for electronic distribution, and work with XML.
 
Outline
  • Unit 1: Efficient document setup
    • Topic A: Document presets
    • Topic B: Placeholders and templates
    • Topic C: Conditional text
    • Topic D: Data merge 

 

  • Unit 2: Working with color
    • Topic A: Color management
    • Topic B: Individual image profiles
    • Topic C: Color printing basics
    • Topic D: Process and spot colors
    • Topic E: Mixed inks
    • Topic F: Colorizing

 

  • Unit 3: Preventing printing problems
    • Topic A: The Links panel
    • Topic B: Potential printing problems

 

  • Unit 4: Print settings
    • Topic A: Composite print settings
    • Topic B: Print presets for color separations

 

  • Unit 5: Electronic distribution
    • Topic A: Interactivity
    • Topic B: Multimedia
    • Topic C: XHTML

 

  • Unit 6: XML
    • Topic A: Exporting documents as XML files
    • Topic B: Importing XML files

 

  • Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map
    • Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives