Summary

Adobe InDesign CS6: Part 2

In Adobe® InDesign® CS6: Part 1 you were introduced to the many features that help you create professional looking documents. Now you need to create much lengthier interactive documents that need to be accessed across a range of devices. In this course, you will learn advanced InDesign techniques to enhance the look and functionality of your documents.

Using Adobe InDesign, you can create interactive documents and export them for viewing in a web browser with various features such as buttons, page transitions, movies and audio files, hyperlinks and animation. You have the ability to assign color profiles and establish print presets. In creating longer documents, you’ll be able to include such features as a table of contents, footnotes, cross-references and an index.

This course is also designed to cover the InDesign CS6 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam objectives.

This course is the second part of a two-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of InDesign.
Adobe InDesign CS6: Part 1
Adobe InDesign CS6: Part 2 (this course)

Completion of this course will earn 0.575 CEUs.

Introduction

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use Adobe® InDesign® CS6 to create and deliver professional looking printed and interactive documents.
You will:
– Create layouts for multiple formats
– Manage advanced page elements
– Manage styles
– Build complex paths
– Manage external files
– Create dynamic documents
– Manage long documents
– Publish InDesign files for other formats
– Customize print settings

Target Student:

This course is intended for students who want to expand their entry-level knowledge of Adobe InDesign by using advanced features and collaboration tools.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success, you will need to take the following Logical Operations course:

Adobe® InDesign® CS6: Part 1

Outline

  • Lesson 1: Creating Documents for Multiple Formats

    • Topic A: Build Layout Variations
    • Topic B: Link Content
  • Lesson 2: Managing Advanced Page Elements

    • Topic A: Create Repeating Content
    • Topic B: Work with Text Layouts
    • Topic C: Create Transparency
    • Topic D: Use Anchored Objects
    • Topic E: Manage a Library
  • Lesson 3: Managing Styles

    • Topic A: Import Styles from Microsoft® Word Documents
    • Topic B: Create Nested and GREP Styles
    • Topic C: Apply Styles in a Sequence and Manage Overrides
    • Topic D: Redefine Styles and Break Style Links
  • Lesson 4: Building Complex Paths

    • Topic A: Create Bézier Paths
    • Topic B: Create Clipping Paths
    • Topic C: Create Compound Paths
  • Lesson 5: Managing External Files

    • Topic A: Import Layered Files
    • Topic B: Merge Data
  • Lesson 6: Creating Dynamic Documents

    • Topic A: Create Document Sections
    • Topic B: Insert Text Variables
    • Topic C: Create Interactive Documents
  • Lesson 7: Managing Long Documents

    • Topic A: Create a Book
    • Topic B: Build a Table of Contents
    • Topic C: Create Hyperlinks and Cross-References
    • Topic D: Generate an Index
    • Topic E: Insert Footnotes
  • Lesson 8: Publishing InDesign Files for Other Formats

    • Topic A: Export PDF files for Print
    • Topic B: Export Interactive PDF Files
    • Topic C: Export Files for Animation
    • Topic D: Export Files for the Web
  • Lesson 9: Customizing Print Settings

    • Topic A: Manage Colors
    • Topic B: Preview the Print Output
    • Topic C: Create Print Presets

Course Schedule

*Indicates a course that spans over multiple days.

**Indicates a course that is only a half day.