Adobe InDesign CC - Advanced (IND201)

Master sophisticated InDesign techniques to streamline your workflow and create exceptional, adaptable documents. This advanced course dives into strategies for building multi-format layouts, managing complex page elements, and optimizing styles for efficiency. You'll learn to manipulate paths, work with external content to build dynamic documents, and conquer the complexities of long-form publications.

Elevate your InDesign skills by exploring features like linked content, text layout adjustments, transparency effects, anchoring objects, and library management. Finally, the course covers expert techniques for exporting to PDF, creating interactive elements, and customizing print settings to ensure flawless output across different platforms.

1. Preparing Documents for Multiple Formats
   1. Build Layout Versions
   2. Link Content
2. Managing Advanced Page Elements
   1. Create Repeating Content
   2. Change Text Layouts
   3. Create Transparency
   4. Anchor Objects and Manage a Library
3. Managing Styles
   1. Import Styles from Microsoft Word Documents
   2. Manage Styles
4. Building Complex Paths
   1. Create Bezier Paths
   2. Create Clipping Paths
   3. Create Compound Paths
5. Managing External Files and Creating Dynamic Documents
   1. Import External Files
   2. Create Document Sections
   3. Insert Text Variables
   4. Create Interactive Documents
6. Managing Long Documents
   1. Create a Book
   2. Build a Table of Contents
   3. Create Hyperlinks and Cross-References
   4. Generate an Index and Insert Footnotes
7. Publishing InDesign Files for Other Formats and Customizing Print Settings
   1. Export PDF Files for Print
   2. Export Interactive PDF Files
   3. Export Files for the Web
   4. Manage Colors
   5. Preview the Print Output
   6. Create Print Presets

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.

Experience in the following is required for this InDesign class: