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2008 Training Schedules

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InDesign CS2, Introduction

This course teaches students how to use Adobe InDesign CS2 to design professional looking documents and print layouts. Students will cover a broad scope of topics that will provide an overview of the application so that they can start creating documents right away. They will learn how to create a new document, add text and graphics, use master pages, add columns, thread frames, create and apply styles, use layers, and prepare a file for print.

Audience

Designers that need to be familiar with Adobe’s InDesign software as a design and layout tool.

Prerequisites
  • Experience with Windows or Mac OS operating systems
  • Mouse and word processing skills
  • Previous use of the Internet

Course Contents
  • Unit 1: Getting started
    • Topic A: The Adobe InDesign environment
    • Topic B: Basic documents
    • Topic C: Item position
  • Unit 2: Structuring multi-page documents
    • Topic A: Multi-page documents
    • Topic B: Master pages
  • Unit 3: Typesetting
    • Topic A: Text frame threading
    • Topic B: Paragraph formatting
    • Topic C: Styles
  • Unit 4: Modifying items
    • Topic A: Text frames
    • Topic B: Graphics
    • Topic C: Grouped items
    • Topic D: Layers
  • Unit 5: Finalizing documents
    • Topic A: Outputting documents
    • Topic B: Commercial printing preparation
  • Unit 6: Preferences
    • Topic A: InDesign preferences
    • Topic B: Document settings

Student Responsibilities
In order for a class to be successful, all students should share the same general level of knowledge and experience. If a participant does not demonstrate these, the instructor will take the necessary steps either to prepare the participant or place him/her in a more appropriate course. This policy is intended to maintain the high level of quality control that you have come to expect.
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