Adobe InDesign CS Migration

Overview:

This is a one day class for students who already have some Page Layout experience, with either Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress. The class is not for students who have never used a Page Layout program. This class will make it easy for users to migrate to InDesign from other applications.

Description:

Who Should Attend:
Page layout background in either QXP or PageMaker All students should be familiar with using a mouse, file management and general operations of a Macintosh or Windows operating system.
   
Prerequisites:
This is a beginning InDesign course. No previous experience with the program is required. All students should be familiar with using a mouse, file management and general operations of a Macintosh or Windows operating system.
   
   
Course Outline:  
   
Adobe InDesign User Interface
Similarities with Illustrator and Photoshop
Layers, Color Palettes, Characters Palette
Setting of measurements and increments
Eyedropper tool for styles and color

Unlimited Undo and Redo

Keyboard shortcuts
Availability of Quark Shortcuts
Availability to customize shortcuts
Preview Mode for viewing without guides etc.

Document creation
Facing pages vs. non, Master Frames

Creating Frames
Various types of frames
Adding color

Color Palette and Swatches Palette
Creating a custom color

Text handling
Placing text
Linking text frames
Formatting text manually
Formatting text with Paragraph
Character Styles
Optical Margin Alignment
Optical Kerning
Paragraph Composer
Open Type
Description of Open Type
Fractions, Glyphs palette

Working with Graphics and Transparency
Placing native PS files
Text Wrap around graphics
Drop Shadows on text-live active editing etc.
Dynamic Picture Preview for cropping and arranging

Tables
Creating from tabbed text in InDesign
Importing of .doc and .xls files
Formatting tables

Printing
New User Interface - no need for Adobe PS
Features such as thumbnails, printing of guides etc.