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This course takes an
in-depth look at
the classic Windows tool for 'high end' desktop publishing -
Adobe InDesign - part of the Adobe CS Creative
Suite. We reinforce your knowledge of the basics of
InDesign and
then assist you to explore many of the
more advanced features in the program, planning, designing and
building a number of different types of publications.
We will work with
you to build publications focussed on your own
particular requirements, be they annual reports, catalogues,
product brochures etc. We have recently worked clients producing a 50 page travel brochure,
several annual reports, gift catalogues, etc.
We mostly work in
the Windows environment, but do have a Macintosh
computer in-house for those of you who require training on that
platform.
There is no published schedule of courses, since all courses involve group or one-on-one
training. We insist that you work on a real job of yours, not one that
we invent! This course is only available in-house
and only on a group or one-on-one basis is and is not available via
distance learning.
Advanced Adobe InDesign
runs over a full day session. The cost
is $A750.00 per person and includes GST. We will
only work on real jobs that a student needs to complete
as we believe that this is the best way to learn. There
are times when complex
work is required and extra days
are charged at the normal daily rate.
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Click
here to download
and
play one of the movies from the
course. If the movie
(a 2Mb file)
works well on your computer, then
your equipment is suitable for the distance learning
version of this course. The movie shows how to use the
text wrap function in InDesign. |
We would
expect that you have attended our 'An
Introduction to InDesign' course, either by distance
learning or in-house.
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Preliminaries |
Revising basic InDesign
functionality. Setting preferences, Creating a proper folder
structure for your InDesign projects. Units - picas, points, mm,
cm etc. An in-depth discussion of fonts - True Type, Open Type
and postscript fonts, purchasing fonts from font factories.
Installing fonts, managing fonts with a font manager
application. Testing for the print areas for your printer.
Adjusting the preference settings in you InDesign environment. |
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Revising InDesign
skills |
Installing additional tools,
adding fonts, using toolbars, palettes, scripts, templates.
Creating and managing text styles, placing graphics on the page, using the story editor.
Laying out columns, guides, slug and bleed, facing pages,
adjusting rulers, tearing off guides. The document grid,
baseline grid etc. Some guidance on page layout and design. |
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Master Pages |
Building master pages - left
and right. using the master page palette, creating new sets of
master pages. Inserting page numbers. |
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Commercial printing |
Some tips for developing a relationship with your printer.
Installing a PDF writer. Gathering up files for transmission to
a commercial printing house. |
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Print Publishing Guide |
Examining Adobe's Print
Publishing Guide. |
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Creating
PDF files |
Why create PDF files. How to create them,
PDF writer or distiller, embedding fonts, reducing file sizes. |
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Types of image files |
What image type should I use? Preparing
scanned images. Using commercial photographers. |
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Preparing an annual report
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Gather together all
illustrative materials. Check the red, blue & yellow books for
colour matching. Examine some sample annual reports in the
Exercises folder (plug-ins?). Mock up a draft. Test print draft
with commercial printer. Test on-line version of report.
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Tables from Excel to InDesign |
Getting data from Excel
spreadsheets into InDesign. |
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Tables from Word to InDesign |
Bringing data from Word
documents (especially tables) into InDesign/PageMaker. using Copy&Paste;
problems with alignment of objects, managing styles within
tables, modifying styles in Word; RGB vs. CMYK; Type 1
Postscript fonts, producing PDF files of differing resolution,
Paste Special; using Object Linking and Embedding; embedding PDF
files in InDesign/PageMaker documents. Setting link options for an EPS
graphic. |
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Preparing a catalogue |
Planning and developing a catalogue using
different sets of master pages. Case study, a 50 page catalogue
for a travel firm. Using bleeds, JPEG vs. TIFF files. The interaction
between Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. Inserting page numbers.
Using styles in the story editor. |
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Newsletters |
Case study: Building a
newsletter - a 'PepTalk'
electronic newsletter. |
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Using Plug-Ins |
Mail merge, Drop Caps,
Impress etc. |
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Creating and editing scripts |
Using InDesign/PageMaker's script
editor |
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Photo Library |
Using a database to store
information about your images. |
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'Tent' cards for
cafes |
Creating display cards for
cafes featuring wines of the month. Dealing with custom pages, a
single master page, watermark images, creating and using transparent images etc. |
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Case Study: Annual report |
Creating an annual report for
a software house. |
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Vocabulary |
Desk Top Publishing vocabulary |
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