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CHICAG230 W Monroe Street, Suite 610 Chicago, IL 60

(312) 698 4475 Fax: (866) 523

CHICAGO • LOS ANGE

CLASS FACTS

DURATION: 3 DAYS

MAXIMUM

CLASS SIZE: 10

TIMES: 9:00 am -

4:30 pm

COMPUTERS:

PC or Mac

MANUALS: Training

manual included

INDESIGN CS5 LEVEL 1:ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Learn InDesign by completing a series of

real world projects. Over 3 days you will complete

6 dierent projects including a corporate letterhead,

a estival poster, a proessional newsletter, a travel

brochure, a realtor brochure, and more.

The trainer will show you step-by-step how ProessionalDesktop Publishers use InDesign on a range o dierent

layout jobs. This approach not only teaches you properworkfow techniques but it’s also a proven training

method or those looking to master the InDesign.

This InDesign training is ideal or designers, marketersand anyone who is pursuing a career in graphic

design. No prior experience o InDesign is needed.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project 1Letterhead Design

Setting up the Workspace

Creating Basic Page Elements

Placing External Images

Creating and Formatting Basic Text

Printing InDesign Files

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LOS ANGEL915 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 9

(888) 815 0604 Fax: (866) 523

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Project 2

Festival PosterBuilding Graphic Interest

Importing and

Formatting Text

Graphics as Text

and Text as Graphics

Outputting the File

Project 3HeartSmart Newsletter

Working with Templates

Working with Style Sheets

Working with Tables

Prefighting and

Packaging the Job

Project 4Ireland Travel Brochure

Building a Folding Template

Advanced Frame Options

Advanced Text Formatting

Project 5

Realtor Collateral BookletWorking with Master Pages

Controlling Text Flow

Outputting Variations o Files

Project 6Versioned Brochure

Controlling Color or Output

Placing and Controlling Images

Controlling and Checking Text

Prefighting and

Packaging the Job



CHICAG230 W Monroe Street, Suite 610 Chicago, IL 60

(312) 698 4475 Fax: (866) 523


THE INDESIGN WORKSPACE

• InDesignMenus

• TheMacintoshApplicationFrame• IdentifyingandAccessingToolsinInDesign

• ExploretheArrangementofInDesignPanels

• CreateaSavedWorkspace

• CustomizingKeyboardShortcutsandMenus

• CustomizingInDesignPreferences

• ExploretheInDesignDocumentViews

• ExploretheArrangementof

MultipleDocuments

• SumminguptheInDesignViewOptions

PROJECT 1 LETTERHEAD

DESIGN

Create a professional letterhead

for for a Photography Co.

Stage 1 Setting up the Workspace • DeneaNewLayoutFile

• UnderstandingDocumentPresets

• CreateRulerGuides

Stage 2 Creating Basic Page Elements • CreateBasicFrames

• UnderstandingResolution

• TheControlPanelinDepths

• CreateaRoundedRectangle

• EditingObjectCorners

• Clone,Align,andDistributeMultipleObjects

• AligningandDistributingObjects

• CreateaCompoundPath

• ThePathnderPanelinDepth

• CreateandTransformMultipleFrames

• CreateaSimpleLine

• CreateBézierCurves

• CreatingIrregularShapes

withthePolygonTool

• UnderstandingAnchorPointsandHandles

• ChangeColorValues

Stage 3 Placing External Images • PlaceanExternalGraphicsFile

• PlaceImagesintoExistingFrames

Stage 4 Creating and

Formatting Basic Text • CreateaSimpleTextFrame

• SelectingText

• PlaceanExternalTextFile

• TipsandTricksforWorking

withLayoutElements

Stage 5 Printing InDesign Files • PrintaSampleProof

PROJECT 2 FESTIVAL POSTER

Create a poster for the Jazzfestmusic festival, featuring concert

details and a jazz musiciansilhouetted with images.

Stage 1 Building Graphic Interest • DeneColorSwatches

• ColorbyNumbers

• DeneandApplyaGradient

• TheGradientTools

• CreateVisualImpactwithTransparency• BlendingModes

• ApplyingEffects

• CreateanIrregularGraphicsFrame

Stage 2 Importing and Formatting Text • ControlTextThreading

• ClippingPathOptions

• DeneManualFrameBreaks

• ApplyCharacterFormatting

• ApplyParagraphFormatting

• UnderstandingtheBaselineGrid

• UseOpticalMarginAlignment• CopyingTypeAttributeswith

theEyedropperTool

Stage 3 Graphics as Text

and Text as Graphics • PlaceInlineGraphics

• WorkingwithAnchoredObjects

• AnchoredObjectSizeandTextPosition

• CustomAnchorOptions

• CreateTypeonaPath

• TextPathOptions

• FlattenerPresets

Stage 4 Outputting the File • ExportaPDFFileforPrint

• UsingtheFlattenerPreviewPanel

• ResolutionOptionsforPDF

• ProjectReview

PROJECT 3 HEARTSMART

NEWSLETTER

Create a newsletter for

HeartSmart, a lifestyle publicatpromoting healthy living.

Stage 1 Working with Templates • ManageMissingFontsandImages

• ReplaceMissingGraphics• TheLinksPanelinDepth

• EditMarginandColumnGuides

• ChangeRepeatingTemplateand

MasterPageElements

• UnderstandingMasterPages

• SaveaNewTemplate

• CreateaNewFileBasedontheTemplate

• ImplementtheNewsletterTemplate

Stage 2 Working with Style Sheets • ApplyTemplateStyleSheets

• WorkingwithMicrosoftWordFiles

• TextFrameOptions• CreateaSidebarBox

• TextWrapOptions

Stage 3 Working with Tables • PlaceaMicrosoftExcelTable

• FormatCellContents

• FormatCellAttributes

• ControllingCellAttributes

• StrokesandFillsinTables

• DeneTableFillsandStrokes

• ManagingTableSetup

• CreatingTableHeadersandFooters• TableStyles

Stage 4 Prefighting and

Packaging the Job • DeneaPreightProle

• What’sinaPreightProle?

• EvaluatetheLayout

• CreatetheJobPackage



LOS ANGEL915 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 9

(888) 815 0604 Fax: (866) 523


PROJECT 4 IRELAND

TRAVEL BROCHURE

Create a folding Travel Brochure for an Irish Travel company

Stage 1 Building a

Folding Template • CreatetheOutsideMasterPages

• EditingPageSizes

• AddSlugInformationandFoldMarks

• PlaceTextVariables

• DeneaCustomTextVariable

• CustomTextVariableOptions

• CreatetheInsideMasterPages

• PagesPanelOptions

• SaveaTemplate

Stage 2 Advanced Frame Options • ConvertTexttoOutlines

• ControlObjectStackingOrder

• CreateanInDesignLibrary

• ManagingLibraries

• ManageLibraryItems

• EdittheBasicGraphicsFrameStyle

• What’sinanObjectStyle?

• CreateaNewObjectStyle

• ImportanObjectStyle

Stage 3 Advanced Text Formatting • ImportandFlowClient-SuppliedText

• ImportInDesignStyles

• CreateaNon-StandardClippingPath

• CreateaStyleforPullQuotes

• UnderstandingNestedStyles

• NestedStyleCharacterOptions

• CreateDynamicCaptions

• ControlTabFormatting

• DeneParagraphRules

• CleanandFinishtheFile

• ChangetheCustomTextVariable

PROJECT 5 REALTOR

COLLATERAL BOOKLET

Create a booklet for realtors toprovide added-value to clientsby highlighting ways to improve

the market value of a home.

Stage 1 Working with Master Pages

• CreatetheBookletFile

• CreateMasterPagesfromLayoutPages

• UnderstandingMasterPageIcons

• ImportMasterPages

• EdittheDefaultMasterPage

• UnderstandingRelativeObjectPositioning

• AddCommonElementstoa

• MasterPageLayout

• SpecialCharactersandWhiteSpace

• PlaceAutomaticPageNumberMarkers

• KeyboardShortcutsforSpecialCharacters

• CreateTextVariables

• CustomTextVariableOptions

Stage 2 Controlling Text Flow • ChangetheCustomTextVariable

• ImportandAuto-FlowClientText

• Review,Replace,andEditImportedStyles

• DeneParent-ChildStyleRelationships

• DeneBulletsandNumberingOptions• TheGlyphsPanel

• ControlPageandFrameBreaks

• ControlAutomaticHyphenation

• OverridingAutomaticHyphenation

• ParagraphCompositionOptions

• RedeneStylesBasedonLocal

FormattingOverrides

• FinalizetheFile

Stage 3 Outputting Variations o Files • CreateaFoldingDummy

• PrintaBookletProof

• UnderstandingImposition• CreateaPDFwithPageTransitions

• CreateVariationswithConditionalText

• ProjectReview

PROJECT 6 VERSIONED

BROCHURE

Create a brochure for a toy company which includesdifferent versions for

various demographics.

Stage 1 Controlling Color or Output • ColorManagementinTheoryandPractic

• DeneColorSettings

• UnderstandingRenderingIntents

• AssigningandConvertingColorProles

Stage 2 Placing and Controlling Imag• ReplaceaNativeIllustratorFile

• PlaceaNativePhotoshopFile

• ReviewingImageColorSettings

• PlaceanEPSFile

• ControllingDisplayPerformance

• PlaceaTIFFFile

• PlaceaPDFFile

• PlaceanInDesignFile

• EditaLinkedFile

• PlaceMultipleJPEGImages

• ContentFittingOptions

Stage 3 Controlling and Checking Tex

• PlaceandCutText• FindandChangeLayoutText

• EnteringSpecialCharactersinDialogBox

• FindandChangeFormattingAttributes

• TheFind/ChangeDialogBoxinDepth

• CheckDocumentSpelling

• UsingDynamicSpelling

Stage 4 Creating Multiple Layers • CreateaNewLayer

• ControllingTextWraponDifferentLayers

• ControlObjectsandLayers

• UseaDuplicateLayertoCreate

DifferentVersions

• PreviewSeparations

• MonitoringInkLimits

• ExportColor-ManagedPDFFiles

• UsingtheInkManager

• UnderstandingTrappingforColorPrinting

• ControllingTrappinginInDesign

• ProjectReview