InDesign CS2 Course

3 Sessions -

8 Hours of Interactive Training

InDesign CS2 is a powerful application widely used by creative professionals to design sophisticated publications. Debbie Berg begins with the very basics of the interface, then builds upon this knowledge to demonstrate how to work with text frames and layers, format text, apply styles, add graphics and much more. At the conclusion of this course, you will be inspired to create your own professional layouts right away!

Benefits

Your publications will stand out as professional pieces.
Understand the important steps in professional publication design.
Save time while you are creating sophisticated publications.

About The Author

Debbie Berg is a web designer and the owner of WebDeb Productions, Inc. She has been designing web sites since 1996. Berg is also an instructor and a keynote speaker and has trained thousands of individuals and hundreds of corporations on web-related topics since 1997. Berg holds a bachelor's degree in technical writing from the University of South Florida and when not training others, she's designing web sites for clients throughout the U.S. Debbie currently holds Dreamweaver and Photoshop CS6 certifications.

Session 1

Section A: Getting Started

Launching InDesign CS2
Document Window
Toolbox
Expanding/ Collapsing Palettes
Using Window Menu
Docking/Undocking Palettes
Control Palettes and Shortcuts
Document Navigation
Saving/Deleting Workspaces
Setting Preferences

Section B: Creating New Documents

Picas Overview
New Document Dialog Box
Saving Document Presets
Adding Pages
Margins and Columns
Ruler Guides
Creating Master Pages
Applying Master Pages
Modifying Master Page Items

Section C: Shapes and Paths

Shape Tools
Pen Tool
Creating Paths
Editing Paths and Converting Shapes
Creating Compound Paths
Pencil Tool
Smooth Tool
Erase Tool
Line Tool
Scissors Tool

Section D: Working with Text Frames

Creating Text Frames
Placeholder Text
Importing Text
Threading Text
Manual Threading
Semi-Automatic Threading
Automatic Threading
Showing Text Threads
Unthreading Text Frames

Session 2

Section A: Character Formatting

Typography 101
Font and Text Size
Font Types
OpenType Fonts
Leading
Tracking
Kerning
Adding Special Characters

Section B: Paragraph Formatting

Setting Text Wrap
Setting Text Inset
Paragraph Alignment
Paragraph Spacing
Creating Indents
Paragraph Rules

Section C: Smart Text Formatting

Story Editor
Find Font
Spelling Preferences
Autocorrect
Check Spelling

Section D: Styles

Styles 101
Character Styles
Paragraph Styles
Nested Styles
Object Styles
Quick Apply Menu
Importing Styles
Removing Styles

Section E: Graphics

Supported Graphics Formats
Placing Imported Graphics
Rotating, Aligning, and Fitting
Adjusting and Resizing Framed Objects
Changing Display Performance
Text Wrap
Creating a Clipping Path

Section F: Colors and Gradients

Color Palette
Swatches Palette
Applying Color
Creating Gradients
Applying Gradients
Editing Gradients

Session 3

Section A: Layers

Creating Layers
Moving Objects to Layers
Showing/Hiding Layers
Merging Layers
Deleting Layers

Section B: Special Effects

Drop Shadow
Feathering
Transparency
Creating Outlines

Section C: Tables

Creating Tables
Formatting Cells
Formatting Tables
Convert Text to Table
Convert Table to Text

Section D: PDF Files

Creating Hyperlinks
Editing Hyperlinks
Creating Buttons
Adding Button Behaviors
Converting Objects to Buttons
Movie and Sound Options
Exporting to PDF - Print Settings
Exporting to PDF - Web Settings

Section E: Print Preparation

Document Preview
Transparency Flattener Styles
Links Palette
Preflight
Package
Print Preset