Adobe InDesign 2023 training

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2 days. In this fundamentals class, you will learn to use Adobe InDesign 2023 to create graphics and text-intensive publications that can be output to any publishing medium, including print and web screen devices.

We focus on setting up and organizing both InDesign and the document, and placing both text and graphics on its pages. This course introduces you to the main principles and ideas of page layout software and covers key procedures including:

Getting to know and organize the tools, panels, and workspaces
Learning how to navigate around and zoom (magnify) an InDesign document
Setting up InDesign preferences to help workflow efficiency with global defaults
Working with content in layers for efficiency and organization
Setting up master pages in a document for things that repeat
Building automatic page numbering and page numbering sections
Placing text and graphics on document pages
Creating text and graphics placeholder frames
Understanding and editing power features of text and graphics frames
Grouping and transforming (moving, rotating, skewing) frames
Formatting text using paragraph and character styles
Why paragraph styles and character styles benefit your workflow
Design principles that make good-looking layout and typesetting
Defining margins and columns and grids and guides on a page
Flowing, threading, and spell-checking text in text frames
Adding color using swatches, gradients and tints
Re-using styles and colors and content among ID documents
The CMYK printing process explained
The RGB screen/device publishing process explained
How to export your design for print or screen devices
When to use InDesign versus Illustrator vs Photoshop
Typesetting and printing terms and history are explained
How to setup the spell-checker and why we do so
Frequently-used shortcuts and techniques
Additional resources that will grow your learning and experience
What's new in InDesign 2023 versus past versions?
Your questions are always welcome

Prerequisites:

Layout Software Basics (if you are new to graphic design)

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Adobe InDesign level II (managing document content)

2 days. Take the next step in learning Adobe InDesign 2023 page layout software. We take a deeper look at its powerful typesetting capabilities. Then we go deeper into the proper workflow of Photoshop and Illustrator graphics placed into the InDesign document, including how files should be created in those programs. Also, we will get to know how to work with placed spreadsheet tables. You will learn to work effectively with InDesign by studying these advanced topics:

Working with typography, including tracking and kerning
Creating drop caps, rules, tabs, dot leaders and hanging indents
How to setup the spelling checker and the auto-corrector and why we do so
Developing paragraph, character and object styles and Auto Styles
Nesting character styles within paragraph styles
Loading styles from one document to another
Placing, managing and editing linked graphics
Setting up color management for your PS to ID publishing workflow
Working with alpha channel masks, newer, versus clipping paths, older
Workflow tips for placing graphics into InDesign from Adobe Bridge
Using the Library panel for placing frequently-used content
Using the CC Library panel for sharing content with other ID team users
Using Adobe Bridge for organizing and placing graphics
Creating tables from spreadsheets; formatting cells and text
Placing graphics within the cells of a table
Working with live Preflight panel to edit out mistakes
Exporting documents to PDF for commercial printing
Additional resources that will accelerate your learning and experience
What's new in InDesign 2023 versus past versions?
Your questions are always welcome

Prerequisites:

Adobe InDesign I

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Adobe InDesign level III (tools for interactivity)

2 days. This advanced InDesign 2023 class focuses on preparing your publication for final output, both commercial printing and for web/device/screen use. Color management ensures the color stays accurate throughout the workflow. Interactive multimedia features of PDFs and EPUB files will be demonstrated for content designed for online publishing. Tips concerning use of transparency will be examined. Troubleshooting and preparing your files for commercial printing is critical to meeting both deadline and budget.

Setting up color management for your publishing workflow
What color model should you work in?
Transparency features including feathering, opacity, drop shadows, etc.
Working with the transparency flattener and preview panel
Applying transparency settings to text
Converting and designing a document for web/device/screen use
Building JavaScript action buttons for interactive PDFs and EPUBs
Adding bookmarks, hyperlinks, and page transitions
Creating animations and controlling their timing
Creating multistate objects and buttons to activate them
Placing videos into InDesign
Exporting to EPUB3 and interactive PDF
Using advanced frame nesting techniques
Drawing with the Bézier Pen tool and additional practice examples
How to preflight, package, and PDF for the commercial printer
Your questions are always welcome

Prerequisites:

Adobe InDesign I and II

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Adobe InDesign level IV (automation and GREP)

2 days. Deep-Dive Master series. Learn to speed up productivity in your workflow by getting to know over 29 presets opportunities within InDesign 2023. Experiment with GREP for finding and changing text. Try out JavaScripts for driving InDesign to do more work in less time. Setup a Data Merge project for joining your design with personalized data from an external spreadsheet file.

Automating repetitive tasks with 29 presets
Preserving your presets from loss when defaults are reset
Using GREP queries in the Find/Change dialog box
Conditional GREP styles and Line Styles within a paragraph style
Working with Colors, Glyphs and Objects in the Find/Change dialog box
Introduction to JavaScripts that automate tasks in InDesign
How to find, download, install, organize, and use JavaScripts
Setting up a Data Merge for joining database info from a spreadsheet file
Shortcuts and productivity thinking
Additional resources that accelerate your learning and experience
Your questions are always welcome

Prerequisites:

Adobe InDesign I, II, and III

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