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Adobe InDesign CC Training Course Intermediate

Intermediate Adobe InDesign CC Course Overview

Having used InDesign for a little while now you may be wondering; just what else can it do? Is there an easier way to layout a page for Android, Ipad or even a smart phone? Can you do mail merge in InDesign? Well the answers to these questions is resounding yes. This InDesign training course will introduce you to master pages and the wonderful liquid layout.

What You'll Learn in this InDesign Training Day

Use master pages, templates, and liquid layouts to work faster
Create interactive PDF forms with ease
Use mail merge to personalise documents
Create custom shapes with tools like the pen tool and pathfinder
Prepare designs for print with preflight profiles and crop marks
Collaborate with Photoshop and Illustrator for seamless workflows
Mock up websites and create multi-page books

Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Prerequisites

To be a user of InDesign or having recently been on a InDesign Beginners Training Course is highly recommended before starting this in course.

Knowledge of the following is required:

Creating and editing documents
Using images and understanding the difference between the placeholder and the image.
Using the pages panel
Basic understanding of using styles in an InDesign document

Complete Course Outline

Using Master Pages in InDesign CC

Use a master text frame
Add page numbers in InDesign
Apply navigation controls and set preferences

Changing the Layout of a Document

Use liquid layout
Work with the gap tool

Templates in InDesign

Create custom swatches
Share templates

InDesign Mail Merge

Choose a data source
Create data merge fields

Creating Shapes in InDesign

Use the pathfinder tool
Work with the pen tool
Create clipping masks
Understand how creating text outlines improves font accuracy

Preparing for Print

Use overprint preview
Set up preflight profiles
Add crop marks

Creating PDF Interactive Forms

Determine the page size
Add form elements (text boxes, checkboxes, drop-down lists)
Submit and test the form

Collaborating with Other Applications

Link and embed images
Access layers in Photoshop and Illustrator images
Add extra information to the links window
Mock up a website in InDesign

Useful InDesign Tools

Use the content collector
Apply the gradient feather tool
Create a book in InDesign

Other Related Courses

More Adobe InDesign Courses available.

InDesign CC Training Course Beginners

Post Course Resources

Comprehensive training notes and exercise files
Access to online training materials including video tutorials and keyboard shortcuts
3 months of post training support which includes email, phone and screen sharing assistance

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