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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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