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Adobe InDesign Migration Training

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This one day InDesign training course is designed for delegates who already have some page layout experience with QuarkXpress or other DTP software.

 

Adobe InDesign Migration Course Objectives

This InDesign training course will make it easy for users to migrate to InDesign from other applications.

InDesign Migration Training Course Content

Adobe InDesign User Interface

• Similarities with Illustrator and Photoshop
• Converting legacy Quark documents
• Setting up a Workspace
• Zooming and navigating
• Visual aids—guides, etc
• Setting preferences
• Unlimited Undo and Redo
• Customising shortcuts

Document creation

• Setting up a new document
• Master pages and page numbering
• Documents and templates
• Creating Frames
• Selecting frames and contents
• Working with Layers

Text handling

• Placing text
• Linking text frames
• Text selection methods
• Using the Story Editor
• Using the Info palette
• Formatting text using the Control Palette
• Using the Gyphs palette

Working with Styles

• Character and paragraph styles
• Creating styles
• Editing and applying styles
• Introducing nested styles
• Removing overrides
• Organising styles using Style Groups

Working with Colour

• Creating Spot and Process Colours
• Fill and Stroke
• Sampling Colours
• Creating and applying gradients
• Using Transparency Effects

Working with Graphics

• Placing Graphics
• Dragging and dropping from Bridge
• Fitting Options
• Applying Text Wraps
• Scaling and cropping
• Effective ppi
• Managing Links

Output

• Printing options
• Packaging and Preflighting
• PDF Export

InDesign Migration Course Prerequisites

• Some experience of desktop publishing packages such as PageMaker or QuarkXpress.

InDesign Migration Training Recommended Reading

Adobe InDesign CS5 Classroom in a Book - Creative Team Adobe – buy from amazon

Moving to InDesign: Use What You Know About QuarkXPress and PageMaker to Get Up to Speed in InDesign Fast! - David Blatner & Christopher Smith - buy from amazon

 

For full course content and pre-requisites download the Adobe InDesign Migration Training Course PDF

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