Adobe InDesign CS2: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course Length:  1 Day, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: Entre Technology Services, LLC  1501 N. 14th St. West, Suite 1511

Registration: Call your Account Manager at 406.256.5700 or use our Registration Forms

Course Description

You are starting to familiarize yourself with print layout and design using InDesign. You would like to learn about the tools and features available to you in InDesign CS2. In this course, you'll work with some of the tools and features to create eye-catching printed documents using InDesign CS2.

Course Objective:

You will utilize Adobe InDesign CS2 to create and deliver eye-catching printed documents.

Target Student

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, the student must have basic PC skills, including a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Manage the InDesign environment

Design documents

Manage text

Utilize colors, swatches, and gradients

Manage transparency

Utilize tables

Prepare for handoff to a service provider

Create Acrobat PDF files

Course Content

Lesson 1: Managing the InDesign Environment

Topic 1A: Introduction to InDesign

Topic 1B: Customize Your Workspace

Topic 1C: Set General Preferences

Topic 1D: Manage Document Presets

Lesson 2: Designing Documents

Topic 2A: Create a New Document

Topic 2B: Alter a Document's Layout

Topic 2C: Create the Structure of a Document

Topic 2D: Develop Master Pages

Topic 2E: Manage Text and Graphic Placement

Topic 2F: Develop Layers

Lesson 3: Managing Text

Topic 3A: Add Text

Topic 3B: Edit Text

Topic 3C: Spell Check Text

Topic 3D: Thread Text

Topic 3E: Change Text Threads

Topic 3F: Format Characters

Topic 3G: Format Paragraphs

Topic 3H: Manage Styles

Lesson 4: Utilizing Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

Topic 4A: Utilize Color

Topic 4B: Utilize Swatches

Topic 4C: Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes

Lesson 5: Managing Transparency

Topic 5A: Apply Transparency

Topic 5B: Apply Transparency Flattener Presets

Lesson 6: Utilizing Tables

Topic 6A: Create a Table

Topic 6B: Modify a Table

Topic 6C: Format a Table

Lesson 7: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider

Topic 7A: Check Documents for Problems

Topic 7B: Print a Document

Topic 7C: Package Files

Topic 7D: Preview Output

Lesson 8: Creating Acrobat PDF Files

Topic 8A: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution

Topic 8B: Manage PDF Presets

Topic 8C: Export PDF Files for Printing

Appendix A: ACE Objectives Map