InDesign Training Classes

Our InDesign training classes are led by experts who have authored several books on InDesign, including the InDesign Digital Classroom book, and the Creative Suite for Dummies. Our InDesign classes get you started producing documents for print and digital distribution quickly and easily. We offer InDesign Classes in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Online, and on-site at your location. We've delivered InDesign training to thousands of users over the past decade. AGI was selected as Adobe's initial training partner when they launched InDesign, and we have been delivering InDesign training longer than any other training provider. We're experts at creating efficient workflows for complex publications, digital documents, print, and online. Review our InDesign classes below and register online, or call 781-376-6044 to speak with an InDesign training consultant.

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InCopy Training Class

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InCopy Training Class

Discover Adobe's InDesign-integrated writing and editing software in this InCopy course. Explore the InCopy workspace, work with InCopy documents, print from InCopy and export documents to PDF. This InCopy class also covers sharing content with InDesign for a smooth, productive workflow between designers and editors.

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InDesign XML Integration Training Class

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InDesign XML Integration Training Class

Understand the efficacy of XML as it relates to page layouts in this InDesign XML Integration course. In this InDesign XML class, you learn how to leverage your InDesign skills by XML-tagging content, and then putting it to use other applications that can read XML, and vice versa. You also learn the importance of DTD (Document Type Definition) files and how to use them in InDesign.

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InDesign Training Class for Quark or Pagemaker Users

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InDesign Training Class for Quark or Pagemaker Users

In this InDesign course, you learn how to convert PageMaker or Quark documents into InDesign documents. You also discover how to work within InDesign to create new documents from scratch. This InDesign class includes an overview of the tools that you need to understand in order to created a finished publication. In this InDesign class AGI's Adobe-Certified Instructors ensure that you have the practical knowledge you need to get started. You'll also receive a copy of the InDesign Digital Classroom book with DVD so that you can improve your skills, even after your class is over.

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InDesign Training Class - Introduction

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InDesign Training Class - Introduction

In this introductory InDesign training class you learn to create designs for print, tablets, and PDF presentations. In this InDesign class you'll discover how you can efficiently create documents by taking advantage of a superior design environment that includes advanced typographic controls and intuitive graphic features. You will also find techniques that will help to make your publications look polished and professional.

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Adobe InDesign Training Class - Intermediate

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Adobe InDesign Training Class - Intermediate

This intermediate InDesign class helps you to work more efficiently and create better designs. Learn advanced typography, color controls, styles, libraries, and prepress controls in this intermediate InDesign course.

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InDesign Training Class - Advanced

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InDesign Training Class - Advanced

Move from proficiency to mastery with this advanced InDesign course, created for designers ready to explore the depths of InDesign's capabilities. Learn templates, advanced color features, interactive documents, and digital publishing options in this InDesign class.

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Adobe DPS Training Class

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Adobe DPS Training Class

AGI's Adobe DPS training classes are led by experienced Digital Publishing Suite trainers that have created many digital publications for major publishers. This DPS training class is a fast way to learn DPS tools and document conversion strategy.

Private or custom Adobe InDesign Training

AGI offers customized Adobe InDesign training at your office or at our training centers. Whether you need introductory or advanced InDesign training, our expert InDesign trainers are available to help get you productive right away or take your InDesign skills to the next level.

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Adobe InDesign Software - You can purchase the Adobe InDesign software or obtain a trial version of it at from the Adobe web site.

 

About AGI's InDesign Training

AGI’s team of instructors have been teaching InDesign for more than a decade. They’ve written some of the best-selling books on InDesign, and have trained some of the biggest magazines, newspapers, and catalog publishers on how to get the best images and create desired effects. Adobe has called upon our team of experts to help train their employees—so you can be confident that you are learning from the best when you take a class with AGI or hire AGI to train your group.

 

Additional Resources for Learning InDesign

 

Adobe InDesign CS6 Digital Classroom

InDesign CS6 Training Book

AGI Instructors are the authors of the Adobe InDesign CS6 Digital Classroom book.

 

 

Adobe InDesign CS5 Digital Classroom

InDesign CS5 Training Book

AGI Instructors are the authors of the Adobe InDesign CS5 Digital Classroom book.

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InCopy Training Class

In this Adobe InCopy training class, you learn to use the Adobe InCopy application and discover how it integrates with Adobe InDesign to deliver a complete solution for collaborative editorial workflow. You learn how InCopy puts copy-fitting control back in their hands, reducing the number of editorial review and revision cycles. Contact AGI about this InCopy training class, or call 800-851-9237 or 781-376-6044 to speak with an InCopy training consultant.

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Dec 30 2013 - 9:30am to Dec 31 2013 - 4:30pm
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Adobe InCopy Training Class Topics Covered

Module 1: Introducing Adobe InCopy

  • Viewing InCopy stories
  • Customizing preferences & defaults of Adobe InCopy
  • Moving through documents

Module 2: The InCopy Workspace

  • Understanding Adobe InCopy workspace basics
  • Viewing stories
  • Customizing preferences & defaults in InCopy
  • Moving through documents
  • Using recovery & undo

Module 3: Working With InCopy Documents

  • Using an InCopy workflow
  • Working with stand-alone documents
  • Saving & exporting
  • Using Frames, grids, rulers, & guides
  • Importing graphics
  • Transforming graphics
  • Controlling graphics display
  • Controlling graphics display

Module 4: Sharing Content with InDesign

  • Understanding a basic managed-file workflow
  • Sharing content
  • Working with assignment packages
  • Working with managed files
  • Adjusting your workflow

Module 5: Formatting Text in InCopy

  • Using fonts
  • Understanding leading
  • Kerning & tracking
  • Formatting characters
  • Formatting paragraphs
  • Aligning text
  • Using tabs & indents
  • Working with bullets & numbering

Module 6: Building Tables in InCopy

  • Creating tables
  • Selecting & editing tables
  • Formatting tables
  • Applying table strokes & fills in InCopy
  • Applying table & cell styles in InCopy

Module 7: Printing from InCopy

  • Setting up a printer
  • Printing stories

Module 8: Saving to PDF

  • Understanding Adobe PDF
  • Exporting to Adobe PDF

 

Adobe InCopy Training Class Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe InCopy application before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it at from the Adobe web site.

Adobe InCopy Training Class Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

This custom InCopy Training Class Level I is offered in New York City, Boston (Woburn), Orlando, Philadelphia (Conshohocken) and in Chicago, London and worldwide as a custom class.

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InDesign XML Integration Training Class

Adobe InDesign Training Class - InDesign XML Integration Overview

This custom class is designed to let you or your organization take advantage of the powerful of XML capabilities that are available within InDesign. This course develops this skills necessary to prepare content so that it can be exported out of InDesign as XML, and to use XML to import content into your InDesign documents and templates.

If you create content for distribution across multiple channels, such as print, online, or for distribution or archiving, this Adobe InDesign training class will help you take advantage of the powerful capabilities of XML. This class starts with the foundation necessary for understanding and working with XML documents. It then moves into the specific capabilities for working with XML using InDesign, including generating valid XML from InDesign, and using XML as the source for your InDesign documents. No previous XML experience is necessary, but an understanding of all features covered in InDesign Level I and InDesign Intermediate is required. This class and content can also be customized for your organization or business, and delivered either at your location or in our classrooms. Contact AGI about this InDesign training class or custom InDesign XML training or consulting.

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Dec 30 2013 - 9:30am to Dec 31 2013 - 4:30pm
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Adobe InDesign Training Class - InDesign XML Integration Course Topics

XML essentials

  • What is XML?
  • The importance of XML for repurposing content
  • Example XML workflows

XML characteristics

  • Sample XML content
  • Anatomy of an XML file
  • Viewing XML

InDesign XML essentials

  • The Structure pane
  • InDesign tags
  • Tag markers and frames
  • Mapping
  • Mapping styles to tags
  • Mapping tags to styles
  • Manually tagging text and images
  • Tagging tables and table content for export

Exporting XML in InDesign 

Importing XML in InDesign 

  • Manually importing XML content
  • Tagging objects to receive content
  • Updating XML content

Using DTDs in InDesign 

  • DTD Overview
  • DTD and Schemas
  • Creating a DTD
  • Elements within a DTD
  • Attributes within a DTD
  • Comments within a DTD
  • Linking to DTD
  • Validating XML to DTD
  • Existing DTDs

 

We recommend that you have the Adobe InDesign application before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe web site.

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official InDesign training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

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InDesign Training Class for Quark or Pagemaker Users

This Adobe InDesign training course is for you if you know QuarkXPress or PageMaker and are looking to ease the transition to InDesign. Let us show you how to harness your skills to get you up and running quickly with Adobe InDesign. This class can be completed as a one day custom class, and the curriculum has been fully updated for InDesign CS6.

This Adobe InDesign for Quark or PageMaker Users training course includes a copy of AGI's own InDesign Digital Classroom book, published by AGI and Wiley. Contact AGI about this InDesign training class

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Adobe InDesign Training Class - for Quark or PageMaker users Topics Covered

InDesign Tools

  • Other Toolbar Views in InDesign  
  • Overview of Tools in InDesign  
  • Creating New Documents in InDesign  
  • Creating Presets
  • Customize Menus in InDesign  
  • Saving Workspaces
  • Preferences in InDesign  
  • Defining and Changing Preferences
  • Trashing Preferences
  • Grids and Guides in InDesign  
  • Control Panel in InDesign  
  • Working with Panels in InDesign  
  • Navigating your document in InDesign

Converting a QuarkXPress or PageMaker File in InDesign  

  • Placing a native InDesign file (indd)
  • Customizing keyboard shortcuts
  • Creating a New InDesign Page in InDesign  
  • Specifying Frame Content in InDesign  
  • Tables in InDesign  

Graphics in InDesign 

  • Importing Layered Graphic Files and Layer comps in InDesign  
  • Text Wrap in InDesign  
  • Colors, Strokes and Fills in InDesign  
  • Effects in InDesign  
  • Transforming Objects in InDesign  
  • Transparency in InDesign  

Layers in InDesign 

Using Master Pages in InDesign 

  • Adding automatic page number to a master page
  • Local overrides
  • Adding, Deleting & Arranging Pages in InDesign 
  • Creating a Table of Contents in InDesign 
  • Creating an Index in InDesign 
  • Creating a Book File in InDesign 

Preparing Files for output in InDesign 

  • Preflight Summary in InDesign 
  • Pre-flight FontsPreflight links and images
  • Packaging Files for Output
  • Printing and PDF Export in InDesign 
  • Separations Preview in InDesign 

 

 

Adobe InDesign Training Class for Quark or PageMaker Users Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe InDesign CS5 software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe web site.

Adobe InDesign Training Class for Quark or PageMaker Users Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official InDesign training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

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InDesign Training Class - Introduction

Adobe InDesign  Training Class - Introduction

This in-depth Adobe InDesign training course will get you up-and-running in just two days or four evenings. Learn how InDesign provides refined controls for type and unprecedented control over graphics in this training class. AGI's InDesign trainers are Adobe Certified Experts and have written Adobe's official training books for InDesign, and are the authors of the Adobe InDesign Digital Classroom book.

This InDesign training class has been updated For Adobe InDesign, but training for previous versions of Adobe InDesign is also available. This Adobe InDesign training class is available as a regularly scheduled class at AGI's classroom locations as a private or custom InDesign class at your location or as an online InDesign class.

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Adobe InDesign  Training Class - Introduction Topics Covered

InDesign Essential Skills

  • InDesign tools
  • The InDesign workspace
  • The document window
  • Using guides
  • Viewing modes
  • Working with panels
  • Managing panels
  • Saving your workspace
  • Working with the Control panel
  • Navigating through a document

Building Documents with Master Pages

  • Planning your document
  • Creating a custom-sized document
  • Formatting master pages
  • Using text variables
  • Basing master pages on other masters
  • Overriding master page items
  • Adding layout pages
  • Placing formatted text
  • Adding images and text to master pages
  • Applying masters to pages

Working with Text and Type

  • Creating a text frame
  • Inputting text
  • Changing character attributes
  • Changing paragraph attributes
  • Finding and changing text
  • Checking and correcting spelling
  • Using the Glyphs panel
  • Creating Glyph sets
  • Flowing text
  • Threading text between frames

Working with Styles

  • Style types
  • Defining paragraph styles
  • Applying paragraph styles
  • Defining character styles
  • Applying character styles
  • Updating styles
  • Loading styles from another document
  • Organizing styles into groups
  • Creating object styles
  • Applying object styles

Working with Graphics

  • How InDesign handles graphics
  • Locating missing images
  • The Links panel and Link badge
  • Creating a graphic frame
  • Adding graphics
  • Repositioning graphics
  • Fitting graphics to frames
  • Placing multiple graphics
  • Wrapping text around graphics
  • Importing layered Photoshop files

Creating and Using Tables

  • Creating a table
  • Copying and pasting table information
  • Adding text to tables
  • Converting tables and text
  • Importing a table
  • Editing table options
  • Using cells
  • Merging cells
  • Defining columns and rows
  • Using graphics in cells

Using Color in Your Documents

  • Applying color to text
  • Applying color to frames
  • Creating and saving a new swatch
  • Applying Live Corner Effects
  • Applying strokes to text
  • Creating a tint reduction
  • Working with gradients
  • Using the Eyedropper
  • Updating and editing colors
  • Using and saving spot colors

Preflighting, Printing and PDF

  • Package inventory
  • Actual vs. effective resolution
  • Preflight checks
  • Packaging your document
  • Package options
  • Creating a PDF
  • Adobe PDF Presets
  • PDF Export Options
  • Separation preview
  • Printing a proof

Adobe InDesign CS6 New Features

  • About the new features
  • Content Collector
  • Linked content
  • Liquid Layouts
  • Alternate layouts
  • PDF forms
  • Primary text frame
  • ePub enhancements

 

Adobe InDesign Training Class Level I Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe InDesign software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it at from the Adobe website.

Adobe InDesign Training Class Level I Course Materials

The Adobe InDesign Level I training course includes a copy of AGI's own InDesign Digital Classroom, published by AGI and Wiley. Contact AGI about this InDesign training class

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Adobe InDesign Training Class - Intermediate

InDesign Intermediate Class Length: 2 days

This two-day (or four-evening) Adobe InDesign training course is designed for individuals who already know the fundamentals of InDesign and want to learn more advanced functions to improve speed, productivity, and accuracy. Learn more advanced styles, text formatting, graphics controls, and output in this advanced InDesign training class instructed by Adobe Certified Experts and the authors of more than 10 books on InDesign including the InDesign Digital Classroom,

This InDesign course has been updated for Adobe InDesign CS6, but training for previous versions of InDesign is also available. Available as a regularly scheduled class at AGI's classroom training centers or as a private or custom InDesign training course at your location. Also available as a live online class.

To speak with a training representative call 781-376-6044 or contact AGI using our InDesign training information form.

Adobe InDesign Training Class Intermediate Overview

This two day course is designed for individuals who already know the fundamental features of InDesign and also need to know the more advanced functions related to color controls, typesetting and output. This class is fully updated for version.  Developed by the Adobe experts who create the Digital Classroom book series, this InDesign training class take your InDesign skills to the next level.

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Adobe InDesign Training Class - Intermediate Topics Covered

Essential Skills Review

  • Using the Pages panel
  • Changing magnification
  • Placing and formatting type
  • Applying paragraph and character styles
  • Using Find/Change
  • Applying object styles
  • Placing and positioning graphics
  • Applying text wrap
  • Understanding layers
  • Applying effects

More Text and Type

  • Editing text using the Story Editor
  • Using Track Changes
  • Drag-and-drop text editing
  • Adjusting text inset
  • Vertically aligning text
  • Viewing and changing the baseline grid
  • Adding story jumps
  • Placing text on a path
  • Importing text from Microsoft Word
  • Finding and fixing missing fonts

Advanced Styles

  • Using nested styles
  • Redefining styles
  • Breaking links to styles
  • Additional style options
  • Creating a new style group
  • Using Quick Apply
  • Selecting all unused styles
  • Editing export tags
  • Sorting styles
  • GREP styles

Additional Graphics Features

  • Auto fitting
  • Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
  • Placing multiple graphics using Mini Bridge
  • Applying object styles to images
  • Using clipping paths and alpha channels
  • Removing an image background
  • Using anchored objects
  • Advanced importing
  • Importing layered Photoshop files
  • Importing InDesign layouts as graphics

Advanced Tables

  • Formatting cells and text
  • Text alignment and inset within a cell
  • Formatting text in tables by column
  • Working with tables in Story Editor
  • Defining a header cell
  • Setting column and row dimensions
  • Setting a fixed row height
  • Setting column width
  • Creating and applying cell styles
  • Creating and applying table styles

Using Effects

  • Applying opacity to objects
  • Applying effects to strokes or fills
  • Adjusting effects
  • Object styles with effects
  • Using Find/Change to apply object styles
  • Converting text to a path
  • Applying blending modes to objects
  • Working with imported transparent files
  • Applying an alpha channel selection
  • Applying a path selection

Advanced Document Features

  • Adding text variables
  • Creating a book from multiple files
  • Defining pagination and document order
  • Synchronizing book attributes
  • Creating captions
  • Creating a Table of Contents
  • Building an index
  • Adding topics
  • Adding cross-references
  • Exporting from the Book panel

Introduction to Digital Documents

  • Interactive design considerations
  • Adding a hyperlink
  • Adding buttons
  • Creating page transitions
  • Creating animations
  • Liquid Layout
  • Linked Content
  • Exporting an interactive PDF
  • Creating a SWF file
  • Adding PDF form fields

 

Adobe InDesign Training Class Intermediate Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe InDesign software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe web site.

Adobe InDesign Training Class Intermediate Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official InDesign training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

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InDesign Training Class - Advanced

Adobe InDesign - Advanced Class Length: 2 days

This Adobe InDesign training course is for you if you understand the basics of InDesign and want to master the application, improve your skills, and increase your productivity. This class helps you master the text-handling capabilities of InDesign, the advanced features, document layout and template building, long document features, and the essentials of InDesign’s XML capabilities. You will also discover how to create interactive documents for online distribution, and work effectively with the Adobe Bridge and Version Cue applications. Updated for InDesign CS6. Contact AGI about this InDesign training class.

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Adobe InDesign Training Class - Advanced Topics Covered

Productivity Enhancers

  • Customizing keyboard shortcuts
  • Using Smart Guides
  • Importing and pasting text
  • Using the Eyedropper on text
  • Applying styles efficiently
  • Nested and next styles
  • Updating styled text
  • Using libraries and snippets
  • Enabling Layout Adjustment
  • Proportionally placing graphics

Helpful Preferences

  • Applying leading to entire paragraphs
  • Enabling Smart Text Reflow
  • Controlling text wrap
  • Setting up a baseline grid
  • Changing units and increments
  • Choosing the appearance of black
  • Viewing and changing the baseline grid
  • Restoring preferences and defaults
  • Resetting warning boxes
  • Clipboard Handling

Building Templates

  • Advantages of template use
  • Creating a template layer
  • Loading swatches
  • Loading styles
  • Creating master pages
  • Basing masters
  • Overriding and detaching master objects
  • Creating styles
  • Basing styles
  • Clearing style overrides

Using Color and Transparency

  • Adjusting gradients
  • Using the Eyedropper with colors
  • Copying swatches between documents
  • Previewing color separations
  • Connecting effects and transparency
  • Feathering graphic margins
  • Blending mode options
  • Solving printing issues
  • Transparency flattener options
  • Understanding stitching

Working with Long Documents

  • Combining files into books
  • Setting the page order
  • Creating a table of contents
  • Specifying a style source
  • Synchronizing long documents
  • Creating an index
  • Adding topics and cross-references
  • Generating an index
  • Exporting a book file
  • Print Booklet

Harnessing XML

  • Viewing XML
  • Importing XML tags
  • Applying tags to text
  • Applying tags to graphic
  • Using the Structure pane
  • Exporting a document to XML
  • Importing XML data
  • Mapping tags to styles and styles to tags
  • Understanding DTD files
  • Validating XML structure

Using Data Merge

  • Merging steps
  • Choosing a data source
  • Inserting a text data field
  • Adding image fields
  • Previewing records
  • Updating data fields
  • Removing data fields
  • Replacing data fields
  • Merging records
  • Using data fields on master pages

Creating Interactive Documents

  • Adding TOC bookmarks
  • Arranging, grouping and sorting bookmarks
  • Creating a hyperlink
  • Creating a button
  • Action types
  • Changing button appearance
  • Adding a movies or sound
  • Choosing a poster frame
  • Changing movie options
  • Selecting an Acrobat format

 

Adobe InDesign Training Class - Advanced Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe InDesign software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe web site.

Adobe InDesign Training Class - Advanced Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official InDesign training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

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Questions about InDesign Training Classes? Interested in private or customized InDesign Training Classes? Call to speak with a training consultant: 781-376-6044.

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Adobe DPS Training Class

AGI instructors are Digital Publishing Suite experts. Our team has worked with major magazine, book, and educational publishers creating DPS projects. When you take an Adobe DPS training class from AGI, you learn from the best instructors who are experienced publishing professionals and the authors of more than 50 books on the Adobe Creative Suite. Adobe DPS training classes are available at our New York City, Boston, or Philadelphia locations. This Adobe DPS training class can also be taught on-site at your location.

Adobe DPS Class Length: 1 day or 2 evenings

This 1-day in-depth Adobe Digital Publishing Suite training course will get you up-and-running with creating digital documents. Learn how InDesign provides the foundation for creating folios which can be published as single-issue or multi-issue digital documents. AGI instructors have been workin with Adobe InDesign for more than a decade, and have written more than 10 books on Adobe InDesign and more than 50 books on the Creative Suite tools. AGI's books are published internationally and available at all major book sellers. You can find a complete list of our Adobe training book titles at the Digital Classroom Books website. This Adobe InDesign training class is fully updated for Version CS6 and the latest version of the DPS tools. Our DPS classes are led by Adobe experts who have delivered training to Adobe employees and have been hired by Adobe to deliver training. When you partner with AGI for DPS training, you'll learn from the best Digital Publishing Suite instructors.

 

Adobe DPS Training Class Course Dates

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Adobe DPS Training Class Topics Covered

Introduction to Adobe DPS: creating a folios and adding articles

  • Understanding DPS workflow
  • Document design considerations for DPS projects
  • Understanding the DPS workspace
  • Converting print layouts for online use
  • Creating offline folios
  • Working with articles and layouts
  • Previewing folios
  • Uploading folios and testing on iPad

Adding Audio and Video to DPS projects

  • Working with video files: full screen and in-line display
  • Adding controls for audio and video
  • Adding Posters into your DPS project
  • Understanding the Overlay Creator Panel
  • Adding audio overlays
  • Previewing audio and video

Working with Text in Adobe DPS

  • Creating articles
  • Connecting content with placeholder frames
  • Adding interior margins (text inset spacing)
  • Understanding scroll frame overlays
  • Adding scrolling text and scrolling Groups
  • Managing articles in the folio panel
  • Managing articles in the DPS dashboard
  • Previewing articles and folios

Working with Images in Adobe DPS

  • Using pan and zoom overlays
  • Creating panorama overlays
  • Defining initial zoom and starting view for images
  • Applying limits to panning
  • Creating image sequence overlays
  • Creating Slideshows in DPS
  • Adding Images into a slideshow
  • Adding Buttons with actions and states for interactivity

Adding interactivity

  • Defining multi-state objects
  • Using invisible buttons

Creating Hyperlinks and Buttons

  • Adding hyperlink overlays and buttons
  • Linking to content within a folio: articles and pages
  • Internal links within articles

Creating a Complete Folio

  • Defining folio properties
  • Defining article properties
  • Working with multiple articles in a folio
  • Defining the sequence of articles
  • Previewing folios

Understanding Single Issue vs. Multi-issue

  • Creating single issue apps
  • Creating multi-issue apps
  • Understanding entitlements and subscriptions

Advanced DPS Topics

  • Web content overlays
  • Custom viewer apps

 

Adobe DPS Training Class Course Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe InDesign CS6 software before starting the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite training class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it at from the Adobe website. We recommend that you also have strong foundation level skills with InDesign. If you lack previous skills with InDesign we recommend the following:

Adobe DPS Training Course Materials

This Adobe DPS training course includes a copy of AGI's own InDesign Digital Classroom, published by AGI and Wiley as well as AGI's Adobe DPS training curriculum. Contact AGI about this Adobe DPS training class.

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Questions about InDesign Training Classes? Interested in private or customized InDesign Training Classes? Call to speak with a training consultant: 781-376-6044.

AGI's team of experienced instructors are led by the design and usability expert and best-selling author of more than 20 books including Creative Cloud for Dummies, Creative Suite for Dummies, and Photoshop Digital Classroom. Classes are led by experienced professionals who have extensive professional and training experience.