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InDesign Class in Boston on May 15, 2023 Intermediate

InDesign Class - Intermediate

Mon, May 15 2023 - Tue, May 16 2023

AGI Training Boston

$695.00

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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Intermediate Adobe InDesign Class - Topics Covered

Review of Essential InDesign Skills

Using the InDesign 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

Controlling Text and Type with InDesign

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 InDesign 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 InDesign 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 in InDesign

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 InDesign's 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 InDesign 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

Creating Digital Documents using InDesign

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