| Our Advanced InDesign course shows experienced InDesign users how to create more complex page layouts, work with longer documents and use eye-catching special effects. Delegates will learn how to use InDesign's book and library facilities to maintain consistency across multiple documents, how to add bookmarks, links and other interactive elements to PDF documents. The advanced use of styles, including graphic and table styles, is also covered. |
| Master pages |
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How master pages work
Creating master pages
Applying master pages
Setting page numbering
Using hierarchical master pages |
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| Working with text |
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Working with layers
Moving items between layers
Setting layer options
Changing the stacking order
Using layers with master pages
Automatic layout adjustment
Setting options for layout adjustment
Using clipping paths |
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| Typography |
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Typographic
shortcuts
Using the Single Line Composer
Using the Paragraph Composer
Highlighting composition problems
Creating hanging punctuation
Manual kerning
Using optical kerning
Inserting special characters
Creating drop caps
Hyphenation and justification |
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| Longer documents |
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Creating a table of contents
Creating an index
Using the Book palette
Creating a book list
Synchronising styles and colours
Printing a book list
Exporting a book list as PDF
Page numbering across books
Creating libraries
Adding and using library elements
Searching libraries |
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| Interactivity |
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Automatically generating links
Generating bookmarks
Using the button tool
Button options
Choosing events
Creating web links
Embedding Flash video
Exporting interactive PDFs
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| Drawing |
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Using the drawing tools
Creating freehand shapes
Creating bezier curves
Manipulating shapes
Using the Transform palette
Aligning objects
Using the eye-dropper tool |
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| Special effects |
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Placing text on
a path
Creating drop shadows
Working with transparency
Exporting transparency
Blend modes
Feathering
Corner effects
Creating multi-colour gradients
Converting text to paths |
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