You will use Adobe InDesign CS2 to create and design content for print and web.
Adobe Training Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course: Adobe InDesign CS2: Level 1.
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Target Student
The target student is any professional who would like to create and design print and web content. It may include graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals
Hardware Requirements
- An Intel® Pentium® III or IV processor.
- A minimum of 384 MB RAM.
- A minimum of 312 MB hard-disk space (500 MB recommended).
- 1,024 x 768 resolution monitor with a 16?bit video card (24?bit recommended).
- CD-ROM drive.
- A mouse or other pointing device.
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- administer advanced styles.
- control text.
- handle page elements, graphics, and paths.
- develop Bézier paths.
- manage long documents.
- import and export files.
- adjust print settings.
- work with XML.
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, or Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2.
- Adobe® InDesign® CS2.
- Acrobat Reader® 6.0 or later.
- QuickTime® 6.0 or later.
Adobe Training Course duration
1 Day
Adobe Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Administering Advanced Styles
- Topic 1A: Manage Style Overrides
- Topic 1B: Base One Style on Another
- Topic 1C: Import and Redefine Styles
Lesson 2: Controlling Text
- Topic 2A: Create and Use Anchored Objects
- Topic 2B: Flow Text and Inline Graphics
- Topic 2C: Handle Text Layout
- Topic 2D: Merge Data
Lesson 3: Handling Page Elements and Graphics
- Topic 3A: Duplicate Items
- Topic 3B: Locate Assets Using Adobe Bridge
- Topic 3C: Place Items from Other Applications
- Topic 3D: Align, Size, and Transform Images
- Topic 3E: Manage Libraries
Lesson 4: Developing Bézier Paths
- Topic 4A: Draw and Edit Bézier Paths
- Topic 4B: Create Compound Paths
- Topic 4C: Create Clipping Paths
- Topic 4D: Create Type Outlines
Lesson 5: Managing Long Documents
- Topic 5A: Create Document Sections
- Topic 5B: Create a Table of Contents
- Topic 5C: Generate an Index
- Topic 5D: Insert and Format Footnotes
- Topic 5E: Add and Edit Hyperlinks
- Topic 5F: Create a Book
Lesson 6: Importing and Exporting Files
- Topic 6A: Import Layered Files
- Topic 6B: Export PDF Files
Lesson 7: Adjusting Print Settings
- Topic 7A: Create Print Presets
- Topic 7B: Preview Print Output
Lesson 8: Working with XML
- Topic 8A: Integrate XML into a Document
- Topic 8B: Import XML
- Topic 8C: Export XML
- Topic 8D: Integrate XML with Tables
- Topic 8E: Create and Use a Snippet
Appendix A: ACE Objectives Map
