You will explore the new features of Adobe InDesign CS2
Adobe Training Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend that you take the following course: InDesign CS (or earlier versions).
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Target Student
The target students for this course are existing users of InDesign, ideally InDesign CS users.
Hardware Requirements
- An Intel® Pentium® II, III, or 4 processor.
- 128 MB of RAM.
- A minimum of 312 MB of available hard-disk space.
- 1,024 x 768 resolution monitor with a 16-bit video card (24-bit recommended).
- A 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:
- design documents.
- manipulate text.
- construct objects by utilizing object styles, story formatting, object transformation, and shape conversion.
- handle color.
- manage assets.
- transport files.
- manage long documents.
- utilize the new features of XML within InDesign.
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft® Windows XP.
- Adobe® InDesign® CS2.
Adobe Training Course duration
0.5 Day(s)
Adobe Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Designing Documents
- Topic 1A: Create and Use a Snippet
- Topic 1B: Create and Use Anchored Objects
- Topic 1C: Create the Structure of a Document
- Topic 1D: Utilize Data Merge on Masters
Lesson 2: Manipulating Text
- Topic 2A: Create a User Dictionary
- Topic 2B: Import a Word List into a User Dictionary
- Topic 2C: Manage Text
- Topic 2D: Apply Styles to Text and Objects
Lesson 3: Constructing Objects
- Topic 3A: Create an Object Style
- Topic 3B: Format a Story
- Topic 3C: Apply Transformations to Selections
- Topic 3D: Convert Shapes
Lesson 4: Incorporating Color
- Topic 4A: Select Colors Using the Color Picker
- Topic 4B: Load and Save Swatches Using the Swatches Palette
Lesson 5: Managing Assets
- Topic 5A: View Assets with Adobe Bridge
- Topic 5B: Apply Metadata and Keywords to Assets in Adobe Bridge
- Topic 5C: Set Options for the Creative Suite Color Settings
Lesson 6: Transporting Files
- Topic 6A: Work with Layered Files
- Topic 6B: Save in the Interchange File Format
- Topic 6C: Import Materials from Microsoft Word
Lesson 7: Managing Long Documents
- Topic 7A: Insert Footnotes
- Topic 7B: Format Footnotes
Lesson 8: Utilizing XML
- Topic 8A: Import and Integrate XML
- Topic 8B: Apply XML Tags to Objects
Appendix A: ACE Objectives Map
