Overview
Adobe InDesign CS4 is a powerful page layout tool used increasingly by editors, sub-editors writers and journalists. This course is designed for those who need to use InDesign solely in an editorial capacity.
The course looks at importing and formating text, working with different styles as well as how to use InDesign's many powerful built-in editorial features.
If you wish to learn the design and layout features of InDesign in detail, we would recommend that you take our two day Introduction to InDesign course.
This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.
Course Outline
Introduction
Tools Overview
- Using Panels
- Saving a Workspace
- The Control Panel
- Moving around your document
- Viewing Options
Placing Text
- MS Word Import Options
- Handling missing fonts
- Text flow methods
- Selecting and editing text
- Spellchecking
- Smart guides and smart spacing
Formatting text
- Applying local formats
- Applying Paragraph Styles
- Applying Character Styles
- Removing Overrides
- Editing Styles
Using the Story Editor
- Viewing and editing in the Story Editor
- Drag and Drop text
- Story Editor preferences
- Word and Character counts using the Info panel
Working with Notes
- Viewing and adding Notes
- Copy fitting with Notes
Working with Layers
- The purpose of Layers
- Creating and arranging Layers
- Assigning content to Layers
Master Pages
- Understanding Master Pages
- Adding page numbers
- Applying Master Pages
- Unlocking Master Page items
- Numbering and Section options
Minding your H&Js
- Hyphenation options
- Discretionary Hyphens
- Balancing Ragged Lines
- No Break
- Understanding the Adobe Paragraph Composer
- Optical margin alignment
Fixing Widows and Orphans
- Break Characters
- Keep Options
- Tracking
- Kerning/Tracking preferences
- Composition preferences
Working with Baseline Grids
- Viewing the Grid
- Setting up the Grid
- Aligning text to the Grid
Text Frame Options
- Text Insets
- Vertical Justification
- Ignoring a Text Wrap
Printing and Exporting
- Printing your document
- Exporting to a PDF
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