Adobe InDesign CS3

Adobe InDesign CS3
This instructor-led course in Adobe InDesign CS3 is ideal for the beginning to intermediate student who wants to master the key features of this program, Using project-based lessons the instructor builds upon the designer's growing knowledge of the program while reinforcing the most important skills learned in each lesson. InDesign CS3 has been updated to accelerate user productivity with loads of new features: new Photoshop effects--including gradient feathering, inner shadows, and glows--that you can apply to objects on a page; finer transparency controls, which let you apply transparency settings independently to an object's fill, stroke, and content for more complex visual looks; numerous productivity enhancements; advanced find/change features; new table and cell styles; export to XHTML, and more.

Course Outline | Adobe InDesign CS3 — Introduction

Setting Up Your Document

  • Starting a new document
  • Creating, editing, and applying multiple master pages
  • Setting document defaults
  • Adjusting the pasteboard size and bleed area
  • Creating section markers
  • Overriding master page items on document pages
  • Adding text wrap to a graphic
  • Adding graphics and text to document pages

Working with Frames

  • Modify frames using the Selection and Direct Selection tools
  • Resizing and reshaping text and graphic frames
  • Cropping a graphic
  • Scaling an image
  • Moving a graphic within its frame
  • Converting a graphics frame to a text frame
  • Converting shapes from one type to another
  • Wrapping text around an object
  • Creating and rotating a polygon
  • Aligning graphic objects
  • Working with groups

Importing and Editing Text

  • Entering text into text frames
  • Flowing text manually and automatically
  • Loading and applying styles from other documents
  • Threading text
  • Using semi-autofow to place text
  • Using Find and Change features
  • Adding a page continuation note
  • Checking spelling in a document
  • Using drag and drop method
  • Using the Story Editor

Working with Typography

  • Creating and using a baseline grid
  • Changing type spacing and appearance
  • Creating special characters
  • Creating a tabbed table with leaders and hanging indents
  • Inserting special characters in text using Open Type fonts

Working with Color

  • Adding colors to the Swatches pan
  • Applying colors to objects
  • Creating dashed objects
  • Creating and applying gradient swatches
  • Creating spot colors and tints
  • Specifying a color management engine
  • Specifying default source ICC profiles
  • Embedding ICC profiles in graphics created in other apps

Working with Styles

  • Creating and applying Object styles
  • Creating and applying Character styl
  • Creating and applying Paragraph styles
  • Creating and applying Table styles
  • Nesting Character styles inside Paragraph styles
  • Creating Style groups
  • Importing and applying styles from other InDesign documents

Importing and Linking Graphics

  • Placing layered Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator graphics
  • Importing clipping paths
  • Creating clipping paths
  • Managing placed files using the Links panel
  • Using and creating libraries for objects
  • Importing graphics using Adobe Bridge
  • Importing a PDF

Course Outline | Adobe InDesign CS3 — Advanced

Creating Tables

  • Importing formatted tables from MS Word and MS Excel
  • Formatting tables with alternating row colors
  • Formatting cell and border strokes
  • Applying colors to individual rows
  • Deleting and resizing columns
  • Setting precise column dimensions
  • Placing single or multiple graphics within a cell
  • Formatting text in tables by columns and by rows

Working with Transparency

  • Colorizing an imported black-and-white graphic
  • Changing the opacity of objects
  • Adjusting transparency settings for imported graphics
  • Applying transparency settings to text
  • Applying blending modes to overlapping objects
  • Feathering objects
  • Applying multiple effects to an object
  • Editing and removing effects

Working with Long Documents

  • Joining multiple documents into a book
  • Controlling page numbering across separate documents
  • Creating running headers and footers
  • Creating a Table of Contents
  • Assigning a source document for defining styles
  • Updating book files after modifying documents
  • Creating text variables
  • Creating index references
  • Generating an index file and sorting entries
  • Editing index references

Output and PDF Exporting

  • Confirming that a file and all its elements are ready for printing
  • Generating a PDF file for proofing
  • Assembling all necessary files for printing or delivery to a service provider
  • Printing documents containing spot colors
  • Selecting appropriate print settings for fonts and graphics
  • Creating a Print preset to automate the printing process

Using XML

  • Importing XML tag
  • Applying XML tags
  • Mapping styles and tags
  • Using the Structure pane
  • Importing XML
  • Exporting XML

Course Outline | Adobe InDesign CS3 — for QuarkXPress Users

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Adobe InDesign CS3 - Intro and Adv
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$1,500
Date
1/26/09 — 1/30/09
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Course Details

Introduction

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Adobe InDesign CS3 Intro
Price
$995
Date
1/26/09 - 1/28/09
Length
3 days
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Advanced

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Adobe InDesign CS3 Advanced
Price
$695
Date
12/1/08 - 12/10/08
Length
4 days, M/W, 6-9P
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Adobe InDesign CS3 Advanced
Price
$695
Date
1/29/09 - 1/30/09
Length
2 days
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QuarkXPress Users

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Adobe InDesign for QuarkXPress Users
Price
$995
Date
3/12/09 - 3/13/09
Length
2 days
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What's Included?

Included In The Cost Of The Course: Course Book, Breakfast And Lunch, And Certification Test Voucher!

Instructor

Rich Baim

An Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Premiere Pro with over twenty years of video editing experience. Rich has a Master of Science degree in Instructional Media and was one of the beta testers for Premiere Pro 1.5. He currently works in the eLearning department at a technology center and specializes in streaming media for health education. Rich emphasizes real-world problem solving and provides "hands-on" experiences for students.

Margaret A. Gaeddert

Margaret "Margee" Gaeddert, is a certified professional designer and owner of G Art & Design in Oklahoma City. A 30 year career in design as an art director, graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer has awarded her regional, national and international awards. She has worked with Fortune 500 and 1000 corporations such as AOL, Avon, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Sony Music, CNBC.com and Gucci. Local corporations include American Fidelity, KOCO Television, Metropolitan Library Association and Sperry Van Ness. She teaches design at the University of Central Oklahoma. Gaeddert enjoys serving on the board of the Oklahoma Watercolor Association, and two design advisory boards supporting education in Oklahoma. She holds a bachelor's of fine arts degree and is an accomplished award winning fine artist in watercolor media, calligraphy and caricature art.

Jason Gaines

Mr. Gaines is a certified professional in both Logic Pro 8 and Soundtrack 2. He is currently in demand as an instructor of both applications. Current projects include independent film work and collaboration on the television series, LA Ink. Jason Gaines is a New York City based trumpeter, composer and arranger. He has performed and recorded with some of the most influential performers in the jazz idiom including Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Gerald Wilson and others. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music, New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University.

Doug Hanley

Doug Hanley is a Mac support veteran of over 16 years and a user group founder. He is the President of MacTEK Consulting & Training, Inc., a computer consulting firm and Apple Authorized Training Center in Las Vegas. Doug is an Apple Certified Trainer and Apple Certified System Administrator. In his free time he is a regular Co-host on the Computer Outlook, a syndicated radio show at www.computeroutlook.com.

Foster Johnson

Foster Johnson is the Owner and Lead Creative for Foster Johnson Studios. He has 10 years of professional creative development and leadership experience in interactive, print and advertising, executing creative direction, art direction and team strategy. An architect of numerous web based commerce and database connectivity solutions, as well as e-commerce, telecoms, entertainment, advertising, publishing, photography and video for broadband. Johnson is an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) with expert level application skills in Adobe Creative Suite 3, including: Flash using ActionScript 3.0, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects Pro, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Captivate 3.0, LiveCycle ES as well as QuarkXPress and web application development using advanced CSS, SQL, AJAX, XML, RSS, Google AdSense and AdWords.

Rick Allen Lippert

Rick Allen Lippert is president of Lippert Media in Oklahoma City with 30 years experience on both sides of the camera. Specializing in industrial production, he has won numerous awards for his writing, producing, and directing for clients such as the Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma City University, the City of Oklahoma City, the University of Central Oklahoma, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.His commercial clients include CompSource Oklahoma and Dane Design. Rick has been using Final Cut Pro since version 1.25. As an adjunct instructor, he teaches video production at Oklahoma City Community College and media writing at the University of Oklahoma.

Kiri Roberts

Kiri Christopher Roberts is the creative director of One Media USA, a media production house located in Albany, NY. Born in Zimbabwe, Kiri migrated to the UK where he received a Masters in Audio Production from the University of Westminster in London. With a diverse international experience he has worked on music production, TV commercials, documentary films, music videos and currently ‘Frozen River’ the movie. Kiri is also a contributing writer for the Edit-Well magazine whose editor is Larry Jordan of LA. Kiri balances his time between his business and as a trainer for Apple Pro Apps. He is an Apple Certified end user and trainer for Motion 3, FCP6, STP2 & Logic 8.

Luisa Winters

Luisa Winters has been in the professional videography industry for 17 years. An awards winning videographer / editor, her tips make editing and compositing more productive, faster, and far more inventive. Luisa is a featured instructor for NAB, Government Video Expo, DV Expo, CES, NAB - NY and PMA. An accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator and graphics designer, her compositions have been seen on broadcast TV as well as in private video productions. She has created and edited scores of video and web projects for dozens of corporate, government, and educational, commercial and private clients. Luisa has conducted training sessions and master classes for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Flash and Encore DVD. Luisa is a Johns Hopkins University Graduate and is fluent in both English and Spanish.

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