Adobe InDesign CS4 Intermediate

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

This course is intended for students who want to expand their entry-level knowledge of Adobe InDesign by using advanced features and collaboration tools.

Before taking this course, students are recommended to take the following course, or have equivalent knowledge:

• Adobe InDesign CS4 Introduction

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Handle page elements
• Manage styles
• Develop complex paths
• Import and export data to external files
• Work with an XML file
• Manage long documents
• Export InDesign files to other formats
• Adjust print settings.

Lesson 1: Handling Page Elements

Topic 1A: Create Duplicate Items
Topic 1B: Handle Text Layout
Topic 1C: Create Transparency
Topic 1D: Create Anchored Objects
Topic 1E: Manage a Library

Lesson 2: Managing Styles

Topic 2A: Import Styles from Microsoft Word Documents
Topic 2B: Create Nested Styles
Topic 2C: Create Related Styles
Topic 2D: Apply Styles in a Sequence
Topic 2E: Manage Style Overrides
Topic 2F: Redefine Styles
Topic 2G: Break the Link Between Styles

Lesson 3: Developing Complex Paths

Topic 3A: Create Bézier Paths
Topic 3B: Create Clipping Paths
Topic 3C: Create Compound Paths
Topic 3D: Create Type Outlines

Lesson 4: Administering External Files

Topic 4A: Import Layered Files
Topic 4B: Merge Data

Lesson 5: Working with an XML File

Topic 5A: Integrate XML Content into a Document
Topic 5B: Import XML Content
Topic 5C: Create a Snippet

Lesson 6: Managing Long Documents

Topic 6A: Insert Footnotes
Topic 6B: Insert Text Variables
Topic 6C: Create Text Conditions
Topic 6D: Create Document Sections
Topic 6E: Create a Book
Topic 6F: Create the Table of Contents
Topic 6G: Create Hyperlinks
Topic 6H: Create Cross-References
Topic 6I: Generate an Index

Lesson 7: Exporting InDesign Files in Other Formats

Topic 7A: Export PDF Files
Topic 7B: Export Files for the Web
Topic 7C: Export Files for Animation

Lesson 8: Adjusting Print Settings

Topic 8A: Manage Colors
Topic 8B: Preview the Print Output
Topic 8C: Create Print Presets

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