Adobe InDesign CS4 Essentials - I
2 Hours/Session (5 Days)

Part 1: EXPLORING THE INTERFACE
1. Start Screen, Application Bar & Workspace Menu
2. Panels, Application Frame & Tab View
3. Using the Control Panel
4. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus
5. Exploring Workspaces

Part 2: CUSTOMIZING APPLICATION PREFERENCES
1. Setting General & Interface Preferences
2. Setting Type & Composition Preferences
3. Customizing Units, Grids & Guides
4. Dictionary, Spelling, Autocorrect & Story Editor Display Preferences
5. Display Performance & Appearance of Black Preferences
6. File & Clipboard Handling

Part 3: WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS
1. Setting Up a New Document & Saving a Preset
2. Working with Templates
3. Replacing Missing Fonts & Updating Links
4. Converting Documents for Backwards Compatibility

Part 4: NAVIGATING & VIEWING DOCUMENTS
1. Navigating Pages & Layers
2. Links, Edit Original & Rotate Spread View
3. Zooming, Display Performance & Panning
4. Changing View Modes & Customizing a Proof

Part 5: MARGINS, COLUMNS, RULERS & GUIDES
1. Setting Up Units, Margins & Columns
2. Using Rulers
3. Working with Guides
4. Using Smart Guides to Align & Place Objects

Part 6: ADDING TEXT TO YOUR LAYOUT
1. Adding & Formatting Text in a Frame
2. Exploring Frame Types
3. Placing Text from a File
4. Threading Text Frames
5. Creating Text on a Path
6. Auto-Flowing Text
7. Using Smart Text Reflow

Part 7: TEXT FORMATTING OPTIONS
1. Choosing Fonts
2. Controlling Font Size & Leading
3. Changing Text Color in the Swatches & Color Panels
4. Adjusting Alignment, Tracking & Kerning
5. Using the Eyedropper Tool to Sample Text Attributes
6. Finding & Replacing Fonts
7. Adding Indents & Spacing
8. Controlling Hyphenation & Justification
9. Creating Drop Caps
10. Using Optical Margin Alignment

Part 8: FORMATTING TEXT USING STYLES
1. Creating Paragraph Styles
2. Applying Styles
3. Understanding Next Styles
4. Clearing Style Options
5. Redefining Styles
6. Importing & Managing Styles

Part 9: TABS, TABLES & LISTS
1. Formatting Text with Tabs
2. Creating, Selecting & Navigating Tables
3. Formatting Tables & Cells
4. Saving Time with Table & Cell Styles
5. Working with Bulleted & Numbered Lists

Part 10: WORKING WITH PLACED GRAPHICS
1. Exploring Bridge & Assigning Keywords
2. Placing & Scaling Images
3. Using the Free Transform, Position & Scale Tools
4. Frame & Content Fitting Options
5. Placing Multiple Files
6. Using the Links Panel
7. Building a Library

Part 11: CREATING SHAPES & USING TEXT WRAP
1. Creating Shapes & Frames
2. Customizing & Transforming Shapes
3. Aligning & Distributing Shapes
4. Applying Text Wrap

Part 12: WORKING WITH COLOR & SWATCHES
1. Introduction to Swatches
2. Choosing Colors & Creating New Swatches
3. Working with Gradients
4. Using the Kuler Panel
5. Using Transparency
6. Transparency Effects

Part 13: USING LAYERS
1. Creating Layers
2. Placing Content on Layers
3. Moving Content between Layers
4. Managing Layers

Part 14: INTRODUCING OBJECT STYLES
1. Creating New Object Styles
2. Applying Object Styles
3. Updating Object Styles
4. Defining Default Object Styles

Part 15: ADDING INTERACTIVITY
1. Making a Table of Contents Interactive
2. Creating Hyperlinks
3. Adding Buttons for Navigation
4. Adding Page Transitions
5. Exporting for the Web Using SWF & PDF

Part 16: PREFLIGHT, PRINT & PDF
1. Introducing New Live Preflighting
2. Packaging for Output
3. Understanding Printing Options
4. Printing Booklets
5. Exporting to Adobe PDF

Courses can be schedule:

Monday to Friday
Session 1: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Session 2: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Session 3: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Session 4: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Please Note:
Sessions must be completed within 30 days.
Courses are filled on a first come, first served basis and seats availability.
Complete the online registration or call (416) 652-1881 to register.
Depending on course registration levels, times may change or classes may be rescheduled or cancelled.

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