InDesign CS3: Advanced

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Description: This ILT series course builds on the fundamentals taught in InDesign CS3: Basic. Students will learn how to create multiple-page spreads, tint and gradient swatches, object libraries, and snippets. Students will learn how to use Step and Repeat; vector, clipping, and text paths; manually resize type, apply a nested style; create a type mask; control leading and alignment; learn composition methods and keyboard shortcuts; use layers in placed graphic files; use transparency and lighting effects; apply object styles and transform objects; convert text to a table, modify tables; import Word and RTF documents; edit text in Story Editor; use special characters and Open Type fonts; create anchored objects; create sections in a document; generate a table of contents and an index; insert footnotes; and combine documents into a book file and export it to PDF.

 

Course Content

Unit 1: Efficient layout

  • Topic A: Document setup
  • Topic B: Tint and gradient swatches
  • Topic C: Object libraries and snippets
  • Topic D: Item spacing

Unit 2: Vector paths

  • Topic A: Vector path creation
  • Topic B: Vector paths and pictures
  • Topic C: Vector paths and type

Unit 3: Typography

  • Topic A: Manual type resizing
  • Topic B: Quick Apply
  • Topic C: Nested styles
  • Topic D: Graphics in typography
  • Topic E: Precise leading control
  • Topic F: Composition, hyphenation, and justification
  • Topic G: Horizontal spacing
  • Topic H: Typography shortcuts

Unit 4: Graphics

  • Topic A: Layer comps
  • Topic B: Transparency
  • Topic C: Object styles
  • Topic D: Transforming objects

Unit 5: Tables

  • Topic A: Creating tables
  • Topic B: Changing table structure
  • Topic C: Formatting tables

Unit 6: Text editing

  • Topic A: Story Editor
  • Topic B: Special characters
  • Topic C: Column, frame, and page breaks
  • Topic D: Anchored objects

Unit 7: Long documents

  • Topic A: Sectioning
  • Topic B: Tables of contents
  • Topic C: Indexing
  • Topic D: Books
  • Topic E: Footnotes

Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map

  • Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives