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| Duration: | One Day | ||||||||||||||||||
| Public Course: | £345 + VAT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Individual tuition: | £495 + VAT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Times: | 10am - 4.30pm | ||||||||||||||||||
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InDesign Editorial
Adobe InDesign is a powerful page layout and text programme. If you use it solely in an editorial capacity you will never need to use many of its advanced design features. This course looks at importing and formating text, working with different styles as well as how to use InDesigns many built-in editorial features for maximum benefit.
If you wish to learn the design features, we would recommend that you take our two day Introduction to InDesign course.
Who should attend
This course has been created for editors, journalists and indeed anyone who will be working in an editorial capacity with this program.
Key Topics
Importing and formating text
Using the Story Editor
Working with Notes
Using Layers
Master Pages in InDesign
H & J's
Using the Baseline Grid
Printing your document
Course Content
| 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 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 Questions and answers |