Adobe InDesign CS3 Level II

Course Description:
This course concentrates on InDesign CS3 the basics review and continue to learn skills to plan, create, edit and enhance Adobe InDesign documents using more advanced tools Students must have Level 1 InDesign CS3 comprehension and knowledge of the desktop computer environment.

Teaching Methods:
1. Lectures/Demonstrations:
Each class will be used to highlight the important material within the days lessons using interactive discussions, computer demos. and group work.
2. Labs:
Each class is dedicated to hands-on learning, facilitated by the instructor exercises will be practiced at every class as a review to solidify basic skills and continue to learn additional skills as outlined in the Session Outline. Depending on the overall skill level of each class we may or may not complete lessons in every item listed because of class time constraints.

Pages, Masters, Styles & Templates
Use of Styles, Masters, and Templates
Design New Master Document with Styles
Creating Multiple Master Pages
Importing Master Pages and Styles
Page, Section & Numbering

Shapes (review)
Creating Shapes
Converting Shapes
Frames vs. shapes
Assigning content
Edit path of shapes
Text
Text on Paths review
Text Wraps
Manipulating text wrap paths.
Creating and using Outline type

Vector Graphics & Paths
Understanding frames and vector paths
Open and closed paths
Manipulating anchor points and line segments
Drawing with the pen tools to create & edit paths
Drawing with the pencil tools
Editing paths with direct selection
Cutting paths with the scissors tool
Pathfinder Commands
Clipping Paths
Compound Paths

Level 2 Document Control
Layers and the Layers Palette
Special Charaters
Importing and updating linked Graphics
Creating Tables
Exporting Files

Advanced Skills Time Allowing
Creating Interactive Documents