Duration 1 days

Objectives

If you're thinking of moving to InDesign from QuarkXPress, or simply need to learn InDesign quickly, this is the course.

Take the worry out of migrating from QuarkXPress to InDesign. Learn InDesign's powerful tools and streamlined interface, and become more productive and begin to efficiently tackle even complex projects. This compelling training program will help you make a quick start for a painless move from Quark to the new and improved page layout capabilities offered by Adobe InDesign.

Learn how to adapt and adjust your workflow to embrace Adobe’s next-level page layout program.

Increase your creative efficiency as you integrate Adobe InDesign into your projects.

Requirements
Aimed at existing Quark users or anyone who is responsible for design or publications needing to understand what is required for migration between the two packages.


Course Outline

Introduction to InDesign
• The InDesign Workarea
• The InDesign Workflow
• Document views and presets
• Managing the user inteface
• Getting to know InDesign tools
• Comparison with QuarkXPress

Handling Text in InDesign
• Using files from Word, Excel and InCopy
• Linking with external text files
• Using the Story Editor
• Using text formatting features
• Flowing text in InDesign
• Creating text frames
• Spell Checking

Formatting text in InDesign
• Working with character and paragraph properties
• Using Open type in InDesign
• Creating and Editing Styles
• Applying Style Sheets
• Local Styles

Using Colour
• Overview of InDesign colour Management
• Handling CMYK, Spot and Process Colour
• Using Additional Colours
• Using Gradients
• Swatches - editing, saving and opening
• Using the Eyedropper Tool

Sending your work to the Printer
• Overview of workflow
• InDesign pre-flight checks
• Exporting to PDF
• Printing Files
• Previewing Separations and Overprint
• Proofing Setup and Inks Manager

Migration Considerations
• Key points about migrating to InDesign
• Cross-training to InDesign and InCopy
• Workflow adaptation
• Using existing Quark documents in InDesign