Adobe InDesign Level 2 (Advanced)

In Adobe InDesign Level 1 (Basic) you were introduced to the many features that help you create professional looking documents. Now you need to create much lengthier interactive documents that need to be accessed across a range of devices. In Adobe InDesign Level 2 (Advanced), you will learn advanced InDesign techniques to enhance the look and functionality of your documents.

Using Adobe InDesign, you can create interactive documents and export them for viewing in a web browser with various features such as buttons, page transitions, movies and audio files, hyperlinks, and animation. You have the ability to assign color profiles and establish print presets. In creating longer documents, you'll be able to include such features as a table of contents, footnotes, cross-references, and an index.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Adobe InDesign to create and deliver professional looking printed and interactive documents.

Section 1: Preparing Documents for Multiple Formats

Build Layout Versions

Link Content

Section 2: Managing Advanced Page Elements

Create Repeating Content

Change Text Layouts

Create Transparency

Anchor Objects and Manage a Library

Section 3: Managing Styles

Import Styles from Microsoft Word Documents

Manage Styles

Section 4: Building Complex Paths

Create Bezier Paths

Create Clipping Paths

Create Compound Paths

Section 5: Managing External Files and Creating Dynamic Documents

Import External Files

Create Document Sections

Insert Text Variables

Create Interactive Documents

Section 6: Managing Long Documents

Create a Book

Build a Table of Contents

Create Hyperlinks and Cross-References

Generate an Index and Insert Footnotes

Section 7: Publishing InDesign Files for Other Formats and Customizing Print Settings

Export PDF Files for Print

Export Interactive PDF Files and Files for Animation

Export Files for the Web

Manage Colours

Preview the Print Output

Create Print Presets