Course Content for London, Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds (Cardiff outline at bottom)
Managing your workspace
• Organizing Your Palettes
• Advanced Zooming and Navigation
• Advanced View Options
• Dragging Items Between Documents
• Third-Party plug-ins
Page Layout
• Master Page Tips and Tricks
• Using Facing Pages
• Using Libraries
• File Formats
Type
• Advanced Style Sheet Tips
• Managing Long Documents
• Indexing
• Table of Contents
• Text Gradients
• Hyphenation and Justifi cation
• Tracking and Kerning
Drawing
• Mastering the Pen Tool
• Pen Tool Shortcuts
• Compound Paths
Where Text Meets Graphics
• Inline Graphics
• Creating Type Outlines
• Text Wrap Options
• Using Transparency
Importing and Exporting
• Adding Excel or Word Tables
• Import Text Options
• Import Graphic Options
• PDF Styles
• Export Options
Long Documents
• Adding Indexes
• Using Table of Contents
• Numbering & Section Options
The XML Factor
• What is XML?
• Adding Structure with XML
• Exporting to XML
• Mapping Styles to Tags
• Tips for Working with XML
• Libraries for Effi cient XML Production
Color
• Using the Eyedropper to Create New Swatches
• Spot or Process?
Printing
• Using Printer Styles
• Color Separations
• Understanding the Print Menu
• The Transparency Flattener
• Preflight and Package
Scripting
• Using the Script palette
• Editing the Scripting Label
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Course Content for Cardiff
Advancing the basics
• Organizing your panels and workspace
• Menu shortcuts and configuration
• Advanced zooming and navigation
• Advanced view options
• Hidden navigation
• Focus selection
• Dragging Items Between Documents
• Third-Party plug-ins
• Document History
• Butterfly magic
Layers
• Paster Remembers
• Multi-lingual export options
Page Layout
• Master Page Tips and Tricks
• Using Facing Pages
• Using Libraries
• Searching metadata
• Layout adjustment
File Formats
• Compliant files for import
• Illustrator, PDF and Photoshop formats
Type
• Advanced Style Sheet Tips
• Managing Long Documents
• Indexing
• Table of Contents
• Hyphenation and Justification
• Glyph sets and opentype / unicode
Text Variables
• Defaulting
• Create custom variables
• Implementing into your workflow
Drawing
• Mastering the Pen Tool
• Pen Tool Shortcuts
Where Text Meets Graphics
• Inline Graphics
• Creating Type Outlines
• Special outline effect
• Text Wrap Options
• Using Transparency
Automation
• Quick apply
• Editing quick apply
• Data merge
Print Production
• Checking object resolution and colour
• Overprinting
• Non printing objects
• Advanced preview
Importing and Exporting
• Adding Excel or Word Tables
• Import Text Options
• Import Graphic Options
Long Documents
• Adding Indexes
• Using Table of Contents
• Numbering & Section Options
Color
• Using the Eyedropper to Create New Swatches
• Spot or Process inks
• Generating mixed ink groups and swatches
Strokes
• custom stroke configurations
• accessing stroke easter eggs
Printing
• Using Printer Styles
• Color Separations
• Understanding the Print Menu
• The Transparency Flattener
• Preflight and Package
PDF Export Engine
• PDF Export Styles
• PDF/X ISO standards
• Compression algorithms
• Meeting both flattened and live transparency standards
• PDF/X-4 and layer handling
• Colour mapping and options for CMYK
• Security options
• Colour conversion to DeviceCMYK |
