Learn to utilise the full capabilities of complex nested styles, table styles, and anchored objects.
Explore the nuances of effects, transparency and black and white image colorisation.
Take advantage of InDesign automation scripts, data merge and XML.
Topics include:
Styling tables, objects and more
Managing long documents
Working with XML
Transparency and effects
Creating interactivity
Preparing for print

Below is an outline of the course curriculum:

Working with tables
Formatting borders and alternating row colors
Using graphics within tables
Creating cell styles and table styles

Drawing vector graphics
Setting up the document grid
Working with guides
Using the drawing tools
Changing the shape of existing segments
Creating compound paths

Working with character and paragraph styles
Review of character and paragraph styles
Creating complex nested styles
Saving and importing character and paragraph styles
Synchronising styles across documents

Working with anchored objects
Inline anchored objects
Custom positioning
Text flow and anchored objects
Text-wrap

Working with object styles
Creating object styles
Saving and importing object styles

Combining files into books
Defining a book
Creating a book file
Setting the order and pagination
Creating the table of contents
Maintaining consistency across book files
Indexing the book

Working with transparency
Importing and colorising black and white images
Using effects
The transparency flattener

Working with XML
XML basics
Importing XML into InDesign
Styling XML content

Using data merge
Creating a target document
Adding image fields to your data source file
Working with the data merge panel
Using data field placeholders on master pages
Changing data source files
Content placement options

Preflighting and packaging your document
Exporting to PDF

Venues

Date: 28 July 2008 to 29 July 2008
Location: Johannesburg

Date: 28 August 2008 to 29 August 2008
Location: Johannesburg

Contact: Heather Botha
Company name: 2B Studio
Telephone number: +27 82 344 5509
Email address training@2bstudio.co.za