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 colourisation. 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
Synchronizing 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 colourising 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
Merging records
Overset text reports
Using InDesign scripts for automation

Harnessing the power of find/change

GREP (General Regular Expression Parser)
Searching with GREP Expressions
Saved queries
Metacharacters for searching
Searching for fonts, objects and glyphs
Preflighting and packaging your document

Exporting to PDF

Selecting PDF quality
Creating a layered PDF
Creating and applying a PDF preset
Generating output files

Determining output settings
Ensuring correct bleeds
Sending oversized pages
Selecting InDesign printing options

Venue

Date: 22 May 2008 to 23 May 2008
Location: Please contact us, Johannesburg
Cost: Please contact us

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