Key Exercises:
Produce a multi-page publication from a template
Import Word tables and Excel worksheets
Create a table of contents
Prerequisites:
A sound working knowledge of Windows. To have undertaken a level 1 InDesign
course or have equivalent knowledge.
Objectives:
This course aims to increase your computer productivity by providing the
skills and knowledge to use the more advanced features of InDesign effectively.
Methodology:
Group and/or individual instruction, consolidation exercises, visual aids,
course documentation.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to use the following
features effectively:
Style Sheets
Building a style sheet
Creating styles
Applying styles to text on the page
Overriding a style
Templates
Creating a template
Modifying a template
Importing a style sheet into the template
OLE
Importing Word tables
Importing Excel worksheets and Graphs
Working With Type
Cutting and pasting as new stories
Widow and orphan control
Keeping headings with text
Customising the vertical ruler
Aligning text to a grid
Balancing columns
Tracking
Creating a Drop Cap
Kerning
Shrinking Text
Pasting Up Art
Placing a graphic
Masking
Importing graphics from the library palette
Placing and adjusting an inline graphic
Table of Contents
Attaching TOC to a style
Modifying paragraphs for a table of contents
Customising the table of contents
Producing the Table of Contents