Adobe InDesign CC – Advanced Training

Unlock Advanced Adobe InDesign Skills: Productivity & Workflow Mastery

This course is designed for experienced Adobe InDesign users ready to take their skills to the next level. If you're comfortable adding text and images to InDesign documents and seeking to boost your productivity and workflow speed, this is the course for you. Even seasoned InDesign professionals will discover valuable techniques to enhance their design process.

What You'll Learn:

• Advanced Typography: Master advanced font tricks using Typekit & OpenType fonts, including font grouping and font pairing for visually stunning results.
• Color Mastery: Explore color themes, color modes, and professional color proofing for print projects. Learn to set permanent defaults for fonts and colors, and permanently disable hyphenation.
• Paragraph & Column Control: Gain complete control over paragraphs, auto-expanding boxes, spanning and splitting columns.
• Styles Expertise: Become a Styles master using nested styles, grep styles, next styles, and advanced object styles for consistent and efficient design.
• Data Visualization: Create beautiful charts & graphs within your InDesign documents.
• Digital Publishing: Understand the pros and cons of various digital distribution methods, including Interactive PDFs, EPUBs, and Publish Online.
• Long-Form Document Management: Become proficient in managing long, text-heavy documents using autoflowing, primary text frames, smart text reflow, cross-referencing, indexes, text variables, and the InDesign book feature.
• Workflow Optimization: Discover proven workflow tactics and shortcuts to speed up your InDesign and personal workflow.
• Interactive Elements & Scripting: Explore interactive forms and the power of InDesign scripts.
• Creative Cloud Integration: Learn to leverage advanced Creative Cloud features.
• Integration with Other Adobe Apps: Discover tips for working with Photoshop & Illustrator within InDesign.
• Exporting & Prepress: Master exporting techniques and prepress & printing tricks.

Course Content:

• 70+ comprehensive lectures
• 5+ hours of structured, in-depth content
• Advanced Fonts
• Master Styles
• Shortcut Sheet
• Create Charts & Infographics
• Create Interactive Documents
• Workflow Tactics & Shortcuts
• Speed Tips
• Advanced Creative Cloud Features
• Tips for working with Photoshop & Illustrator
• Exporting, Prepress & Printing tricks

What You'll Get:

• Finished Files: Access to all finished files for practical application.
• Downloadable Resources: Exercise files and a helpful cheat sheet.
• Community Support: Forum support from the instructor and fellow students.
• Professional Insights: Techniques used by professional graphic designers and professional workflows & shortcuts.
• Career Advancement: A wealth of resources to accelerate your career.

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for individuals who:

• Already possess basic InDesign skills (text and image insertion).
• Want to maximize their InDesign skills and speed.
• Are seeking to streamline their design workflow.
• Have completed the InDesign Essentials course and are ready for an advanced challenge.

System Requirements:

• Adobe InDesign 2018 or later (compatibility with earlier versions like CS6 is also covered). A free trial is available from Adobe.

Ready to transform your InDesign skills? Download the Completed files and Exercise files today!