InDesign Advanced (1 Day)

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Interactive & Digital Publishing

• Creating interactive PDFs with hyperlinks, bookmarks, and buttons
• Designing digital publications, slide decks, and digital forms
• Adding audio, video, and animation effects with the Timing panel
• Exporting to EPUB (Fixed Layout and Reflowable) and Publish Online

Lesson 2: Data Merge, Automation & Variables

• Setting up data-driven layouts using Data Merge and CSV/TXT files
• Target page generation for personalized collateral, badges, and catalogs
• Working with Text Variables for dynamic content (metadata, chapter names)
• Utilizing scripts for batch production and automated tasks

Lesson 3: High-End Color Management & Printing

• Color settings, soft proofing, and spot-to-process conversions
• Overprint Preview, Ink Manager, and Separations Preview
• Transparency flattener presets and PDF/X standards compliance
• Advanced export settings for commercial print vendors

Lesson 4: Complex Layouts, Vector Graphics & Accessibility

• Advanced Anchored Objects and inline graphics placement
• Pathfinder tools, compound paths, and custom frame shapes in InDesign
• Tagging content and managing Reading Order for PDF Accessibility (Section 508 / WCAG compliance)
• Multi-state objects (MSOs) for advanced interactive layouts