This Adobe InDesign CS2 - ACE Course is designed specially for those who wish to attain Adobe's ACE certification by sitting the related exam. The course includes full courseware and exam simulation questions.
General knowledge
List and describe key features and benefits of Adobe InDesign. (key features include: XML support, books, page layout features, text handling)
List and describe the features that allow users to manage workspaces.
Explain how Adobe InDesign provides support for interoperability with other Adobe products (products include: Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive, Acrobat)
Setting up documents
Given a scenario, describe what is affected by selecting various settings. (scenarios include: no documents open, a document open, a specific object selected)
Given a scenario, create a new document by using the Document Setup dialog box.
Create and apply document presets.
Given a scenario, create the structure of a document by using guides and grids.
Given a scenario, work with Master pages. (scenarios include: creating, applying, basing a new Master page off an existing Master page, overriding Master page items)
Create and use graphic and text placeholders and containers.
Explain how objects are organized in InDesign by using layers. (options include: viewing, locking, stacking, rearranging, selecting, copying, merging, flattening)
Working with text
Given a scenario, format text by using the appropriate palette or menu item.
Insert special characters by using the Type menu, Glyph palette, or contextual menu.
Manipulate text by using text frame options. (frame options include: threading, frame properties, resizing, text wrap, selecting text)
Create, apply, import, and modify styles by using the Character Style and Paragraph Style palettes.
List and describe the advantages and disadvantages when using OpenType, TrueType, or Type 1 fonts.
Edit text by using the Story editor.
Create and apply a nested style.
Drawing, arranging, and transforming objects
Describe how you can create and edit paths by using the appropriate InDesign tools.
Create, edit, and thread text on a path.
Modify and transform objects by using various InDesign features.
Modify the contents of frames by using various InDesign features.
Describe information that is displayed in the Info palette.
Create a stroke style by using the Stoke palette.
Working with colour
Create, edit, and apply colours to objects by using the appropriate palettes.
Explain when you would use the Swatches palette versus the Colour palette.
Given a scenario, create, modify and apply gradients to objects by using the appropriate palettes and tools.
Explain the purpose of colour management, and discuss colour management workflows in Adobe InDesign.
Describe how to create mixed inks.
Working with transparency
Given a scenario, apply transparency to an object.
Describe how Adobe InDesign supports transparency features in Placed files. (file formats include: Photoshop, Illustrator)
Given a scenario, create and/or apply the proper flattening style to achieved the desired output.
Importing and exporting files
Select the appropriate method and file format for importing text and graphics.
Given a scenario, select the appropriate options for exporting an Adobe InDesign document to PDF.
Manage placed graphics by using the Links palette including editing the original in the source application.
Managing long documents
Create a book by using the Book palette.
Create a Table of Contents and Index by using the appropriate palettes and commands.
Create and manage hyperlinks by using the Hyperlinks palette.
Synchronize styles and swatches in a book.
Preparing documents for crossmedia support
Describe workflows that are enabled by using XML.
Import an XML file into an InDesign document.
Define and assign XML tags, and export an XML file.
Map styles to XML tags by using the Tags palette and the Structure view.
Import a DTD and validate XML structure against the DTD.
Working with tables
Create and import tables.
Modify tables.
Format a table.
Create headers and footers in tables.
Prepress and outputting to print
Describe which elements are checked and flagged during the preflight process.
Describe the resulting objects when a package is prepared.
Configure print settings in the Print dialog box for various types of output.
Select the correct options in the Separations Preview palette in order to view separations on screen.
Select the correct options in the Flattener Preview palette in order to view output.
eBook authoring
Create interactivity for an InDesign document that will be exported as an eBook.
Add a movie to an InDesign document that will be exported as an eBook.
Link sounds to interactive elements in an InDesign document that will be exported as an eBook.
Before attending this course you will need to of attended the Indesing Level 1+2 and feel very comfortable with the product in both its print and web applications.
This course is for people who want to excell with indesign and explore every aspect of this industry leading tool.
Our trainers are all well experienced industry professionals who have passed their ACE exams and they will point out areas where you need further study or recommends that you go ahead for the exam straight away, but remember its a tough exam with a high failure rate.
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