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GRT 433 - InDesign III

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech
This advanced course in Adobe InDesign goes beyond the basics of desktop publishing. Students expand their skills to produce complex documents for commercial print, and interactive documents for e-publishing. Students will learn to apply XML data to multiple documents, apply database variables and study collaborative workflow techniques.
Prerequisite: GRD 415 , GRD 430  or instructor permission
Competencies
  1. Demonstrate understanding of constructing InDesign Books.
    1. Construct an InDesign book from multiple documents.
    2. Construct section numbering in the multi-document book.
    3. Create an automatic Table of Contents using paragraph styles.
    4. Generate an index for a book using automatic indexing feature.
    5. Utilize story book editor to maintain changes and edits in content.
    6. Synchronize settings.
  2. Work with advanced text-formatting options in a document
    1. Set and apply advanced paragraph numbering
    2. Modify advanced type settings in preferences
    3. Utilize Open Type features
    4. Use Story Editor to modify and edit text
    5. Control hyphenation and justification
    6. Setup baseline grid to text leading specifications
    7. Insert and apply conditional text
    8. Create a GREP expression style and apply to text
    9. Add and modify footnotes
  3. Create an e-book for publishing to table device.
    1. Create a linear layout for a book document.
    2. Apply styles as appropriate to graphics and text.
    3. Link images and graphics to text for placement.
    4. Create a TOC style for export.
    5. Create a single file e-pub.
    6. Create a multiple file e-pub.
    7. Use the articles panel to organize chapters.
    8. Control text flow and tables for proper export.
    9. Understand image resolution, appearance, and position control.
    10. Troubleshoot and repair via html/css editing.
  4. Demonstrate understanding of variable data features.
    1. Create a document utilizing the Mail Merge feature.
    2. Generate variable text utilizing the Data Merge feature.
    3. Generate variable images utilizing the Data Merge feature.
    4. Generate a single record merged document.
    5. Generate a multiple record merged document.
    6. Apply installed scripts to automated tasks.
  5. Prepare interactive projects using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.
    1. Repurpose a multi-document project for digital publication.
    2. Construct liquid layouts for specific mobile device layouts.
    3. Apply inline graphics and styles specific for e-publishing content.
    4. Apply various interactive features for e-publishing content.
    5. Test publications in mobile content viewer.
    6. Export publication for mobile device usage.
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of digital published products.
    1. Discuss the inherent differences between digitally published and print published products.
    2. Differentiate between e-pubs and interactive published magazines.
    3. List publishing resources and restrictions.
    4. Discuss the process of getting a project published.



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