Introduction

• The Interface
• Using tools, palettes and menus
• Changing views & navigating
• Units and measurements
• Using the Navigator palette
• Zooming and scrolling

Creating Documents

• Creating a new document
• Creating and using frames
• Selecting frames and contents
• Using guides. rules and grids
• Optimising preferences

Formatting Text

• Defining styles
• Handling missing fonts
• Paragraph formatting
• Leading, Kerning and Tracking
• Drop Caps, Tabs and Leaders
• Character-level formatting
• Creating paths from text outlines

Working With Text frames

• Placing and typing text
• Text frame options
• Linking and unlinking frames
• Flowing text through frames
• text frame options
• Using Find/Change
• Using the Spell Checker

Golden rules (In every section!)

• Essential tips to avoid pitfalls
• Golden rules for maximum productivity
• Tried & tested best practices
• Industry-standard expert techniques

Page Management

• Using the Pages palette
• Targeting pages
• Creating grids
• Using rulers and guides
• making use of the Info palette
• Working with layers

Working With Colour

• Spot and process colour
• CMYK and RGB Colour spaces
• Working with swatches
• Creating tints
• Applying colour to fills and stokes
• Using the gradient tools

Paragraph Styles

• Character and paragraph styles
• Creating styles
• Editing and applying styles
• Removing style formatting
• Creating drop shadows
• Feathering edges

Image Placement

• Different file formats
• Placing and Resizing images
• fitting options
• Clipping Paths

Printing

• Printing to screen
• Packaging for output
• Preflight Checks
• Exporting Pdfs