Introduction to Adobe InCopy
Duration: 1 Day
Objectives
This Adobe certified course is designed for anyone who needs to edit files using InCopy or to implement an InDesign / InCopy workflow. It allows users to learn the control mechanism of the workflow and the InCopy editing features from their local computers. It also allows delegates to experience checking out, editing and checking in files from a central server. This Adobe certified course can be customised to emulate any existing InCopy workflow delegates may be using.
Pre-requisites
Basic working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
Course includes
A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.
Course outline
Overview
- Understanding the InDesign / InCopy workflow
- Requirements and recommendations
- Layout workflows
- Assignments workflows
- Remote workflows
- Parallel collaborative workflow
InDesign CS5.5
- Understanding stories and frames
- Defining User names and colours
- The assignments panel
- Making stories editable in InDesign
InCopy CS5.5
- Understanding files and which to open
- Understanding the InCopy Views and interface
- Document Navigation
- Editing in Layout view
- Editing in story and gallery view
- Using the Eyedropper Tool for quick text styling
- Copy fitting
- Applying style sheets to text
InCopy Tools
- The Glyphs panel
- Spell checking
- Changing language
- Thesaurus
- Find / Change
- Auto correct
Tracking Changes in InCopy
- Creating and using notes
- The tracking changes feature
- Accepting and rejecting changes
Other InCopy features
- Workng with images
- Importing and replacing images
- Editing InCopy tables
- Conditional Text
Outputting from InCopy
- Printing
- Exporting to PDF
- Exporting stories
New InCopy documents
- Creating new InCopy documents and templates
- Opening work files in InCopy
- Inputting text
InDesign / InCopy Workflow features
- Layout workflows
- Editing and updating stories
- Assignment workflows
- Working with assignments
- Remote workflows
- Creating assignment packages
- Editing Assignment packages
- Updating assignment packages
- Web-based collaboration
Course Dates
London Central • London Greenwich • Bristol
London Greenwich
| All our courses run in London and Bristol, or can be tailored to requirements at your own offices. For alternative dates, please email or call us on 0208 269 4260 |
| All prices are per person and are subject to VAT |
|
15% discount for groups of four delegates.
10% discount for groups of three delegates. (This offer applies for delegates on the same public scheduled course on the same date.) |
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