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Classes offered:

Page Layout

Adobe InDesign

Adobe InCopy

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe PageMaker

QuarkXPress

Microsoft Publisher

Graphics

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Video Editing

Adobe Premiere

Adobe After Effects

Web Design

Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe Contribute

Adobe GoLive

Adobe Flash

Adobe Fireworks

Web Technologies

Adobe ColdFusion

Adobe Flex

Adobe Flash Media Server

Specialty Programs

Adobe Acrobat

FileMaker Pro

Microsoft Office

Markzware FlightCheck

Enfocus PitStop Pro

Specialty Topics

Preflight & File Prep

Spot-Color Printing

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Adobe InCopy

Understanding the LiveEdit Workflow

LiveEdit purpose

      Old-Style Workflow

      LiveEdit Workflow

InDesign (IDCS2) functions

      InCopy Plug-Ins

InCopy (ICCS2) functions

Server setup

      Job Folder setup

Cross-Platform Issues

      Fonts

      Graphics

      File Extensions

Introduction to ICCS2/IDCS2

Palettes

      Layers

      Character/Paragraph

      Character Styles/Paragraph Styles

      Swatches

      Links

      Assignments (ICCS2 only)

Saving Workspaces

Menus & Tools review

Story Views

      Layout

         Zoom in/out options

      Story

         Collapse/Expand stories

      Galley

      Display settings for Story/Galley views

Common IDCS2 & ICCS2 Editorial Features

Notes

      Inserting, Viewing

Importing Text

      MS Word Import

         Import with Styles

      Paste without formatting

Drag & Drop Options

Inserting & Viewing Characters

      Special Characters

      White Space

      Glyphs

         Custom Glyphs

      Viewing Hidden Characters

      Break Characters vs. Style settings

Case Change

Spell Check

      User Dictionaries

    Dynamic Spell Checking

         Correcting/User Dict.

Auto-Correct Options

Text Formatting

      Manual

      Styles

      Quick Apply

      Apply Next Style


Find/Replace

      Special Characters

      Formatting options

Bullets & Numbers

Footnotes

Tables

      Insertings, Editing

      Importing Tables from Word & Excel

ICCS2 Exclusive Editorial Features

Track Changes

      Activating

      Accepting/Rejecting changes

Thesaurus

Text Macros

Position Marker

Copyfit (limited overset in IDCS2)

Transpose

Common Graphic Features

Image Import

      Formats

      Layer Control for PSD & PDF files

      Positioning Graphic

      Fitting Graphic

Workflow from the Start

LiveEdit with IDCS2

Setup

      Specify User name

      Show Frame Edges if necessary

Creating Assignments

      Assignment Options

Editing Stories in IDCS2

      Checking In/Out

Updating Other Assignments in IDCS2

LiveEdit with ICCS2

Opening Assignments in ICCS2

      Checking Assignments In/Out

      Editing stories

Updating Layout in ICCS2

Starting New Stories from ICCS2

Importing Styles

Additional ICCS2 Features

(covered time permitting or upon request for custom classes)

Creating Styles

      Paragraph

      Character

Advanced Table Formatting

Creating New Swatches

Tabs

Editing Keyboard Shortcuts

Using Version Cue

ICCS2 Expansion Options

Editor Log-In/Workflow Tracking

Woodwing Smart Connection

Managing Editor TruEdit