During this excellent InDesign CS5: Interactivity you will gain insight into the new interactive features and publishing models available with InDesign CS5. The course has been created by an expert instructor with years of experience, as you can imagine, you will be given an abundance of insider knowledge and tips.
Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.
James Lockman is the owner of James Lockman Consulting, a digital workflow consulting and training company. James holds a degree in physics and applied physics from Yale University, and has years of experience teaching high school and college physics. James joined Working Words & Graphics in 1995 to head its Digital Prepress division. Since then, he has become a technical resource for manufacturers, software vendors, printers, agencies and graphic designers worldwide. His long practical experience with PostScript and PDF workflows, coupled with his teaching skills, make a great fit for training technical subjects.
James is an Adobe Certified Creative Suite Master and Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Consultant. With customers ranging from large agencies to small boutique newspapers, his expertise in Acrobat and web-based collaboration make them more agile in today’s electronic document workflows. He is a frequent presenter at industry events and online for Adobe Systems. James is also a seasoned instructor. In the early 1990s, he taught physics at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts and at Worcester Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts. He also taught Astronomy and Physics at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, where he studied Physics and Electrical Engineering. On graphics subjects, he is the host of several Total Training series, including Total Training for Acrobat 9 Essentials and InDesign CS4 Essentials, and has more titles in the works.
James lives in Maine with his wife and three sons, and enjoys making maple syrup and playing the tuba.
If you pass the exam successfully then you will be awarded a certificate in InDesign CS5: Interactivity.
With this qualification, you are able to fulfil various roles in a range of industries, such as:
PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide any software with this course.
1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERACTIVITY | |||
1. Why Choose InDesign? | |||
2. Expectations for Web Design & PDF | |||
3. Motion, States & Buttons | |||
4. Export Methods for Interactive Documents | |||
2: CREATING DOCUMENTS FOR WEB | |||
1. Setting Up a New Document & Saving a Preset | |||
2. Differences between Web & Print Documents | |||
3. Working with Templates | |||
4. Preparing for Web Documents | |||
3: ANIMATIONS | |||
1. Animations Explained | |||
2. Naming Objects & Layers | |||
3. The Relationship between Flash®& InDesign | |||
4. Adding Animation to a Object | |||
5. Working with Motion Presets | |||
6. Creating a Motion Path | |||
7. Adjusting Animation Settings | |||
8. Animation Event Triggers | |||
4: THE PREVIEW PANEL | |||
1. Previewing Motion Content & Selections | |||
2. Previewing Pages | |||
3. Previewing the Entire Document | |||
4. Adjusting the Preview Settings | |||
5: BUTTONS | |||
1. Creating Buttons | |||
2. Using Sample Buttons | |||
3. Button Event Triggers | |||
4. Button Actions | |||
5. Releasing Buttons | |||
6: THE TIMING PANEL | |||
1. Timing Hierarchy | |||
2. Reordering Animations | |||
3. Linking Events | |||
4. Adding Delays | |||
7: THE MEDIA PANEL | |||
1. Adding & Playing Back a Sound | |||
2. Triggering Sound | |||
3. Adding Video | |||
4. Setting Video Playback Options | |||
5. Connecting to Streaming Video | |||
8: MULTI-STATE OBJECTS | |||
1. Creating Multi-State Objects | |||
2. Working within States | |||
3. Applying Animations to States | |||
4. Triggering State Changes | |||
9: HYPERLINKS | |||
1. Creating Hyperlinks | |||
2. Internal Hyperlinks | |||
3. External Hyperlinks | |||
4. Buttons vs. Hyperlinks | |||
10: PAGE TRANSITIONS | |||
1. Using Page Transitions | |||
2. Choosing Page Transitions | |||
3. Applying Page Transitions Automatically | |||
11: ADDING INTERACTIVITY FOR PDF | |||
1. Creating Bookmarks | |||
2. Making a Table of Contents Interactive | |||
3. Adding Buttons for Navigation | |||
4. Exporting to Interactive PDF | |||
12: EXPORTING TO SWF | |||
1. The Benefits of SWF | |||
2. SWF Export Options | |||
3. Using an Exported SWF on a Web Page | |||
13: EXPORTING TO FLASH® PROFESSIONAL | |||
1. The Benefits of Flash | |||
2. FLA Export Options | |||
3. What to Expect in Flash | |||
4. Credits |