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Adobe InCopy CS2 Training Course

 

Adobe InCopy CS2 for Professionals: 1 day Adobe InCopy CS2

Course Synopsis: Adobe InCopy CS2 software is a professional writing and editing program that tightly integrates with Adobe InDesign CS2 software to deliver a complete solution for collaborative editorial workflow. In this class you will get hands-on practice working with basic and advanced techniques to get the most out of your experience.

Who Should Attend: Graphic professionals using Adobe InDesign CS2 who need an
essential understanding of workflow process using InCopy CS2 with an emphasis on real-world issues and collaborative editorial production.

Prerequisites: Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insuffi cient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend
attending the Adobe InDesign CS2 class before coming to the course.

What You Will Learn:
• Using the InCopy Interface
• Working in Layout View
• Customizing Your Workspace
• Assignments workflow
• Multiple text format support
• Story separator
• XML and scripting support

Time: Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

Locations: We have company-operated facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also work with a network of rental facilities to offer our classes regularly across the United States and in Canada. Please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Related Courses: We recommend the following courses that relate to this class: Adobe InDesign CS2 and Adobe Photoshop CS3 . Please take a look at the other course outlines..

Goals: Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Registration: Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094.


Adobe InCopy CS2 Training Course Outline

 

LESSON 1
The InCopy Interface
Using the Toolbars
Accessing Palettes
Organizing Palettes
Viewing Documents
Navigating the Document Window
Customizing Galley and Story
Appearance
Viewing Multiple Stories
The Structure Pane
Adjusting Display Performance
Previewing Documents
Customizing Preferences
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Updating Your Software
Accessing the Help Files


LESSON 2
Getting Started: Creating, Opening,
Placing, and Importing Documents
User Designation
Creating a New Document
Working with Document Presets
Working with Existing InCopy Files
Working with MS Word Documents
Working with .rtf Files
Working with .txt Files


LESSON 3
Editing and Formatting Text
Editing Text
Formatting Text
Understanding OpenType
Ensuring Consistency


LESSON 4
Text Automation
Assigning a Language
Managing Dictionaries
Using Spell Check
Understanding Dynamic Spelling
Using Autocorrect
Text Macros
Using Find/Change
Using the Thesaurus

 

LESSON 5
Tracking Text Edits

User Designation
Working with Track Changes
Using the Change Info Palette
Hiding and Showing Changes
Responding to Tracked Changes
Working with Notes
Printing Stories
Exporting to PDF
Working with Embedded Metadata


LESSON 6
Working with Images, Tables, and
Footnotes
Working with Images
Working with Tables
Creating and Editing Footnotes


LESSON 7
XML and InCopy CS2
What is XML?
Creating New Tags
Manually Applying and Managing Tags
Automating the Tagging Process
Viewing Structure
Working with and Validating DTDs
Exporting XML

LESSON 8
Understanding the InCopy Workflow

LiveEdit Workflow Plug-Ins
Exporting InCopy Stories from InDesign
Opening InDesign Files
Opening InCopy Stories
Improving Effeciency with Assignments
Using Check In and Check Out
Calculating Copyfit
Unlinking InCopy Stories
Archiving Publications
Upgrading from Previous Versions

LESSON 9
Workflow Scenarios

Design-first Workflow
Content-first Workflow
Parallel Workflow

 

 

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