Adobe InDesign: Print Production Guidelines

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InDesign Course Description

This 1-day crash course Participants through hands on practice assess the common issues that arise when preparing InDesign documents for printing and shows how to tweak PDF and document settings to ensure the perfect print. This course shows how to avoid mistakes by preparing documents correctly upfront, covering document construction, layout, ink management settings, and output options. Prepress processes in Acrobat are also covered, including accurate soft proofing and packaging in the PDF/X formats. Exercise files accompany the course.

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InDesign Course Benefits

Understanding facing pages versus non-facing pages
Creating a gatefold layout
Loading and embedding profiles
Understanding overprint vs. knockout
Understanding mixed inks and registration
Setting up multiple versions of a document with conditional text and GREP
Avoiding common font problems
Understanding RGB and CMYK

Suggested Prerequisites

Knowledge of your operating system and basic computer navigation is required for all classes. In addition, students are required to be relatively well-versed in the basics of Adobe InDesign. We also recommend that you have the Adobe InDesign software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe website.

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