Adobe InDesign CS5: Interactivity

This course consists of the following modules:

• Module 1: Introduction to Interactivity
• Module 2: Creating Documents for web
• Module 3: Animations
• Module 4: The Preview Panel
• Module 5: Buttons
• Module 6: The Timing panel
• Module 7: The Media Panel
• Module 8: Multi-state objects
• Module 9: Hyperlinks
• Module 10: Page Transitions
• Module 11: Adding Interactivity for PDF
• Module 12: Exporting to SWF
• Module 13: Exporting to flash® Professional

Course Duration: 

From the day you purchase the course, you will have 12 months access to the online study platform. As the course is self-paced you can decide how fast or slow the training goes, and are able to complete the course in stages, revisiting the training at any time. 

Method of Assessment

At the end of the course, you will have one assignment to be submitted (you need a mark of 65% to pass) and you can submit the assignment at any time. You will only need to pay £19 for assessment and certification when you submit the assignment. You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days if you have successfully passed the course.

Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate in Adobe InDesign CS5: Interactivity.

Presenter Information:

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.

COURSE CURRICULUM
Free Introduction
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