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Adobe InDesign Conversion to ePub 1 Day - London

InDesign boasts the ability to layout and design great looking documents but also now offers the option to output to the ePub format. This popular format has become the industry standard for eBooks to be read on a wide range of eReaders including Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, Nook, computer and many more. This 1 day course is for competent InDesign users who wish to use InDesign layouts as the basis for conversion to ePub and eBook formats. No prior knowledge of ePubs is necessary, however delegates should have a good working knowledge of Adobe InDesign or have attended the 2 day InDesign introduction course.

Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will understand:

-Readers in the marketplace
-Configuring document flow
-Control of section breaks
-Anchoring content
-Using the Articles panel
-Producing a front cover
-Overcoming design issues
-Customisation of image display
-Inserting a movie (ePub 3)
-Inserting a sound (ePub 3)
-Exporting to ePub
-Schema of an ePub document
-Examining XHTML
-Examining CSS
-Validation
-Converting ePub to .mobi (Kindle)

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A bespoke version of this scheduled
course is also available to suit
your requirements & timeframe.
 
Adobe InDesign CS5 training at XChangeTraining
 

Price:
£350
 

Duration:
1 Day
 

Course Location:
Central London
 

Course Dates:
 
13 Jul    
 
7 Sep    
 
26 Oct    
 
7 Dec    
 

 

  A copy of this quality manual is available to all attendees of this course:
 
 

Adobe InDesign CS5: Visual Quick Start Guide
  Price listed is per delegate and excludes VAT.
 

XChange Training limit class size (4-8 delegates max) to ensure an excellent quality of training is provided so courses can fill up quickly. Please book up early to guarantee your place.
 

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Adobe InDesign Conversion to ePub 1 Day - London Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

ePub Overview
-Examining the ePub specification (3.0)
-Examples of existing ePub documents
-Software and hardware solutions
-What works and what doesn't

Exploring an ePub package
-How to open the package (Mac and PC)
-Structure of content
-XHTML pages
-CSS definitions
-Software in the marketplace

Document flow
-Understanding document flow
-Ways to overcome document flow issues
-Creating a front cover – options available
-Anchoring content inside the document flow
-Options for document and article flow

Producing design content
-Grouping elements
-Adding elements to articles panel
-Keeping content together

Adding text styles
-Overview of paragraph styles
-Overview of character styles
-Using Find/Change to overcome widowed styles

Images
-Defining measurements
-Examine suggested image sizes
-Full page images
-Controlling behaviour of images

Preflight check
-Using Live Preflight
-Creating a custom profile
-Exporting your profile
-Importing a profile

Creating a Table of Contents (TOC)
-Defining document structure
-Creating a TOC style
-Generating a TOC
-Updating a TOC

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Fonts
-Issues surrounding fonts
-Embedded or defaulting
-Export options for fonts

Creating a book
-Adding documents into a book
-Rearranging document order
-Synchronise styles
-Controlling chapter layout order

Export to ePub
-Document Metadata
-Cover
-Ordering
-Formatting options
-Image preservation (and overrides)
-Control control
-CSS options
-Viewing options
-Display in Adobe Digital Editions (ADE)

Cracking open the ePub
-Options for Windows
-Options for Mac
-Expand and compress (.zip)

Options for fine-tuning
-Opening ePub XHTML files
-Opening ePub CSS files
-Making edits

Validation and cleanup
-Validating your ePub
-Convert to .mobi for Kindle
-Distribute

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Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.

Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have a competent working knowledge of InDesign or has already taken the core XChange 2 day introduction to InDesign.


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Location information for this scheduled course

This course will be offered at the main XChange Training London training centre at:

5 St John’s Lane
Clerkenwell
London
EC1M 4BH

St John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is a few minutes away and the office can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes.

Courses are run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.

  

Training Centre address
Central London

Tel: 0845 363 1130
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk
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Advantages of learning Adobe InDesign CS5 with XChange Training

-XChange Training is an Adobe Certified Training Centre
-Our InDesign CS5 trainers are experienced print and design professionals with excellent knowledge of all aspects of print workflows from creating artwork to guaranteeing successful output.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-Free Course manual provided for each trainee as excellent post-course reference material.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course included in the price.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.

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