Adobe InCopy CS3 for Professionals

Duration: 2 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
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Cost: $1095
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*This course is offered based on demand or to groups of 4-8. Please eMail for more information...

Course Synopsis

Adobe InCopy CS3 software is a professional writing and editing program that tightly integrates with Adobe InDesign CS3 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 CS3 who need an essential understanding of work•ow process using InCopy CS3 with an emphasis on real-world issues and collaborative editorial production. We highly recommend attending the Adobe InDesign CS2 class before coming to the course.

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 insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class.

What You Will Learn

Using the InCopy Interface
Assignments workflow
Standalone copyfit
Working in Layout View
Multiple text format support
Adobe PDF export options
Customizing Your Workspace
Creating and Editing Tables
Story separator
LiveEdit workflow
XML and scripting support
OpenType® support

LESSON PLANS

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

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

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

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

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

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

XML and InCopy CS3
What is XML?
Creating New Tags
Manually Applying and Managing Tags
Automating the Tagging Process
Viewing Structure
Working with and Validating DTDs
Exporting XML

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