InDesign CS5.5 eBooks
Class timetable | Course outline
Course Description
Go digital. Digital publications are outselling traditional printed publications - its a huge growth industry. On this course you will learn to create ePub files which can be read on Apple’s iPad, iPhone, Nook and other eReaders. Plus you will learn to create Mobi files for Amazon’s Kindle. Please note you will need InDesign CS5.5 to take advantage of these new ePublishing features.
Prerequisites
Students should have completed InDesign CS5 Fundamentals - or have intermediate knowledge of InDesign. An understanding of HTML and CSS is helpful but not required.
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InDesign CS5.5 eBooks Course Outline
Session 1
- Exporting an ePub (The Main eBook File Format)
- Previewing the ePub in Adobe Digital Editions
- Controlling Image Size: Fixed vs Relative to Page
- Creating a Table of Contents
- How to Load eBooks onto eReaders
- Anchoring Images to Control Position in the eBook
- Anchoring Images with Captions
- Fixing Tinted Color Problems
- Setting Custom Object Export Options
- Creating Articles
- Controlling Order of Objects Using Articles Panel
- How Anchored Objects Work in the Articles Panel
Exercises
- Making Your First eBook
- Controlling Image Position Using Anchored Objects
- Controlling Document Flow Using the Articles Panel
Session 2
- Adding Important Metadata About the eBook
- Defining the Cover Art in the ePub versus the Cover Thumbnail
- Letting InDesign Create a Cover
- Choosing Your Own Cover Art
- Expanding the ePub to See Inside
- Creating a Book in InDesign
- Adding Chapters to the Book
- How Book Chapters Turn into ePub Chapter Breaks
- Creating Links to External Websites
- Creating Internal Links Using Cross-References
- Creating Internal Links Using Hyperlink Destinations
- Setting Fonts & Size for Headings in InDesign
- Setting Fonts & Size for Paragraphs
- Defining How Styles Will Map to HTML Tags
- Expanding an ePub File to See the Code
- ePub File Structure Explained
Exercises
- Cover Art, Book Metadata and Expanding ePubs
- Creating Chapter Breaks Using the Book Feature
- Creating Links (Internal & External)
- Styling (Font/Size) & Structure (Headings/Paragraphs)
Session 3
- Unzipping an ePub to Edit the Files
- Adding Paragraph Rules(Borders) Using CSS
- Adding Background Colors
- Re-Zipping an ePub
- Controlling Text Alignment in iBooks
- Getting Embedded Fonts to Work in iBooks
- Using the com.apple.ibooks.display-options.xml File
- Wrapping Images in a Span Tag
- Removing the HTML Image Size & Replacing with CSS
- Various Ways to Prevent Unwanted Hyphenation
- Keeping Items Together (Avoiding Page Breaks)
Exercises
- Paragraph Rules, Background Colors & Margins
- Text Alignment & Embedded Fonts in iBooks
- Dealing with iBooks Image Sizing Issues
- Prevent Bad Breaks & Hyphenation
Session 4
- Adding Audio in InDesign
- Fixing InDesign's Code So Audio Works on Nook Color
- Customizing the Width of iBooks's Audio Controls
- MP3 Versus M4A Audio Files
- Adding Video in InDesign
- Determining the Proper Video Size
- Fixing InDesign's Code So Video Works on Nook Color
- Adding Poster Images
- Correcting the Doctype
- Fixing the Styling of Hyperlinks
- Validating and Preflighting ePub Files
- Deleting the iTunesMetadata.plist File
- Dealing with Encrypted Fonts
- Converting an ePub File Into a Mobi File
- Converting Using Kindlegen
- Converting Using Calibre
- Previewing Using the Kindle Emulator
Exercises
- Adding Audio
- Adding Video
- Cleaning Up Code & ePub Validation
- Converting to Kindle's Mobi Format
What's included
Adobe InDesign Training Manual
Adobe Certificate of Course Completion
6 Months FREE Repeat Policy
2 AMC Movie Vouchers
