Adobe InDesign: Advanced Level
- Course Code FMC_IND-ADV
- Duration 1 day
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This course is available in the following formats:
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Company Event
Event at company
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Virtual Learning
Learning that is virtual
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Course Overview
TopAdobe InDesign software speaks the language of professional designers, delivering unparalleled creative freedom, productivity, and precision for designing superb pages.
This 1-day course provides a focused overview of advanced InDesign features, including interactive and digital publishing, data merge and automation, high-end color management, and complex layouts. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
Updated October 2026
Virtual Learning
This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.
Course Schedule
TopTarget Audience
TopThis class is intended for the following participants:
- Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn InDesign.
Course Objectives
TopAfter this course participants should be able to:
- Create interactive and digital publications, including PDFs, EPUBs, and online content.
- Automate document production using Data Merge, variables, and scripting tools.
- Apply advanced color management techniques and prepare files for professional printing.
- Design complex layouts using advanced graphics, anchored objects, and interactive elements.
- Implement accessibility best practices to create compliant and user-friendly documents.
Course Content
TopLesson 1: Interactive & Digital Publishing
- Creating interactive PDFs with hyperlinks, bookmarks, and buttons
- Designing digital publications, slide decks, and digital forms
- Adding audio, video, and animation effects with the Timing panel
- Exporting to EPUB (Fixed Layout and Reflowable) and Publish Online
Lesson 2: Data Merge, Automation & Variables
- Setting up data-driven layouts using Data Merge and CSV/TXT files
- Target page generation for personalized collateral, badges, and catalogs
- Working with Text Variables for dynamic content (metadata, chapter names)
- Utilizing scripts for batch production and automated tasks
Lesson 3: High-End Color Management & Printing
- Color settings, soft proofing, and spot-to-process conversions
- Overprint Preview, Ink Manager, and Separations Preview
- Transparency flattener presets and PDF/X standards compliance
- Advanced export settings for commercial print vendors
Lesson 4: Complex Layouts, Vector Graphics & Accessibility
- Advanced Anchored Objects and inline graphics placement
- Pathfinder tools, compound paths, and custom frame shapes in InDesign
- Tagging content and managing Reading Order for PDF Accessibility (Section 508 / WCAG compliance)
- Multi-state objects (MSOs) for advanced interactive layouts
Course Prerequisites
TopParticipants should have:
- Practical working knowledge of computers and basic Mac OS X or Windows skills.
- InDesign Fundamentals: An Introduction to InDesign class or equivalent experience.
Test Certification
Top- None
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