Overview
-
Explore using a combination of Adobe InCopy and InDesign to collaborate with others on designing and editing publications while saving time and money.
Syllabus
-
Introduction
- Welcome
- A quick note from the instructor
- Using the exercise files
- Overview of this course
- Understanding the parallel workflow
- Rewards and challenges in the new workflow
- Requirements and recommendations
- Setting up projects and users
- Understanding stories and frames
- Making stories editable for InCopy from InDesign
- Editing workflow stories in InCopy
- Checking stories in and out
- Completing a project in InDesign
- Three main views of a file
- Becoming familiar with default panels
- Customizing the interface
- Navigating stories and views
- Working with the Assignments panel
- Editing in Layout view
- Editing in Story or Galley view
- Copyfitting text
- Inserting special characters
- Importing text
- Working with read-only layouts
- Applying styles for copyfit
- Applying local character formatting
- Applying local paragraph formatting
- Splitting and spanning columns
- Using the Eyedropper tool to copy/paste formatting
- Checking spelling
- Using the language dictionaries
- Using the thesaurus
- Using Find/Change
- Working with the Autocorrect feature
- Building text macros
- Using inline notes
- Working with built-in scripts
- Adding footnotes
- Using conditional text
- Creating hyperlinks
- Inserting cross-references
- Working with tables
- Setting up and using Track Changes
- Customizing the markup
- Accepting and rejecting changes
- Using the Position tool
- Using the Object menu
- Importing and replacing images
- Inserting images into the story
- Using Mini Bridge and Bridge
- Creating new InCopy documents
- Creating InCopy templates
- Opening linked InCopy stories directly
- Opening Word files in InCopy
- Placing Buzzword files in InCopy
- Exporting stories to Word, RTF, and Buzzword
- Exporting layouts to PDF
- Exporting galleys and stories to PDF
- Printing from InCopy
- Exporting stories from the layout
- Working with the Assignments panel in InDesign
- Editing and updating files
- Using inline notes
- Workflow features in the Links panel
- Placing new InCopy files
- Closing out of a project
- Layout workflow overview
- Updating stories and designs
- Tips for successful layout workflows
- Creating assignments in InDesign
- Working with assignments in InCopy
- Keeping layout files local
- Solving common assignment issues
- Creating assignment packages in InDesign
- Working with assignment packages in InCopy
- Keeping packages up to date
- Using DropBox with an InCopy workflow
- Community help and resources
- Goodbye
