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Learning Print Production: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

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Learn to correctly lay out your documents for print in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Syllabus

Introduction

Introduction to building your artwork for print
Prerequisites

1. Photoshop

Image resolution
Color space
Text in Photoshop
Limitations of Smart Objects

2. Illustrator for Print

Building a simple three-panel brochure
Using swatches
Working with effects
Cautions about blending modes
Gathering up the pieces
Saving as a PDF

3. InDesign for Print

Setting InDesign preferences
Create a three-panel brochure, folded size
Create a three-panel brochure, flat size
Working with color swatches
Understanding "rich black"
Creating correct color-plus-black gradients
Managing graphics
Using Overprint Preview in InDesign
Transparency issues across applications
Preflighting in InDesign
Packaging a print job
Generating PDFs

4. Acrobat

Using Output Preview
Using touch-up tools
Converting colors
Fixing those white lines

Conclusion

Final thoughts
Next steps

Taught by

Claudia McCue

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