Adobe InDesign CS5 Interactivity Online Course

Course Overview
InDesign CS5 is a revolutionary tool for building interactive experiences. Our InDesign CS5 Interactivity course will help you gain insight into the new interactive features and publishing models available with InDesign CS5. In addition, you will see how designers and developers can collaborate on interactive projects using InDesign and Flash Professional.

Now more than ever creative projects include print and interactive components and this course will give you the skills you need to include them in your work. Whether new to interactive design or a seasoned pro, you will learn the skills you need to take advantage of interactivity in InDesign.

Example Video

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERACTIVITY (15 min)

Why Choose InDesign?
Expectations for Web Design & PDF
Motion, States & Buttons
Export Methods for Interactive Documents

Chapter 2: CREATING DOCUMENTS FOR WEB (11 min)

Setting Up a New Document & Saving a Preset
Differences between Web & Print Documents
Working with Templates
Preparing for Web Documents

Chapter 3: ANIMATIONS (33 min)

Animations Explained
Naming Objects & Layers
The Relationship between Flash®& InDesign
Adding Animation to a Object
Working with Motion Presets
Creating a Motion Path
Adjusting Animation Settings
Animation Event Triggers

Chapter 4: THE PREVIEW PANEL (13 min)

Previewing Motion Content & Selections
Previewing Pages
Previewing the Entire Document
Adjusting the Preview Settings

Chapter 5: BUTTONS (16 min)

Creating Buttons
Using Sample Buttons
Button Event Triggers
Button Actions
Releasing Buttons

Chapter 6: THE TIMING PANEL (10 min)

Timing Hierarchy
Reordering Animations
Linking Events
Adding Delays

Chapter 7: THE MEDIA PANEL (21 min)

Adding & Playing Back a Sound
Triggering Sound
Adding Video
Setting Video Playback Options
Connecting to Streaming Video

Chapter 8: MULTI-STATE OBJECTS (14 min)

Creating Multi-State Objects
Working within States
Applying Animations to States
Triggering State Changes

Chapter 9: HYPERLINKS (23 min)

Creating Hyperlinks
Internal Hyperlinks
External Hyperlinks
Buttons vs. Hyperlinks

Chapter 10: PAGE TRANSITIONS (14 min)

Using Page Transitions
Choosing Page Transitions
Applying Page Transitions Automatically

Chapter 11: ADDING INTERACTIVITY FOR PDF (23 min)

Creating Bookmarks
Making a Table of Contents Interactive
Adding Buttons for Navigation
Exporting to Interactive PDF

Chapter 12: EXPORTING TO SWF (13 min)

The Benefits of SWF
SWF Export Options
Using an Exported SWF on a Web Page

Chapter 13: EXPORTING TO FLASH® PROFESSIONAL (13 min)

The Benefits of Flash
FLA Export Options
What to Expect in Flash
Credits