This class will be working in Indesign for most of the assignments.
Online students may use Quarkxpress.
Illustrator may also be used for some of the assignments as well. I will indicate on the assignment when to use Illustrator.
Below are links to help you familiarize yourself with Indesign and Illustrator.
Indesign Tutorial Videos
Overview of Illustrator Videos
Submitting Assignments
Uploading file to WebCT Vista is a two step process.
1. Most of your completed assignments in this class will be SAVED as InDesign documents which will use the .indd ending.
2. The Indesign document will then be EXPORTED as a PDF for Press (high Quality). See Indesign video on the navbar on the left.
The PDF file will then be Uploaded to Vista and Submitted for grading.
Indesign: Export to PDF Video
ONLY Face-2-Face students will be required to printout each assignment as well as upload the PDF.
PDF What is it and How to use it.
A de facto standard file format, PDF or Portable Document Format can be used to:
• Share files with others who don't have the same software
• Share files with others who use a different platform (Mac, Windows, Linux, etc.)
• Share files that will look the same (layout, fonts) on multiple computer systems
• Share files that can be protected from unauthorized viewing, printing, copying, or editing
• Publish electronic documents, ebooks, etc.
• Print files to many different types of printers, and all look essentially the same
• Create files with annotations, hyperlinks, and bookmarks that can be shared via email and on the Web
• Create interactive forms that can be shared via email and the Web
• Create files that are more efficient than PostScript or native file formats typically used in commercial printing