Getting to Know HTML
This class focuses on the essentials of HTML as it is used in websites. You will learn how HTML codes relate to the visible page; how to format text, code hyperlinks, and add graphics and media; and how to use structural tags and markup pages to work with CSS.
1 day — $475
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
March 22
Getting to Know InDesign
Federal publishers will learn efficient page navigation and how to select one or more page objects; create page objects such as lines, shapes, and frames; change the size, color, length, and style of a line; and import a graphic into an InDesign file.
1 day — $475
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Getting to Know ePub
As a Federal Publisher, you will learn the ins and outs of creating ePUBs to extend your content delivery to tablets and smartphones, increasing your reach to more customers, clients and members. This workshop will make you familiar with the technology: its hardware and software, file formats, production tools, validation procedures, internal workings, and challenges.
1 day — $475
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
January 10
ePUB Essential HTML & CSS
This class provides a gentle introduction for Federal Publishers to the HTML, CSS and XML behind ePUBs. It covers what you need to know to produce superior ePUBs, including the essential coding skills you need to understand ePUB internals and to help you at master fine tuning your final ePUB.
1 day — $475
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
January 22
ePUB Appealing Pages
As a Federal Publisher, you will learn how to make your ePUBs look great. Learn how InDesign layouts translate into ePUB format; how to avoid common ePUB production mistakes and produce the best possible result; how to reduce the amount of post-export editing required with how you handle the elements within your InDesign layout; and what causes problems and what to do about it.
1 day — $475
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
February 27
Adobe InDesign Basics
This basic hands-on introduction to Adobe InDesign teaches how to create desktop publishing projects from start to finish. Topics: making master pages, creating style sheets for formatting text, importing text and graphics, setting up printing ink colors, basic preflighting for press, exporting PDFs for web and press, and packaging files for print contractors. Also reviews graphic design concepts, typography guidelines, and cross-media publishing requirements.
2 days — $775
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
April 10 - 11
Intermediate InDesign for Federal Publishers (Long Documents)
This course focuses on critical, advanced features for long documents: tables, multi-chapter books, pagination, indexes, footnotes, tables of content, templates, cover composition, and advanced stylesheet controls. By the end of class, you will have completed a multi-chapter book with the above features. This foundation course prepares students for future classes in Section 508 accessibility, EPUBs, and other digital media from InDesign.
Prerequisites: Adobe InDesign Basics or similar course or work experience. This is an intermediate-level class only for experienced InDesign users who are able to create a basic document — including master pages, paragraph styles, and character styles — from scratch.
2 days — $775
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
508 Compliance using Adobe Acrobat with MS Word
Learn how to make Sec. 508-compliant Word documents and PDFs in this intensive workshop. Topics include: Understanding Sec. 508 standards and guidelines for federal documents, creating Word source documents that are compliant, exporting compliant PDFs, and remediating existing PDFs. This foundation class on how to create accessible files is designed for writers, editors, web masters, production managers, and graphic designers.
3 days — $875
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
May 1 - 3
Accessible PDF forms from MS Word
Accessible PDF forms from Adobe & MS word – This intermediate-level class teaches how to create accessible PDF forms with Adobe Acrobat Pro. (It does not cover Adobe LiveCycle Designer). Topics include: Creating and converting existing PDF forms from MS word to accessible forms with Acrobat’s form tools, Sec. 508 guidelines for compliant forms, testing and evaluating forms for compliance, remediating existing PDF forms, and guidelines to improve usability and accessibility.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and PDFs; coursework or equivalent experience in accessible Word, PDF, or InDesign documents is very helpful.
2 days — $775
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
April 3 - 4
Accessible PDF forms from Adobe InDesign
Accessible PDF forms from Adobe InDesign – This intermediate-level class teaches how to create accessible PDF forms with Adobe InDesign accessibility tools (It does not cover Adobe LiveCycle Designer, MS Word,). Topics include: Creating and converting existing PDF forms from MS word to accessible forms with Adobe InDesign form tools, Sec. 508 guidelines for compliant forms, testing and evaluating forms for compliance, remediating existing PDF forms, and design guidelines to improve usability and accessibility.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and PDFs; coursework or equivalent experience in accessible Word, PDF, or InDesign documents is very helpful.
2 days
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Creating Accessible 508 Compliant templates with MS word
This is an intermediate level class that will teach how to create 508 compliant templates using Adobe & MS word. For desired 508 compliant document creation. This course will assist customer agencies with consistency while disseminating and demonstrating 508 compliant publications and documents, to the web and print environments as agencies move to create accessible online publications for public access.
Prerequisite: 508 Compliance with Adobe & MS word
2 days — $775
9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.
February 6-7, April 23 - 24
Testing and Remediating PDF’s for Sec. 508 Compliance
This is an intermediate –level class that covers testing and remediating existing PDF formatted documents for 508 Compliance in accordance with the refreshed guidelines mandated for compliance as of January 2018. Customer agencies are encouraged to bring their own PDF files to class for hands on testing and remediation strategies. This course is sure to assist customer agencies with future remediation screening as publications are created and screened before release for public access.
Prerequisites: knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and PDF’s; coursework or equivalent experience in accessible word, PD, or InDesign documents is very helpful.
2 days — $775
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
March 14 – 15
Creating Sec. 508 Compliant PDF’s using Adobe InDesign
This intermediate-level class teaches how to create InDesign layouts that produce Sec. 508-compliant PDFs for websites, in addition to press-quality PDFs for print. Topics include: Sec. 508 standards and guidelines for federal documents, InDesign’s tools for accessibility, controlling accessibility in the INDD layout, exporting Sec. 508-compliant PDFs, checking and testing the PDFs for compliance, and advanced InDesign features. These accessibility techniques can also prepare InDesign files for web publishing, content management systems (CMS), and EPUBs as well as improve search engine optimization (SEO).
Prerequisite: Basic and/or Intermediate Adobe InDesign classes, or equivalent work experience. The class is for experienced publishers seeking to master Sec. 508 compliance of PDFs created from InDesign. Students should be comfortable creating basic documents (newsletters, brochures, reports) from InDesign before taking this class.
3 days — $875
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
January 17 – 19