Institute Online Course DescriptionsRegister for a course here or contact the Institute at GPO at 202.512.1283 or theinstitute@gpo.gov Adobe Bridge for Federal Publishers (New!) (Online Live only) This half-day course shows how to maximize your use of Adobe Bridge’s tools. Adobe Bridge is the free asset management program that is installed with most of Adobe’s other software such as InDesign and Photoshop. Federal publishers will learn how to manage and view their creative assets including graphics files, PDFs, Office documents, photographs, videos, and more. Topics include:
Prerequisites: None. This seminar is designed for anyone who uses Adobe Creative Suite software, including: designers, desktop publishers, production managers, managing editors, website developers, visual information specialists, audio/visual specialists, and photographers. TBA Intermediate InDesign (Long Documents) for Federal Publishers (New!) (Online Live only) This course focuses on critical advanced features for long documents, including multi-chapter books, pagination, tables, indexes, tables of contents, and templates. By the end of the class, you will have completed a multi-chapter book with the above features. 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. Dates TBA 508 Compliance Using Adobe InDesign (New!) (Online Live only) more details This hands-on best practices course teaches Federal publishers how to create not only press-quality files, but also accessible Section 508-compliant PDFs from their InDesign layout files. It focuses on strategies, techniques and workflow process that will help you prepare InDesign files for Section 508 accessibility. As a bonus, many of these techniques are also used in XML publishing, web publishing, content management systems (CMS), and Adobe’s new digital publishing services (DPS) for iPads and tablets, as well as search engine optimization (SEO). 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. It is for desktop publishers who seek to master Section 508 compliance regulations for InDesign layout files, including: designers, desktop publishers, and visual information specialists. April 10 – 12, 2013 508-Compliant Fillable Forms (Online Live) more details This concentrated hands-on course teaches how to properly create and edit Adobe PDF documents for access by users with disabilities. Students will learn:
Prerequisites: 508 Compliance Using Adobe Acrobat and MS Word or similar coursework. This is an introductory-level course and students must have knowledge of accessibility requirements, accessible PDFs, and accessible documents. This class is designed for anyone involved in creating government forms, including: designers, desktop publishers, managing editors, website developers, forms developers, and accessibility specialists. May 14 – 15, 2013 508 Compliance Using Adobe Acrobat & MS Word (Online Live) more details Learn the federal guidelines for Section 508 compliant documents in this basic foundation course for accessible documents. Topics include:
Prerequisites: None, other than basic computer skills. This class is designed for anyone involved in creating government documents, including: designers, desktop publishers, production managers, managing editors, authors, website developers, visual information specialists, and accessibility specialists. April 08–09, 2013 SF1 and GPO Forms and Billing Training Webinar (Online Live) This free 2 hr session will prepare you to accurately complete and submit GPO's most-used and most versatile form. Students will learn how to ensure that project specifications are accurately represented with each job submission. Course material will also address GPO billing procedures. This is a great orientation for new GPO users as well as a good refresher for seasoned GPO agency customers. *This webinar can service West coast customer agencies* Sept. 27, 2012 Discover the Benefits of GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys): Introductory Discover the Benefits of GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys): Advanced Navigation Note: the FDsys introductory Course is a pre-requisite for the Advanced Navigation Course. Notice FDsys webinar dates for the remainder of 2012 Register (Cost: FREE) |
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