Course duration:        

4 days

Description:        

This introduction is suitable for users with computer experience but without any extensive experience of Fred4 or other page layout software.

Outline:        

Basics: Sign in / Sign out, Exploring the interface; Overview of tools; Overview of palettes;.

Editions - creating - from scratch: What you need to know before creating editions and templates from scratch?, Configure number, names and lock status of default layers, Create an edition from scratch, Create a default edition (no pages, 3 default masters), Set master page dimensions and format, Add generic master pages, Add one or more pages, Assign pages to sections and zones, Select region for layers, Apply (assign) master pages to pages, Set workstate for pages, Set color state for pages, Set deadline time for pages, Set deadline gap for plates, Add layers to existing pages, Edit edition permissions, Save an edition or template for the first time, Create geometry preset, Select more pages, About edition filters, About duplicated pages, Invalid zone/region warning.

Editions - creating - from templates: Create edition from a template, Create edition from a template without pages.

Editions - creating - from plans: Create edition from a file (import structure), Using Back4 to automatically create editions from Beacon plans, Using workflow to create editions

Editions - creating - from existing editions: Duplicate an edition with all articles and images, Duplicate an edition with all articles and images but different page dateline, Duplicate an edition with all empty pages, Duplicate an edition without articles, Articles copy dialog box, Automatically adjust names of copied articles, Manually change names of copied articles, Select another folder for article duplicates, Exclude articles of being copied, About auditing copying, About copying extra attributes

Editions - shared content: Introduction to sharing editorial content, Zoned pages in one or more editions?, Sharing all or parts?, Example: Sharing all content - editorial and ads, About sharing layers, Share a layer with a page in another edition, Share a layer with a page in the same edition, About shared layers and page previews in listings, Selecting behavior when sharing layer, Review sharing status of page layers

Unlock editions and elements, Unlock (recover) editions and elements, Deleting editions

Editions - Advertisement and Edition Plans - Importing from Beacon: Double pages support for importing ads/edition plans, Keep page workstates when reimporting ads/edition plan, Improvements in Beacon ads and pages import in 2.2, Improvements in Beacon ads and pages import in 2.1, Manual import of plans from Beacon: Define correct names for layers, Import plan manually, Automatic (background) import of plans from Beacon: Set the preferences and get the configuration parameters, Product code support when importing plans, Create the file data source, About Beacon page numbering, Reimport plan, Handling spreads, Beacon schema

Editions - searching, displaying, opening: Display editions list on the Editions navigator, Change sort of pages on the Editions main tab, Display editions list and linked/assigned elements in Shell, Display or print edition structure, Open and check-out an edition or template, Open the parent edition from the Pages main tab, Reopen recent editions

Editions - checking out and in: Change check-out status of an edition, Change check-out status of pages, Change check-out status of layers, Check-out of all pages quickly

Editions - adding, moving, removing pages: Insert one or more pages between existing pages, Add new pages on the end of current edition, Add more pages to an existing section or zone, Renumber pages, Add pages with the same numeration, Pages and sections, Pages and zones, Change page section or zone, Move pages to another section or zone (non adjacent), Move one or more pages to another edition, Delete pages, Delete layers

Editions - modifying: Change edition date, deadline, edition number, workstate, name, issue number, Review edition properties, history, Change edition permissions, Change master pages properties of a saved edition, Change properties of pages, Change regions for layers, Change content for layers, Edit page in Fred4

Editions - saving, importing, exporting: About saving editions, Save current edition, Exporting and importing editions and pages

Editions - copying and moving pages and layers: Copying pages between titles sharing the same typography, Copy one or more pages to another edition (Editions main tab), Copy one or more pages to another edition (Pages main tab), Map Region dialog box, Behavior of copying articles and images since 2.0, Copy a layer from one page to another, Copy all pages in another edition, Create a new geometry for articles on copied page, Move articles copies to another folder, Exclude articles of being copied, Move a layer from one page to another, Move a page from one edition to another, Rename copies

Editions - external documents: User interface, Upload external document, Edit external document properties, Download and open external document, Delete external document

Pages - introduction: Pages main tab, About pages, Select a title to work with, Who and when modified the page I'm looking at?, Review page editing status in Fred4, Multi-using of pages, Pages permissions (based on sections and zones permissions), Protect pages against editing

Pages - opening and closing: About opening and closing pages, Default opening mode for pages, Auto-change of workstate on opening/closing pages, Open a single page, more pages, by page number, by date, by zone, section, or region, today's, yesterday's or tomorrow's pages , a page from the Editions main tab, a page from the Shell main tab, a page from the navigator with articles, pages of multiple titles at once, Reopen last used page(s), About opening edition templates, Recognizing read-only pages, Force pages opening as read-only for some users, About navigator status after page opening, About page zoom after opening, Auto-closing of page on setting a workstate

Pages - designing - Creating Page Objects: About creating page objects, Summary of object creating methods, Create objects manually, Using"geometry-ready" articles to create page blocks, Create frames for article elements, Default format for a new frame, Select a frame type, Summary of methods to create an article layout, Create headline and body columns at once, Create side headline and body columns at once, Create headline, body columns and image box at once, Create headline, body columns and image box at once (v2.1), Set the headline size when creating an article layout, Set the body size when creating an article layout, Change the headline size on an article layout (entering values), Create headline and body columns with specific type size, Automate headline scaling in an article layout, Replace an article layout with another, Create text columns, Add headline on top of the body columns, Add headline over selected body columns, Add intro frame to the article layout, Add body frame as first to the article layout, Add subhead frame to the article layout, Add kicker frame to the article layout, Add pull quote frame to the article layout, Add additional pull quote frames, Create a pull quote text frame between two legs in the article layout, Add a image placeholder to the article layout, Create a text box for a image caption, Add inner margins to a frame, Add fill to a frame, Create rules related to object, Copy and paste objects, Copy and paste attributes of an object

Pages - designing - Selecting Page Objects: Summary of selection tools, Summary of selection methods, Select multiple objects, Select an entire logical group, Select object under pointer while dragging, Select and deselect all objects on the layer, Select grouped objects, Select all objects created from an object library or by Head and Body tool. Select entire article, Select entire article and zoom to it, Select all frames of an article element, Select a image based on its caption, Select overlapping objects, Force an object 'as first' in the selection, Select parts of objects, or point on a path, Alternate or content selection, Duplicate page objects

Pages - designing - Deleting Page Objects: Delete linked frames or frames with local text, Delete linked image, Delete master pages, Delete library objects

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Splitting Objects: Split a single frame in default columns, Split body frames in specified number of columns, Split frame(s) in headline and text columns, Add or remove columns by dragging, Auto-wrap when splitting in headline and text columns, Controling the margins in smart splitting, Split frame by dialog box, Description of the Split in columns dialog box, Change headline height in splitting, Preferred headline heights, Preferred headline body gap, Split irregular frame in columns, Join selected frames, Split rules, boxes and image placeholders,

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Moving Objects: Move objects by dragging, About dragging corners, Constrained movements, Move objects by keys, Move objects by entering values, Paste objects on new position, Move objects by aligning, Move objects from/to background, Make default gap

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Aligning and Spreading Objects: Align objects to a referent object, Align an object between two objects, Alignment dialog, Align objects to guides or grid, Align objects to a baseline grid, Align objects to guides on a image, Auto-align objects to other objects with a vertical gap, Spreading objects

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Rotating Objects: Rotate objects by mouse, Object's hot-spot, Change the rotation reference point, Rotate objects by panel or by keys, Rotate around centre, Rotate image in its  box

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Scaling Objects - Scaling Objects by Dragging: Improved scaling of shapes in 2.1, Scale single non-shaped objects, Scale text columns, Scale frame during text editing, Scale articles or complex objects, Scale more articles at once, Scale headline vertically with auto-shift, Keep the total height of the article layout when resizing headline, Fit article when scaling it by dragging

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Scaling Objects - Scaling Objects by Keyboard Shortcuts: Scale objects 'by value', Scale objects width to number of columns, Stretch objects to page

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Scaling Objects - Fitting Frames to Content: Fit frames to text, Fit local text frames

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Scaling Objects - Other scaling methods: Make same size as referent object, Scale objects by cutting, Scale objects by entering values, Scale object by custom scripts

Getting objects size, Getting objects resizing factor and distortion, About resizing of shaped objects

Pages - designing - Transforming Page Objects - Boxing Objects: About boxing page objects, Box and unbox objects, Box presets, Customize box presets, Maintain headline height in boxing, Special boxing - outside box, Change margin and weight on boxed objects, Boxed objects and gridlock, Boxing by library objects, Semi-open boxes, Scaling boxed objects, Built-in scale and boxing methods

Rounding corners, Apply color

Pages - designing - Wrapping Text around Objects: Wrap text around objects, Wrapping around bounding box or contour, Change the margins and the shape of a text wrap, About wrapping methods, Differences between wrap and cut-in, Wrapping text around images with captions, Limitations of dynamic wrap, Dynamic wrap and rules, Preventing dynamic wrap on some objects, Using the cut-in (static wrap), Moving or resizing cut-in, Removing cut-in, Removing cut-in on large images, Troubleshooting and FAQ for text wrap

Pages - designing - Color - Working with Color Set, Display the color editing dialog box in Fred4, Display the color editing dialog box in EdAdmin4, About Color editor, Assign color profile to colors, Create a permanent color, Description of color editing dialog box, Create quick colors, Delete a permanent color, Edit or rename colors,

Pages - designing - Color - Applying Color: Color palettes, Apply color, Toggle white text and black background un page, Remove color, Select text color from the favorite colors, Add solid colors to paragraph background, Set default colors and weights for fill and stroke

Pages - designing - Color - Gradients: Apply color gradient on selected boxes or frames, Apply radial shading with custom origin and shading speed, Apply gradients to text

Group/ungroup page objects

Pages - designing - Logical groups of page objects: Introduction to the logical groups of page objects, Create a logical group automatically from library object, Create a logical group automatically when drawing with Head and Body tool, Create a logical group manually, Extra features related to logical groups, Copy and paste logical groups, Auto-adding overlapped object to a logical group, Review the name of the logical group, Set the name of the logical group (any selected objects), Select all objects in the logical group, Add new objects to the logical group, Remove objects from the logical group, Logical groups and boxing, Logical groups and resplitting objects, Logical groups and automatic pagination in I4, Disable manual logical groups in 2.1

Pages - designing - Locking and Unlocking Page Content: Protect objects against modification, Protect paginated article against content modification, Protect paginated article against geometry modifications, Protect images against replacement, Protect paginated text against viewing

Pages - designing - Drawing - Drawing Paths and Shapes: Summary of drawing a rule, or arrow, ellipse, rectangle, or polygon, Create a straight horizontal or vertical rule, Automatic rules when splitting frames, Add rules related to selected objects

Pages - designing - Drawing: Transforming type in graphic text

Pages - Working with Text on Pages - Current Article: Select a linked article as current, Select an unlinked article as current, Select an assigned or linked article, Deselect current article and/or text, Open current article on Articles main tab

Pages - Working with Text on Pages - Linking Articles to Page: About linking content to frames, Articles linking and formats, Locate the articles for the page, Link Assistant, Make the article current, Link whole article at once, Link a copy of an article to another edition, Link assigned article to a page, Auto-layout for dragged article, Summary of dragging articles/wires from Navigator to page, Prompt for format when linking whole article at once, Link additional elements to a linked article, Example: link additional pull quote to an article, Link a page image to an article, Replace a image linked to an article, Unlink article from page, Remove elements from an article, Link an article to an object with auto-tool, Replace linked article with another one by dragging, Predefine replace/merge/bump action, Replace article with a another article keeping the format, Display list of linked or assigned articles, Link labels, About text flow in frames, Link a frame as first in the flow, Link a frame between existing frames, Reorder frames on a page, Linking a text to more layers, Articles and links to layers, Fixing linking problems, Copying articles with dummy images, Troubleshooting linking

Pages - Working with Text on Pages - Editing Text on Page: Begin and end text editing on the Pages main tab, Switch to Text Editor from 'on page' editing, Edit page text on the Articles main tab, Scale frame while editing text, Zoom text while editing text on page in Fred4, Tie text color to the page section color, Change preferences of text editing in Fred4

Pages - Working with Text on Pages - Jump Articles and Jump Lines: About jump articles and jumplines, Create an article that flows on more pages, Link article body to more pages, Use jump head, Create "jump to" and "jump from" jump line, Delete jump lines, Unlink article elements from jump layer, Removing a jump article from all pages, Avoiding prompt on unlinking text from jump layer, Jump information (jump booking), Configuring jump lines

Pages - saving: Save pages, Abandon changes of pages, Thumbnail of saved pages, About page metadata

Pages - refreshing: Refreshing pages on opening, manually, schedule, automatic, Refresh a page on a master page modification

Pages - Preparing Pages From Samples

Pages - Fred in Magazines

Page Layout and Grid

Auto-publishing to a Print Channel

Tracking Paper Production

Archiving

Adobe and GN4

Barcode extension

Typography

See also

GN4 video clips