Course Description
Adobe InCopy is a professional word processor that integrates with Adobe InDesign. InCopy enables editors to write, edit, and design documents. In this course, students will learn about workflows, setting preferences, creating new documents, as well as working with workspaces, views, and tools. In addition, students will learn to use styles, how to import text from Word and Excel, how to add tables, how to copy fit text, and how to use Spellcheck and Find and Change. Finally, students will learn about collaborating with InCopy, using notes and track changes, how to use assessments, and how to print and exporting to other formats.
Instructor: Deb Uscilka
What am I going to get from this course?
- Get an overview of InCopy's interface and how to set preferences.
- Add text to InCopy
- Collaborate with InCopy.
- Export from InCopy
Prerequisites and Target Audience
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
Basic computer skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign is helpful.
Who should take this course? Who should not?
Students who wish to learn the capabilities of InCopy.
Curriculum
Resource 1
Student Data Files
Module 2: Getting Started with InCopy
Lecture 2
Understanding Workflow Requirements
Lecture 3
Workflow Demonstration
Lecture 4
Setting Preferences
Lecture 5
Creating New Documents
Lecture 6
Using Workspaces
Lecture 7
Working with Views
Lecture 10
Importing Copy from Word
Lecture 12
Importing Tables from Excel
Lecture 13
Understanding Copy Fitting
Lecture 14
Using Spellcheck
Lecture 15
Using Find and Change
Module 4: Collaborating with InCopy
Lecture 17
Tracking Changes
Lecture 18
Using Assignments
Lecture 19
Assigning Stories to Individuals
Module 5: Exporting from InCopy
Lecture 20
Printing in InCopy
Lecture 21
Exporting to Other Formats
