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Adobe®InDesign®CS2
EXAM PREPARATION GUIDE
June 2005
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EXAM PREPARATION GUIDE
Adobe®InDesign CS2
This guide provides all the information you need to get started in
preparing for Adobe Certied Expert (ACE) and recertication exams.
Passing ACE and recertication exams demonstrates your prociency
with Adobe software products and allows you to promote your
expertise with customers and employers. As an ACE, you can stand out
from your competitors and be noticed.
ACE Frequently Asked Questions
What is an ACE? What are the benets of being certied? What are the exams
like? Get all your ACE questions answered in a brief, to-the-point FAQ.
Four–Step Check List
Learn about the process for getting certied.
Step : Choose your certication level.
Step : Register for your exam(s).
Step : Prepare for and take your exam(s).
Step : Read the ACE Agreement and join the Adobe Certied community.
Exam Topic Areas and Objectives
Review the test content—topic areas and objectives—for each product exam.
The topic lists will help direct your studies, so please review correctly.
Practice Exams
Review sample questions to get an idea of the types of questions that will
be on the exam. Note: Though helpful, these practice exams are not necessarily
representative of the diculty of the questions that you will encounter on the
actual exam.
Practice exams are available for all of the following Adobe products:
• Adobe Acrobat . Professional
• Adobe Acrobat . Professional
- Print Production
- with Adobe LiveCycle Designer
• Adobe After Eects® . Professional
• Adobe GoLive® CS
• Adobe GoLive CS
• Adobe Illustrator® CS
• Adobe Illustrator CS
• Adobe InDesign® CS
• Adobe InDesign CS
• Adobe Photoshop® CS
• Adobe Photoshop CS
• Adobe Premiere® Pro
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Q. What is an Adobe Certied Expert (ACE)?
A. An Adobe Certied Expert (ACE) has earned a certication created specically
for graphic designers, Web designers, video professionals, system integrators,
value-added resellers, developers, or business professionals seeking recognition
for their expertise with Adobe products. By passing one or more ACE exams, you
become eligible to promote yourself to prospective clients as a highly skilled,
expert-level user of Adobe software.
Q. What is the main benet of passing ACE exams and becoming Adobe
certied?
A. Adobe certication is an industry standard in excellence that can be used
to demonstrate your product knowledge and expertise, and also serves as a
catalyst when nding a job or seeking a promotion. The Adobe Certied Expert
(ACE) and Adobe Certied Instructor (ACI) logos and credentials have been
created for self-promotional use by individuals who have met all requirements of
the Adobe Certied Expert or Adobe Certied Instructor programs. Those who
have passed the tests may place certication logos on business cards, resumés,
Web sites, and other promotional materials.
Q. What are ACE Specialist and ACE Master?
A. There are three levels of Adobe certication.
. Single product certication: Recognizes your prociency in a single Adobe
product. To qualify as an ACE, you must pass one product-specic exam.
Example: ACE, Adobe InDesign CS
. Specialist certication: Recognizes your prociency in a specic medium:
Print, Web or Video. To become certied as a Specialist, you must pass the
exams on the required products listed below. Example: ACE Print Specialist
(with passing marks on the tests for Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, and
either Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator)
Specialists must pass all required (R) exams and any one elective (E) within any
given certication track:
Print Specialist Web Specialist Video Specialist
Adobe InDesign R— —
Adobe GoLive —R —
Adobe Acrobat* RE —
Adobe Photoshop ER R
Adobe Illustrator EE —
Adobe Premiere —— R
Adobe After Eects —— R
Note: Exam requirements are subject to change.
*Adobe Acrobat . Professional Print Production exam only.
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. Master certication: Recognizes your skills in terms of how they align with
the Adobe product suites. To become certied as a Master, you must pass
the exam for each of the products in the suite. Example: ACE, Creative Suite
Master (with passing marks on the tests for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe GoLive,
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop)
Q. What is an Adobe Certied Instructor (ACI)?
A. An Adobe Certied Instructor (ACI) is an ACE who provides instruction on
Adobe products. ACIs must have an instructor qualication (a teaching
credential, passed the CompTIA CTT+ (http://www.comptia.org/certication/
ctt/) or equivalent), in addition to passing one or more ACE exams. For more
information, visit the ACI home page, http://www.adobe.com/support/
certication/aci.html
Q. How do I prepare for an ACE Exam?
A. The keys to preparing for an ACE exam are experience with the product and
studying this Exam Preparation Guide (http://partners.adobe.com/public/
ace/main.html). To access online training, user guides, and many other study
materials, visit Adobe’s training resources page (http://www.adobe.com/
support/training.html). The following resources may also help you prepare for
your ACE exam:
• Adobe product user guides
• Adobe Press books
• Adobe Authorized Training Centers (nd the AATC nearest you through
the Adobe Partner Finder online at: http://partners.adobe.com/asn/
partnernder/search_training.jsp)
• Adobe online training at www.adobe.elementk.com
• Tutorials and materials from Total Training, at www.totaltraining.com
• Other training resources online at www.adobe.com/support/training.html
Q. How do I get training?
A. Once you know what product you want to get certied in, use the Adobe Partner
Finder (http://partners.adobe.com/asn/partnernder/trainingprovider/index.
jsp) database to locate an Adobe Certied Instructor or an Adobe Authorized
Training Center in your area that teaches a class on the Adobe product you want
to learn. Contact them directly for more information about their classes and
registration details.
Q. What are the benets to becoming an ACE?
A. As an individual with an ACE, you can:
• Dierentiate yourself from competitors
• Get your resumé noticed
• Attract and win new business
• Gain recognition from your employer
• Get the inside track on Adobe’s latest oerings
• Leverage the power of the Adobe brand and resources
If you are an employer, use ACE as a benchmark so you can:
• Find the right person for the job
• Quickly assess candidate skill level
• Invest in your most promising employees
• Increase productivity and eciency
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Q. What type of exam are the ACE exams?
A. Adobe ACE exams (which are administered by Pearson VUE and Thomson
Prometric, independent third-party testing companies) are computer-delivered,
closed-book tests consisting of  to  multiple-choice questions. Each exam
takes approximately one to two hours to complete, and results are given to you
at the testing center immediately after you complete the test.
Q. What type of exam are the recertication exams?
A. Adobe recertication exams are Web administered exams that are available to
current ACEs only. The exams are delivered to your desktop via the Web. The
tests consist of - multiple choice questions focusing exclusively on new
product features. Each exam takes approximately  minutes to one hour to
complete. Results are revealed immediately after you nish.
Q. How do I register for an ACE exam?
A. Contact Pearson VUE or Thomson Prometric by phone, on the Web, or in-person:
Pearson VUE Thomson Prometric
Register online www.pearsonvue.com www.test.com
Register in-person Find a location online at
www.pearsonvue.com
Find a location online at
www.test.com
Q. What is the fee for the ACE exam?
A. Each exam is US or local currency equivalent.
Q. What is the fee for the recertication exam?
A. The fee for Web administered ACE recertication exams is US or local
currency equivalent.
Q. Soon after I passed an ACE exam, the exam was published for a new
product version. Do I have to successfully complete the new exam within
90 days?
A. You may continue to use the ACE logo and materials in accordance with the
Adobe Certied Program Guidelines for Logos and Credentials. When the ACE
and recertication exams are published for the next version of the product, you
must successfully complete that exam within  days to keep your ACE status
current and continue using the ACE logo and materials.
Q. What can I expect from Adobe if I pass the ACE exam?
A. As soon as you pass the exam, your name and exam results are given to us by
Pearson VUE or Thomson Prometric, our worldwide test administrators. Your
exam data is then entered into our database. You will then be sent an ACE
Welcome Kit and access to the ACE logo. You are also placed on our certication
mailing list to receive special Adobe announcements and information about
promotions and events that take place throughout the year.
Q. How long does it take to receive my Welcome Kit?
A. You can expect your Welcome Kit to arrive four to six weeks after we receive
your exam results.
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STEP 1: Choose your certication level
There are three levels of certication to become an Adobe® Certied Expert.
Choose the one that’s right for you.
1. Single product certication: Recognizes your prociency in a single Adobe
product. To qualify as an ACE, you must pass one product-specic exam.
Example: ACE, Adobe InDesign CS
2. Specialist certication: Recognizes your prociency in a specic medium:
print, Web, or video. To become certied as a Specialist, you must pass the
exams on the required products listed below.
Example: ACE Print Specialist (with passing marks on the tests for Adobe
InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, and either Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator)
3. Master certication: Recognizes your skills in terms of how they align with
the Adobe product suites. To become certied as a Master, you must pass
the exam for each of the products in the suite.
Example: ACE, Creative Suite Master (with passing marks on the tests for
Adobe Acrobat, Adobe GoLive, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe
Photoshop)
Specialists must pass all required (R) exams and any one elective (E) within any
given certication track:
Print Specialist Web Specialist Video Specialist
Adobe InDesign R— —
Adobe GoLive —R —
Adobe Acrobat*R E —
Adobe Photoshop ER R
Adobe Illustrator EE —
Adobe Premiere —— R
Adobe After Eects —— R
Note: Exam requirements are subject to change.
*Adobe Acrobat . Professional Print Production exam only.
STEP 2: Register for your exam(s)
Adobe ACE exams are administered by Pearson VUE and Thomson Prometric,
independent third-party testing companies. The tests are oered at more than
ve thousand authorized testing centers in many countries.
To register for your ACE exam(s), contact Pearson VUE or Thomson Prometric
by phone, on the Web, or in person. Please note, all recertication Web based
exams are delivered through Thomson Prometric only.
Pearson VUE Thomson Prometric
Register online www.pearsonvue.com www.test.com
Register in-person Find a location online at
www.pearsonvue.com
Find a location online at
www.test.com
The ACE exam fee is US worldwide. The recertication exam fee is US.
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STEP 3: Prepare for and take your exam(s)
The keys to preparing for an ACE exam are experience with the product and
studying using the Exam Prep Guide. To access online training, user guides, and
many other study materials, visit Adobe’s training resources page.
The following resources may also help you prepare for your ACE exam:
• Adobe product user guides
• Adobe Press books
• Adobe Authorized Training Centers (nd the AATC nearest you through the
online Adobe Partner Finder)
• Adobe online training from Element K (http://adobe.elementk.com)
• Tutorials and materials from Total Training (http://www.totaltraining.com)
• Other online training resources
ACE exams are computer-delivered, closed-book tests consisting of  to 
multiple-choice questions. Each exam takes one to two hours to complete, and
results are given to you at the testing center immediately after you nish.
Adobe recertication exams are Web administered exams that are available to
current ACEs only. The exams are delivered to your desktop via the Web. The tests
consist of - multiple choice questions. Each exam takes approximately  to
 minutes to complete. Results are revealed immediately online after you nish.
STEP 4: Sign the ACE Agreement and join the Adobe Certied community
Review the ACE Agreement prior to taking the exam. You will be asked to agree
to the ACE terms and conditions at the time of the exam.
Once you are ACE certied, visit the Adobe Certied community where you can:
• Verify exam results
• Get a copy of the ACE Agreement
• Download your Adobe Certied logo
• Find out about recertication
• Connect with other Adobe certicants
• Update your prole
Note: Information about the Adobe Certied Community is also printed on your
score report.
Recertify when necessary
Once obtained, your ACE certication is valid until  days after the exam
version of your certication is retired. Adobe will e-mail you a reminder when
your certication is due for renewal and will let you know when you need to take
the recertication exam.
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ACE EXAM
TOPIC AREAS
AND
OBJECTIVES
Adobe®InDesign CS2
ACE Exam Content: Topic Areas and Objectives
Following is a detailed outline of the information covered on the ACE Exam.
1. Document layout
• Create and use a Snippet.
• Create and use anchored objects.
• List and describe how to control global defaults, document defaults, and
object attributes.
• Given a scenario, create a new document by using the Document Setup
dialog box.
• Create and apply document presets.
• Given a scenario, create the structure of a document by using guides and
grids, including frame-based grids.
• Given a scenario, work with Master pages (Scenarios include: creating,
applying, basing a new Master page o an existing Master page, overriding
Master page items).
• Create and use graphic and text placeholders and containers.
• Explain how objects are organized in InDesign by using layers (Options
include: viewing, locking, stacking, rearranging, selecting, copying,
merging, attening).
• Explain how data merge works within InDesign.
2. Working with text
• Create a User dictionary.
• Import a word list into a User dictionary.
• List and describe new text features in Adobe InDesign (Features include:
font preview, drag-and-drop text, dynamic spell check, autocorrect).
• Apply styles to text or objects by using Quick Apply.
• Format a Story by using Object Styles.
• Given a scenario, format text by using the appropriate palette or menu item.
• Insert special characters by using the Type menu, Glyph palette, or
contextual menu.
• Manipulate text by using text frame options (Frame options include:
threading, frame properties, resizing, text wrap, selecting text).
• Create, apply, import, and modify styles by using the Character Style and
Paragraph Style palettes.
• List and describe the advantages and disadvantages when using OpenType
fonts.

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• Edit text by using the Story editor.
• Create and apply a nested style.
• Format bullets and numbering.
3. Drawing, arranging, and transforming objects
• Create an object style by using the Object Styles palette or the Control
palette.
• Apply transformations to selections by using the Transform Again
commands.
• Convert shapes by using the Convert Shape command or Pathnder palette.
• Describe how you can create and edit paths by using the appropriate
InDesign tools.
• Create, edit, and thread text on a path.
• Modify and transform objects by using various InDesign features.
• Modify the contents of frames by using various InDesign features.
• Describe information that is displayed in the Info palette.
4. Working with color
• Select colors by using the Color Picker.
• Load and save swatches by using the Swatches palette.
• Create, edit, and apply colors to objects by using the appropriate palettes.
• Explain when you would use the Swatches palette versus the Color palette.
• Given a scenario, create, modify and apply gradients to objects by using the
appropriate palettes and tools.
• Explain the purpose of color management, and discuss color management
workow in Adobe InDesign.
• Describe how to create mixed inks.
5. Working with transparency
• Given a scenario, apply transparency to an object.
• Describe how Adobe InDesign supports transparency features in Placed les
(File formats include: Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Given a scenario, create and/or apply the proper attening style to achieved
the desired output.
6. Managing assets with Bridge
• List and describe the functionality Adobe Bridge provides for viewing assets.
• Explain how to apply metadata and keywords to assets in Adobe Bridge.
• List and describe the functionality and set the appropriate options for
Creative Suite Color Settings.
7. Importing, exporting, and converting les
• List and describe the features associated with placing layered .PSD, .AI, and
.PDF les.
• Choose a specic layer comp when placing a .PSD le.
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• Change the active layer comp to a dierent layer comp in a layered PSD le.
• Create an InDesign CS document that has backwards compatibility with
InDesign CS.
• List and describe the features InDesign provides for importing Microsoft
Word/RTF documents.
• Select the appropriate method and le format for importing text and
graphics.
• Given a scenario, select the appropriate options for exporting an Adobe
InDesign document to PDF.
• Manage placed graphics by using the Links palette including editing the
original in the source application.
8. Managing long documents
• Insert a footnote into a document by using the Insert Footnote command.
• Format footnotes by using the Footnote Options dialog box.
• Create a book by using the Book palette.
• Create a Table of Contents and Index by using the appropriate palettes and
commands.
• Create and manage hyperlinks by using the Hyperlinks palette.
• Synchronize styles and swatches in a book.
9. Preparing documents for crossmedia support
• Create interactivitiy for an InDesign document that will be exported as a PDF
document.
• Add a movie to an InDesign document that will be exported as a PDF
document.
• Link sounds to interactive elements in an InDesign document that will be
exported as a PDF document.
10. Working with XML
• List and describe the features InDesign provides for integrating XML with
tables.
• List and describe the features InDesign provides for importing XML
(Features include: repeating text elements, delete unmatched existing
elements, handling unmatched incoming elements).
• Apply tags to objects by choosing options from the Tagging Presets Options
dialog box.
• Describe workows that are enabled by using XML.
• Dene and assign XML tags, and export an XML le.
• Map styles to XML tags by using the Tags palette and the Structure view.
• Import a DTD and validate XML structure against the DTD.
11. Working with tables
• Create and import tables.
• Modify tables.
• Format a table.
• Create headers and footers in tables.
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