Adobe InDesign Level 1

Adobe InDesign is an industry-leading program that takes desktop publishing and design to a new level. The goal of this course is for you to be able to create simple but professional documents that are ready to use for the web and for print.

Course Prerequisites

• Delegates should have a good working knowledge of using a Windows based PC and be confident with using a mouse and keyboard. Delegates should feel at ease performing tasks such as arranging, sizing and switching between Windows.

Course Objectives

• Understand the Interface and change Preferences

• Set up a variety of Documents

• Make use of Columns, Guides and Grids for Layout

• Understand Master Pages and add Page Numbers

• How to Place Graphics and Fitting techniques

• Add and edit Text

• Create your own Objects for a variety of uses

• Create Colours and store in Swatch Libraries

• Add simple Effects such as transparency and shadows

• Quickly change text formatting with Styles

• Create a Table of Contents

• Add Tables

• Export to PDF and Package your project

• Add Interactive Links to PDF pages and webpages

Included with this course

• Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues

• Comprehensive course materials and exercises

• Telephone and Email Support

Adobe InDesign Level 1 Course Content

Introduction

• Preferences and Defaults

• Changing Units and Increments

The Workspace

• Using the Tools

• Using Panels

• Opening and closing documents Changing the view

• Selecting objects

• Saving

• Undoing mistakes

Setting up Documents

• Basic layout options

• Rulers, Guides, and Grids

• Working with Pages and Spreads

• Laying out pages with Frames

• Master Pages

• Numbering pages

• Working with Layers

Working with Graphics

• Placing a graphic

• Understanding graphic formats

• Fitting into Frames

• Managing Links and Embedded Images

Working with Text

• Text frames

• Adding text

• Threading text through frames

• Setting text frame properties

• Editing text

• Finding and changing text

• Checking Spelling

• Combining text and graphics

Adding Objects

• Shapes and lines

• Moving and Locking objects

• Changing size, proportions, or orientation

• Pathfinder Tool

• Grouping commands

• Align and Distribute

• Compound Paths

Colour

• Colour modes and models

• About Process and Spot colours

• Working with Swatches

• Creating a custom colour

• Pantone colours

Effects

• Changing Opacity

• Blending Modes

• Adding extra Strokes & Fills

• Creating Object Styles

Setting Type

• Formatting Characters

• Formatting Paragraphs

• Controlling Hyphenation and Justification

• Character Styles

• Finding and changing text formatting

• Paragraph Styles

• Table of Contents

• Templates

• Create a basic template

• Save a Template

• Edit Template

Tables

• Adding a Table

• Formatting Tables

• Import a Table from Excel

Collating and Exporting

• Using Preflight

• Create a Book

• Export to PDF

• Packaging Files

Basic Interactivity

• Adding weblinks

• Links to other pages

• Interactive Page Curl