Indesign Beginner Course

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The Indesign beginner is an instructor-led, hands-on training course. This Adobe InDesign training course enables candidates to design a variety of layouts for both print and digital publications.

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The Indesign Beginner is an instructor-led, hands-on training course. This Adobe InDesign training course enables candidates to design a variety of layouts for both print and digital publications. Candidates learn, step-by-step, the basics of the software so they can create their own print and digital materials. 

 

Course Outline

  • Starting with Adobe InDesign

  • Understanding the application

  • Starting the application

  • The welcome experience

  • The workspace

  • Understanding workspaces

  • Opening an existing document

  • Closing a document

  • Exiting

  • Setting up a document

  • Understanding document presets

  • Adjusting the units of measure

  • Creating a document preset

  • Creating a new document

  • Using new document preview

  • Saving a new document

  • Working with a workspace

  • The tools panel

  • Using selection tools

  • Displaying and hiding rulers

  • Working with workspaces

  • Creating a custom workspace

  • Understanding panels

  • Displaying and hiding panels

  • Floating and docking panels

  • Working with the status bar

  • Navigating

  • Understanding screen views

  • Changing screen views

  • Using the hand and zoom tools

  • Using shortcut menus

  • Using keyboard shortcuts

  • Working with tabbed documents

  • Arranging multiple documents

  • Working with pages

  • Inserting pages

  • Navigating pages

  • Understanding master pages

  • Creating master pages

  • Creating ruler guides

  • Locking, unlocking and clearing guides

  • Viewing and hiding the grid

  • Adjusting column guides

  • Setting document bleed and slug

  • Inserting auto page numbering

  • Applying a master page

  • Deleting pages

  • Layers

  • Understanding layers

  • Creating a new layer

  • Naming layers and assigning colours

  • Assigning objects to layers

  • Reordering layers

  • Hiding and viewing layers

  • Working with colour

  • Understanding colour

  • Stroke and fill

  • Understanding the colour panel

  • Applying a fill colour

  • Applying a stroke colour

  • Selecting colours using the eyedropper

  • Selecting colours using the swatches panel

  • Adding colours to the swatches panel

  • Creating a gradient

  • Creating a colour group

  • Creating a colour theme

  • Removing colour

  • Frames and shapes

  • Understanding frames

  • Creating frames and shapes

  • Transforming shapes

  • Merging shapes using pathfinder

  • Duplicating objects

  • Arranging objects

  • Aligning and distributing objects

  • Grouping objects

  • Creating an outline

  • Placing graphics in an outline

  • Working with graphics

  • Understanding graphic file formats

  • Placing graphics in a document

  • Positioning graphics within a frame

  • Fitting graphics

  • Understanding linked graphics

  • Navigating the links panel

  • Linking and embedding files

  • Placing inline graphics

  • Creating a clipping path

  • Applying text wrap

  • Creating a caption

  • Changing display performance

  • Working with text

  • Understanding text

  • Applying type style

  • Changing font size and leading

  • Changing the vertical text alignment

  • Threading text frames

  • Importing text from Microsoft Word

  • Adjusting kerning

  • Adjusting tracking

  • Editing text in place

  • Editing text with the story editor

  • Preparing for printing

  • Running preflight check

  • Printing a document

  • Defining a print preset

  • Understanding ink handling terms

  • Creating a postscript file

  • Exporting to PDF

  • Soft proofing

  • Packaging a document

  • Getting help

  • Understanding the help menu

  • Using help

  • Searching for online help

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