Indesign

In This Course, You Will Learn How To:

• Build Stunning And Dynamic Documents For Print Or Electronic Distribution
• Integrate InDesign Seamlessly With Microsoft Office And Adobe Products To Create High Quality Publications
• Create Basic And Custom Shapes And Paths.

Introduction

• Opening, Closing, And Saving Documents
• Setting InDesign Preferences
• Setting Up The Workspace
• Using Tools And Panels
• InDesign Help And Resources

What You Need To Know First

• Working With InDesign Documents And Templates
• Moving To Different Pages And Zooming In And Out
• Working With Rulers, Grids And Guidelines
• Types Of Objects Used In InDesign
• Managing Documents And Views
• Changing Appearances
• Un-doing And Re-doing In InDesign
• Moving, Duplicating, Resizing And Deleting Page Objects

Creating And Setting Up Your Document

• Creating A Document Or Template File
• Setting And Editing The Number Of Pages, Page Margins, Page Columns
• Understanding Your Final Destination And Working With Margins And Bleed
• Adding, Deleting And Sorting Pages
• What Is A Master Page And Why Use One? 
• Adding, Editing And Deleting Master Pages And Master Page Objects

Working With Text

• Editing Existing Text Frames
• Placing Word And Other Text Files Into The Layout
• Formatting Your Text
• Working With Bullets And Numbered Lists
• Creating And Editing Style Sheets
• Working With Text In Columns
• Flowing Your Text Across Multiple Pages

Working With Graphics And Images

• Editing An Existing Image And Graphic Frame
• Placing Images And Graphics In The Layout
• Fitting Graphics With Their Frames
• Placing Graphics In A Grid
• Resizing And Rotating Graphics
• Managing And Editing Graphics
• Wrapping Text Around Objects

Working With Objects

• Drawing And Adding Shapes And Page Items
• Editing Corners And Other Object Effects
• Common Tips For Easier And Quicker Page Layout
• Transforming And Scaling Options
• Using The Layers Panel To Manage Your Objects
• Drawing And Editing A Grid Of Objects

Working With Colour

• Adding, Deleting And Editing Colours
• Working With Swatches
• Working With Different Inks And Spot Colours
• Working With Colour Blends/gradients
• Creating And Browsing Preset Colour Themes

Saving And Exporting

• Checking The Document For Common Errors, And Fixing These Errors
• Printing Your Document
• Saving A Document For Previous Versions
• Exporting A Pdf For Final Web And Print Output

Required Technical Set-Up for Remote Online Participation

2 monitors or screens. If you don’t have a second monitor connected to your primary computer, you could use a second computer such as a laptop. 1 screen is used to watch the instructor, the second is for you to perform the exercises.
High-speed internet connection
Google Chrome preferred (Alternative: Microsoft Edge)
Speaker & microphone, either built-in to your computer or external
For complete set-up information, please visit our web based manual