InDesign CC Course

Adobe InDesign CC is a robust and easy-to-use design and layout program. You will learn how to create documents of many types, from single-page advertisements to complex multi-page colour publications.

You will create text frames and also use master pages and guides to design a document’s layout. Learn how to wrap text around graphics, apply transparency effects to graphics, and create sophisticated tables.

Finally, prepare documents for hand-off to commercial printers and create Acrobat PDF files.

Prerequisites:

An understanding computers and operating systems

Getting to know the Workspace 

• Indesign interface 
• Preferences & shortcuts 
• Basic concepts and techniques 
• Document navigation 
• Smart cursors 
• Tool hints panel

Basic Documents 

• Create new document 
• Document setup 
• Bleed and slug setup 
• Document presets 
• Multiple page sizes and custom page sizes 
• Adding pages 
• Basic page numbering 
• Targeting pages
• Spread view rotation 
• Margins, columns, grids, guides and smart guides 
• Column setup and rules 
• Smart dimensions and smart spacing

Saving & Exporting 

• Browsing bridge and mini Bridge 
• Difference between document & template 
• Saving file (copy, revert, version) 
• Export file formats (PDF, grahic formats) 
• Publish online