Indesign CC Layout And Digital Publications (Beginner)

The indesign software from the adobe suite is widely used by graphic designers, mainly in the field of printing (brochures, leaflets, magazines, books, etc. ), but also in the digital field. 

Goals

• Get started and create a project with InDesign
• Personalize a document, transform content
• Know the advanced features to automate the layout process
• Export a digital document or for printing according to industry standards

Target Customers

Clients wishing to learn the basic techniques of using Adobe InDesign software (version CS6). Software widely used by graphic designers.

Prerequisites

• Be comfortable using a PC or Mackintosh computer

Required materials

Teams application installed locally on the computer (the web version does not allow you to use certain features, including screen sharing.

Getting started with InDesign

• What is InDesign?
• Create a document and its basic settings
• Margins, columns, bleeds
• Discover and customize the workspace
• Toolbar, control bar, control panels
• Basic functions
• Create shapes and lines
• Apply outlines and colors
• Colors and color chart
• Place text
• Place an image
• Links panel
• Save and assemble an InDesign file

Personalize a document

• Transform content
• Adjust and resize content blocks
• Grids, markers and magnetism
• Alignment panel
• Layout order and layers panel
• Effects panel
• Opacity and blending modes
• Object Styles

Advanced text options

• Character and paragraph styles
• Bullets and numbering
• Hyphenation, justification options

Advanced features and automation

• Overview of the most popular tools available
• Page templates
• Auto-pagination and text variables
• Text anchors and hyperlinks
• Cross-references
• Find/replace font
• Find/Replace
• Typographical corrections
• Table of contents and points of conduct

Carrying out a sprint project in class

• Practical exercise covering all the concepts covered in class. The teacher will support the students in carrying out this sprint project.

Finalizing a project

• Feedback on the sprint project carried out during course 04
• Final corrections and modifications to the sprint project
• Use the preflight panel
• Assembly and export of the project for sending files to the supplier