Who
Should Attend
InDesign is built for
designers, prepress and production professionals, and print service providers
who work for magazines, design firms, advertising agencies, newspapers, book
publishers, and retail/catalog companies, as well as in corporate design,
commercial printing, and other leading-edge publishing environments.
Prerequisites
You should have a good
working knowledge of your computer and its operating system. Make sure that you
know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands, and also how to
open, save, and close files, and navigate to other folders.
What
You Will Learn
An overview to
the workspace
Getting to Know
InDesign
Setting Up a
Document and Working with Pages
Working with
Objects
Flowing Text
Editing Text
Working with
Typography
Working with
Color
What
Students Have Said About this Introduction to InDesign Training
One of the best
classes I have ever had, can t wait to apply what I ve learned! I hadn t used
InDesign for 3 versions and didn t have the time to learn it on my own. Now
after taking this class, I m excited about all the changes and can t wait to
apply them! - Crista S. Department of Defense
This class was very
useful in teaching me the right way to use InDesign. I can stop trying to find
out how to do the simple tasks that took me a lot of time previously.
-Anonymous
This class was really
helpful to provide me with a baseline knowledge of InDesign. I feel like I can
go back to work and actually use the program with some confidence thanks to
this workshop. -Alanna B. JHU
The teacher was
friendly, knowledgeable, personable went beyond what the book taught and used
real life examples Stephanie C. JHMI
The instructor was
well versed and knowledgeable in InDesign. She answered all of my additional
questions, and I had many. She is very patient and professional. I look forward
to taking my other registered classes with this instructor. The facility was
awesome and everyone was friendly. The office staff took care of my every
needs. Sherri H. Baltimore County Public Schools
The Adobe InDesign
course taught by Jane Edwards was incredibly useful for beginners of InDesign.
As someone who creates bulletins, brochures, and fliers, I feel much more
confident to create documents from the ground up, including Master pages,
templates, color swatches, and formatting that my company is currently not using.
We rely heavily on a printer/graphic team and I m looking forward to taking
over some of those responsibilities and to be able to edit my own documents. -
Emily W. The Maryland Club
Think Big Learn Smart
InDesign class was great experience. I learned how to navigate InDesign. I am
an Adobe user and now I m aware of tools and commands I never knew I had. I m
excited to apply what I have learned to me day to day projects. - Amanda C.
H&M Wagner
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Training and Certification Courses
Illustrator CC
Advanced
Illustrator CC Intro
Photoshop CC Advanced
Photoshop CC Intro
InDesign CC Advanced
Digital Publishing
Suite
ePUB Produce Digital
Publications for Web & Mobile Devices
Course
Outline
1. Introducing the
Workspace
Getting started
Looking at the
workspace
Working with
panels
Customizing the
workspace
Navigating
through a document
Using context
menus
Exploring on
your own
2. Getting to Know
InDesign
Getting started
Viewing guides
Preflighting as
you work
Adding text
Working with
styles
Working with
graphics
Working with
objects
Working with
object styles
Viewing the
document in Presentation mode
Exploring on
your own
3. Setting up a
Document and Working with Pages
Getting started
Creating and
saving custom document settings
Creating a new
document
Switching
between open InDesign documents
Working with
master pages
Applying master
pages to document pages
Adding new
document pages
Rearranging and
deleting document pages
Changing the size
of pages
Adding sections
to change page numbering
Overriding
master page items on document pages and placing text and graphics
Viewing the
completed spread
Exploring on
your own
4. Working with
Objects
Getting started
Working with
layers
Creating and
modifying text frames
Creating and
modifying graphics frames
Adding metadata
captions to graphics frames
Placing and
linking graphics frames
Changing the
shape of a frame
Wrapping text
around a graphic
Modifying the
shape of frames
Transforming and
aligning objects
Selecting and
modifying grouped objects
Creating a QR
code
Finishing up
Exploring on
your own
5. Flowing Text
Getting started
Flowing text
into an existing frame
Flowing text
manually
Creating text
frames while flowing text
Flowing text automatically
Creating
threaded frames automatically
Resizing text
frames automatically
Adding a jump
line page number
Exploring on
your own
6. Editing Text
Getting started
Finding and
changing a missing font
Entering and
importing text
Finding and changing
text and formatting
Checking
spelling
Editing text by
dragging and dropping
Using the Story
Editor
Tracking changes
Exploring on
your own
7. Working with
Typography
Getting started
Adjusting
vertical spacing
Changing fonts
and type styles
Fine-tuning
columns
Changing
paragraph alignment
Creating a drop
cap
Adjusting letter
and word spacing
Adjusting line
breaks
Setting tabs
Adding a rule
above a paragraph
Exploring on
your own
8. Working with
Color
Getting started
Managing color
Synchronizing
color settings in Adobe Bridge
Specifying color
settings in InDesign
Displaying
images at full resolution
Proofing colors
onscreen
Defining
printing requirements
Creating and
applying colors
Working with
gradients
Creating a tint
Creating a spot
color
Applying colors
to text and objects
Using advanced
gradient techniques
Exploring on
your own
Disclaimer:
All course objectives
and outlines are a guide for students. To ensure student satisfaction, these
course topics and order may be modified or added to ensure the latest
information is covered to support real world use of the technology.