InDesign Fundamentals: An Introduction to InDesign CC

Adobe InDesign CC software works seamlessly with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, providing a single integrated-design environment that doesn't interrupt your creative process.

This course provides a thorough overview of the interface, tools, features, and tips for page layout and design using InDesign. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Who Needs to Attend

Professional designers who are new to InDesign

Prerequisites

• Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
• Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class or equivalent experience
• Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop CC

Course Outline

1. Introducing the Workspace

• Looking at the Workspace
• Working with Panels
• Customizing the Workspace
• Navigating Through a Document
• Using Context Menus
  

2. Getting to Know InDesign

• 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
  

3. Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages

• 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
  

4. Working with Objects

• 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
  

5. Flowing Text

• 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
  

6. Editing Text

• 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
  

7. Working with Typography

• 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
  

8. Working with Color

• 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
  

9. Working with Styles

• Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles
• Creating and Applying Character Styles
• Nesting Character Styles Inside Paragraph Styles
• Creating and Applying Object Styles
• Creating and Applying Table and Cell Styles
• Globally Updating Styles
• Loading Styles from Another Document
  

10. Importing and Modifying Graphics

• Adding Graphics from Other Programs
• Comparing Vector and Bitmap Graphics
• Managing Links to Imported Files
• Updating Revised Graphics
• Adjusting Display Quality
• Working with Clipping Paths
• Working with Alpha Channels
• Importing Native Adobe Graphics Files
• Using a Library to Manage Objects
• Using Adobe Bridge to Import Graphics
  

11. Printing and Exporting

• Preflighting Files
• Packaging Files
• Creating an Adobe PDF Proof