This three-day class, taught by an Adobe Certified Instructor, teaches you all the essential features of Adobe InDesign. After learning to navigate the application’s interface, you will master the tools necessary to build single and multi-page print documents, including graphics, threaded text, styles and master pages.
You will learn to use layers, select and export color, export files to PDF and prepare documents for output by a service bureau as well as to ePub fixed layouts.
PrerequisitesThis class is ideally suited for people with at least good computer skills. Word processing or page layout experience is helpful, but not required.
Course OutlineApplication Overview: - workspaces
- best practices for panel management
- tools overview
- understanding the control panel
- terminology
Working With Objects:- understanding frames
- align
- smart guides
- object positioning
- gap tool
- scaling, resizing, rotating
- selection vs. direct selection tool
- guides
- stroke and corner options
- transparency
- layers
- eye dropper
Working With Text/Typography:- placing and importing text
- paragraph vs. character formatting
- keyboard shortcuts for text manipulation
- text wrap
- deconstructing text
- text threading
- paragraph styles / character styles
- nested styles
- baseline grid
Working With Graphics:- importing images
- the Links panel
- understanding image file formats
- understanding image resolution
- image transformation
Color:- understanding color separation
- fill vs. stroke
- swatches panel vs. color panel
- tint swatches
- gradient swatches
- CMYK vs. RGB
- spot color vs. process color
Multiple Page Documents:- pages panel
- master pages
- adding / deleting pages
- multiple page sizes
- numbering, sections, automatic page numbering
Advanced Content- tables
- anchored objects
- table of contents
- the Book feature
ePub Fixed Layout Publishing- overview of ePubs
- interactive elements and media
- outputting to desktop, mobile or web
Preflight:- live preflight
- the Preflight panel
- packaging
Printing/PDF:- print options
- PDF export / options
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
