InDesign Introduction - 2 days

Course Overview

You want to create professional, eye-catching and polished documents using Adobe InDesign and then go to print or presentation.

You will create content in Adobe InDesign such as brochures, newsletters, flyers with just 2 days of training.

You will learn how to:
Layout text and graphics in a document
Share formatting and appearance attributes with Styles
Manage linked files and missing fonts
Automate the workflow with Master pages
Define colours in CMYK
Tints and gradients using the Swatches panel
Output to Adobe PDF for print or presentation

This is a two-day course running from 10am - 5pm.
Training is hands-on and tutor-led.
We provide a comprehensive training manual, lunch and certification.
Scheduled training takes place in Cardiff.

This course can be run as a company specific event at your premises.

• Course Content

  Managing the InDesign environment

  Preferences
  Customise your workspace
  Manage document presets
  Workspace and window arrangement
  

  Designing documents

  Create a new document
  Alter a document’s layout
  Develop Master pages
  Develop Layers
  

  Managing and formatting text

  Add text
  Edit text
  Thread text
  Change text threads
  

  Format characters

  Format paragraphs
  Manage Styles
  Quick Apply
  Text wrap
  Rules
  

  Objects

  Arranging, aligning and distributing
  Transforming objects
  Duplicating
  Rotating
  Object Styles
  InDesign Snippets
  Links panel
  

  Special effects

  Inner Shadow
  Bevel and Emboss
  Gradient Feather
  Inner Glow and Outer Glow
  

  Libraries

  Using InDesign libraries

  Utilising colours and swatches

  Utilise colour
  Utilise swatches
  

  Graphics

  File types
  Importing options
  Fitting images, control palette and shortcuts
  

  Creating Adobe PDF files

  Prepare PDF files for web distribution
  Export PDF files for printing
  

• Prerequisites

  Basic knowledge of Windows or Macintosh.
  Understand how to launch an application and save files.
  For web courses you will need to have knowledge of web browsers.
  

• Qualification

  Every course comes with an Adobe Authorised completion certificate. This is either for the specific application (e.g. Acrobat, Flash, InDesign, Photoshop) or for a Masterclass, which might contain multiple applications.

• What Next?

  Related courses
  InDesign Masterclass - 4 day
  Print Production - 1 day
  InDesign for ePub - 1 day
  Photoshop Introduction - 2 day