Adobe InDesign Part 1
Learn to create professional page layouts with Adobe InDesign. In this hands-on, two-day course, you’ll master the InDesign workspace, set up documents and parent pages, work with text and graphics frames, apply color and typography, build paragraph and character styles, and export print-ready PDFs and packaged files.
Learn to create professional page layouts with Adobe InDesign. In this hands-on, two-day course, you’ll master the InDesign workspace, set up documents and parent pages, work with text and graphics frames, apply color and typography, build paragraph and character styles, and export print-ready PDFs and packaged files.
More Information:
- Learning Style: Virtual
- Technology: Adobe
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Course Duration: 2 Days
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- Certificate: See Sample
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About This Course:
From brochures and flyers to newsletters, reports, and magazines, Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard tool for professional page layout. This course gives you the core skills to design polished, consistent layouts for print and digital distribution.
You’ll start with a thorough tour of the InDesign workspace, including its tools, panels, the Properties and Control panels, and how to customize and save workspaces. You’ll learn to navigate documents, change magnification, and use layout aids as you work. A quick hands-on project then introduces the full InDesign workflow, from typing and importing text to placing graphics, applying styles, and checking for production issues with the Preflight panel.
Course Objectives:
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Navigate and customize the InDesign workspace, tools, and panels
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Set up new documents, set document defaults, and save document presets
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Create and apply parent pages, and add, rearrange, delete, and resize pages
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Create sections, specify page numbering, and prepare artwork that bleeds to the edge of the page
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Work with layers, and create and edit text frames and graphics frames
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Import, crop, move, and scale graphics, and wrap text around objects
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Select, modify, and align multiple objects
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Create color swatches and apply color to objects, strokes, and text
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Import and flow text across columns and pages, and control column breaks
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Find and change text and formatting, and check and correct spelling
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Adjust text spacing, change fonts and type styles, insert special characters, and add drop caps
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Create, apply, and globally update paragraph and character styles, and load styles from other documents
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Check for production issues with the Preflight panel
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Create PDF proofs and press-ready PDFs, and save PDF presets
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Package InDesign files to send to a printer
Audience:
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Beginners who want to learn page layout with Adobe InDesign
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Self-taught InDesign users who want to fill gaps in their knowledge
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Graphic designers and production artists
Prerequisites:
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There are no formal prerequisites, and no prior InDesign experience is needed