Course Description
Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading DTP software for designing and layout of professional documents for the web, print, as well as for mobile devices such as tablets or smartphones.
If you are one of them who are interested in digital publishing then this [course_title] will be the perfect starting point for you!
You will learn the fundamentals of InDesign as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading desktop-publishing program. You will learn how to create and export attractive, simple documents. The course will teach you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. You will learn to add consistency through the use of paragraph and character styles. You will grasp how quick and easy it is to create documents for the web and for print, including how to produce professional PDF files.
In addition, you will learn to manage objects and layers, format text, use styles, work with tables, export documents, and prepare for printing.
What Will I Learn?
- Build a basic InDesign document
- Customize the workspace
- Modify the layout
- Manage pages
- Modify text
- Modify graphics
- Work with color
- Use effects
- Add and transform shapes
- Manage objects and layers
- Format text
- Use styles
- Work with tables
- Export a document to other formats
Requirements
- Basic computer skills
Who is the target audience?
- Any student wishing to get a solid understand of the basics of Adobe InDesign CC.
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Introduction00:01:00
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Overview of InDesign00:03:00
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Touring the InDesign Interface00:10:00
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Customizing Preferences00:09:00
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Building a document00:09:00
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Advanced Document Settings00:09:00
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Adding Graphics00:06:00
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Adding Text00:03:00
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Using Panels and Workspace Presets00:10:00
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Document Views00:08:00
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Understanding the Control Panel00:04:00
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Adding, Moving, and Deleting Pages00:06:00
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Using Master Pages00:10:00
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Selecting Text00:03:00
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Understanding Text Frame Options00:09:00
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Importing Text00:06:00
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Threading Text00:05:00
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Using Special Characters00:10:00
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Using Spell Check00:07:00
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Using the Story Editor00:04:00
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Defining Graphic Types00:07:00
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Placing Multiple Graphics00:04:00
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Selecting Graphics00:05:00
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Fitting Options00:07:00
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Updating Graphics00:07:00
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Placing Photoshop and Illustrator Files00:05:00
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Basics of Color00:06:00
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Working with Swatches00:08:00
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Creating Swatches00:08:00
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Making Spot Color Swatches00:03:00
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Working with the Color Panel00:05:00
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Creating and Using Gradients00:08:00
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Using the Effects Panel00:08:00
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Using the Blend Modes00:04:00
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Adding and Removing Effects00:03:00
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Adding Vector Shapes00:08:00
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Drawing Vector Lines00:08:00
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Selecting and Moving Frames00:07:00
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Scaling Arrowheads00:05:00
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Managing Layers00:10:00
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Aligning and Grouping Objects00:06:00
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Wrapping Text around an Object00:07:00
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Character Formatting00:11:00
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Advanced Character Formatting00:10:00
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Paragraph Formatting00:10:00
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Basics of Styles00:01:00
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Managing Paragraph Styles00:10:00
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Managing Character Styles00:05:00
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Using Object Styles00:08:00
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Creating Tables00:10:00
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Formatting Tables and Cells00:08:00
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Using Table and Cell Styles00:08:00
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Preflighting your document00:09:00
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Packaging your Document00:10:00
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Printing your Document00:09:00
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Converting to PDF00:06:00
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Course Recap00:01:00
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