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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 Adobe InDesign CC Introduction 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.
Course Curriculum
| Introduction | |||
| Introduction | 00:01:00 | ||
| Building a Basic InDesign Document | |||
| Overview of InDesign | 00:03:00 | ||
| Touring the InDesign Interface | 00:10:00 | ||
| Customizing Preferences | 00:09:00 | ||
| Building a document | 00:09:00 | ||
| Advanced Document Settings | 00:09:00 | ||
| Adding Graphics | 00:06:00 | ||
| Adding Text | 00:03:00 | ||
| Customizing the Workspace | |||
| Using Panels and Workspace Presets | 00:10:00 | ||
| Document Views | 00:08:00 | ||
| Understanding the Control Panel | 00:04:00 | ||
| Managing Pages | |||
| Adding, Moving, and Deleting Pages | 00:06:00 | ||
| Using Master Pages | 00:10:00 | ||
| Modifying Text | |||
| Selecting Text | 00:03:00 | ||
| Understanding Text Frame Options | 00:09:00 | ||
| Importing Text | 00:06:00 | ||
| Threading Text | 00:05:00 | ||
| Using Special Characters | 00:10:00 | ||
| Using Spell Check | 00:07:00 | ||
| Using the Story Editor | 00:04:00 | ||
| Modifying Graphics | |||
| Defining Graphic Types | 00:07:00 | ||
| Placing Multiple Graphics | 00:04:00 | ||
| Selecting Graphics | 00:05:00 | ||
| Fitting Options | 00:07:00 | ||
| Updating Graphics | 00:07:00 | ||
| Placing Photoshop and Illustrator Files | 00:05:00 | ||
| Working with Color | |||
| Basics of Color | 00:06:00 | ||
| Working with Swatches | 00:08:00 | ||
| Creating Swatches | 00:08:00 | ||
| Making Spot Color Swatches | 00:03:00 | ||
| Working with the Color Panel | 00:05:00 | ||
| Creating and Using Gradients | 00:08:00 | ||
| Using Effects | |||
| Using the Effects Panel | 00:08:00 | ||
| Using the Blend Modes | 00:04:00 | ||
| Adding and Removing Effects | 00:03:00 | ||
| Adding and Transforming Shapes | |||
| Adding Vector Shapes | 00:08:00 | ||
| Drawing Vector Lines | 00:08:00 | ||
| Selecting and Moving Frames | 00:07:00 | ||
| Scaling Arrowheads | 00:05:00 | ||
| Managing Objects and Layers | |||
| Managing Layers | 00:10:00 | ||
| Aligning and Grouping Objects | 00:06:00 | ||
| Wrapping Text around an Object | 00:07:00 | ||
| Formatting Text | |||
| Character Formatting | 00:11:00 | ||
| Advanced Character Formatting | 00:10:00 | ||
| Paragraph Formatting | 00:10:00 | ||
| Using Styles | |||
| Basics of Styles | 00:01:00 | ||
| Managing Paragraph Styles | 00:10:00 | ||
| Managing Character Styles | 00:05:00 | ||
| Using Object Styles | 00:08:00 | ||
| Working with Tables | |||
| Creating Tables | 00:10:00 | ||
| Formatting Tables and Cells | 00:08:00 | ||
| Using Table and Cell Styles | 00:08:00 | ||
| Exporting the Document to Other Formats | |||
| Preflighting your document | 00:09:00 | ||
| Packaging your Document | 00:10:00 | ||
| Printing your Document | 00:09:00 | ||
| Converting to PDF | 00:06:00 | ||
| Conclusion | |||
| Course Recap | 00:01:00 | ||
FAQs
This course is for anyone who's interested in this topic and wants to learn more about it. This course will also help you gain potential professional skills.
No prior qualifications are needed to take this course.
You can study this course from wherever and whenever you want. You can study at your own pace and from any device. Just log in to your account from any device and start learning!
Yes, there is a test at the end of the course. Once you’ve completed all the modules of the course, you will have to give a multiple-choice test. The questions will be based on the topics of the modules you studied. And of course, you can take the test at any time, from any device and from anywhere you want.
Don’t worry if you fail the test, you can retake it as many times as you want.
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After you complete the course, you’ll immediately receive a free printable PDF certificate. Hard Copy certificate is also available, and you can get one for just £9! You may have to wait for 3 to 9 days to get the hard copy certificate.
