Course Description
Get mastery in desktop publishing with InDesign! Skills in this industry-standard application for commercial publishing and typesetting will open up your future. So, get started with the “InDesign CC 2019 MasterClass” course to design page layout like a Pro.
The detailed overview at the beginning will quest your thirst for InDesign interface, navigation and preferences, so readying you for using Image, Text Frames and Pages, choosing Fonts and Formatting Text. You will also be introduced to Swatches, Effects, Blend Modes, and Grids, so completing your learning to design a layout. What then are the compositional techniques, Styles, Advanced Text and complex typography to build your expertise in InDesign. Learn to handle and edit pages in InDesign to boost your potentials in the publishing industry.
What you’ll learn
- Learn InDesign from the start the way a professional would use it.
- Test your knowledge with quizzes at the end of each chapter.
- Practice everything you learn with provided Exercise Files.
- Learn useful keyboard shortcuts and best practices.
- Advanced automation techniques like GREP and Data Merge
- Working with Text and Image Frames
- Creative Page Layouts and Compositions
- Mastering Character and Paragraph Styles
- Typographic and typesetting techniques
- Creating Table of Contents
- Working with Books and Long Documents
- Print and Digital Publishing
Requirements
- Any version of Adobe InDesign, preferably not older than InDesign CS6. Ideally InDesign CC (Creative Cloud).
- Prior knowledge is not needed
- Exercise Files and Study Guides are provided
Who this course is for:
- This course is aimed at anyone who wants to get into the creative industry and gain a rock solid foundation of InDesign.
- Although it is providing a beginner to intermediate level learning experience it can be useful for experienced Photoshop users too as there are many self-taught users who are missing out on a lot of techniques and features.
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Why learn InDesign?00:02:00
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How to study?00:03:00
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Getting an Adobe Certification00:05:00
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Interface00:12:00
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Navigation00:07:00
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Creating a document00:13:00
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Preferences00:08:00
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Adobe Bridge00:05:00
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Image Frames00:11:00
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Placing Images00:10:00
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Links panel00:05:00
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Resolution of images00:07:00
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Techniques with Image frames00:03:00
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Text frames00:08:00
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Importing text00:05:00
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Text frame options00:07:00
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Working with pages00:10:00
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Advanced page techniques00:11:00
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Master pages00:12:00
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Master pages techniques00:06:00
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Choosing fonts00:11:00
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Character formatting00:09:00
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Paragraph formatting 100:09:00
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Paragraph formatting 200:07:00
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Lines and Rules00:08:00
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Drawing Shapes00:09:00
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Drawing Tools00:09:00
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Working with Swatches00:13:00
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Special Swatches00:10:00
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Working with Effects00:08:00
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Blend Modes00:04:00
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Grids and Guides00:09:00
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Align and Distribute00:06:00
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Working with Layers00:14:00
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Text Wrap00:09:00
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Advanced Text Wrap techniques00:07:00
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Masking techniques00:09:00
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Anchored and Inline Images00:06:00
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Compositional Tips00:05:00
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Introduction to Styles00:15:00
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Paragraph Styles00:11:00
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Object Styles00:05:00
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Next Styles00:04:00
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Nested Styles00:06:00
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Working with Styles00:06:00
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Find/Change and GREP00:12:00
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Fixing common typographic mistakes00:07:00
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Bulleted and Numbered Lists00:07:00
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Multi-level Lists00:19:00
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Footnotes and Captions00:08:00
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Working with Tabs00:06:00
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Creating Tables00:13:00
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Formatting Tables00:11:00
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Data Merge00:07:00
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InDesign Snippets00:03:00
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InDesign Libraries00:06:00
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Creating Templates00:03:00
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Content Collector/Placer Tool00:04:00
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Sharing assets with CC Libraries00:06:00
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Creating Table of Contents00:10:00
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Table of Contents settings00:07:00
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Text Variables and Markers00:11:00
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Smart Text Reflow00:07:00
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Creating a Book file00:11:00
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Fixing copy and exporting book00:07:00
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Proofing Colors00:12:00
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Flatterner Preview00:04:00
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Proofing copy00:07:00
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Exporting a PDF00:10:00
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Saving a Package00:05:00
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Creating EPUBs00:04:00
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Interactive PDFs00:05:00
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Publish Online CC00:03:00
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New Size and Position options00:04:00
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Paragraph Border00:02:00
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Endnotes00:01:00
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Text Assets in CC Libraries00:03:00
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Improved Font Selector00:02:00
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Enhanced visual font browsing00:04:00
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Convert Footnotes & Endnotes00:02:00
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Content-Aware Fit00:01:00
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Adjust Layout00:03:00
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Import PDF Comments00:02:00
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Space Between Paragraphs00:03:00
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Creating Your Portfolio00:12:00
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Conclusion00:01:00
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Exercise Files
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