Course Overview
TOPInDesign is a powerful design and production application that offers precision, control, and seamless integration with other Adobe professional graphics software like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. It has long been the industry standard for books, magazines, and brochures, and has now become the industry standard for creating ePubs, interactive PDFs, and interactive magazines that are viewed on tablets.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOPIn this four-day, hands-on InDesign ACA training class, you will learn the basics of InDesign, best practices, and additional features.
Outline
TOP1. Introducing the Workspace
Using tools
Working with panels
Customizing the workspace
Navigating through a document
Using menus, panel menus, and context menus
Modifying interface preferences
2. Getting to Know InDesign
Using Screen modes and View Options
Preflighting as you work
Adding text with the Type tool
Importing text from Microsoft Word
Formatting text with styles
Importing and scaling a graphic
Formatting a drawn object
3. Setting up a Document and Working with Pages
Creating a new document
Switching between open InDesign documents
Setting up master pages with footers
Applying master pages to document pages
Adding new document pages
Rearranging and deleting document pages
Changing the size of pages
Adding sections to change page numbering formatting
Placing text and graphics onto a spread
Using the bleed guides
4. Working with Objects
Working with layers
Creating and modifying text frames
Creating and modifying graphics frames
Adding metadata captions to graphics frames
Changing the shape of a frame
Wrapping text around a graphic
Rotating, scaling, and aligning objects
Selecting and modifying objects in a group
Drawing lines and adding arrowheads
Creating a QR code
5. Flowing Text
Flowing text into an existing frame
Flowing text manually, automatically, and semi-automatically
Creating threaded frames automatically
Applying paragraph styles to text
Adjusting columns
Adding a jump line page number
6. Editing Text
Finding and changing a missing font
Entering text directly and importing text from Word
Using Finding / Change to replace text and formatting
Checking spelling
Using the Story Editor
Tracking changes
7. Working with Color
Creating and applying color swatches
Creating Pantone color swatches
Using the Eyedropper and Color Theme tools
Working with tint swatches
Working with gradients
Working with color groups
8. Working with Typography
Adjusting vertical spacing
Working with fonts, type styles, and glyphs
Fine-tuning columns
Changing paragraph alignment
Creating a drop cap
Adjusting letter and word spacing
Adjusting line breaks
Setting tabs
Adding a rule above a paragraph
Working with paragraph shading
9. Working with Styles
Creating and applying paragraph styles
Creating and applying character styles
Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
Creating and applying object styles
Creating and applying table and cell styles
Globally updating styles
Loading styles from another document
10. Importing and Modifying Graphics
Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
Importing graphics and managing links
Updating revised graphics
Adjusting display quality
Working with clipping paths to drop a background
Working with saved selections and path from Photoshop to drop a background
Importing native Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files
Using an InDesign library to manage objects
Importing graphics from Adobe Bridge
11. Creating Tables
Creating a table
Converting text with tabs to a table
Inserting, deleting, resizing rows and columns
Formatting a table
Adding graphics to table cells
Creating a header row to repeat on pages
Creating and applying table and cell styles
12. Working with Transparency
Importing and colorizing a grayscale image
Using the Effects panel to apply blending modes and opacity to objects
Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency
Applying transparency settings to text
Working with feathering
Applying and editing a drop shadow
13. Printing and Exporting
Preflighting files and fixing broken links
Previewing separations
Using the Ink Manager
Previewing the effects of transparency
Exporting a Press-Ready PDF and saving a PDF preset
Printing a proof and saving a print preset
Packaging your InDesign document with fonts and links
Prerequisites
TOPStudents must have a good working knowledge of computers, operating systems, using a mouse, keyboard, standard menus and commands. Students must be able to open, save, and close applications and files, as well as navigate to other folders.
Who Should Attend
TOP- Graphic Designers
- Print Editors
- Writers
- Artists
Next Step Courses
TOP- InDesign – Working Efficiently with InDesign Long Documents
- Illustrator Intro
- Illustrator Advanced
- Illustrator ACA Training & Certification Pack
- Photoshop Advanced
- Photoshop Intro
- Photoshop ACA Training & Certification Pack
- Digital Publishing Suite
- ePUB – Produce Digital Publications for Web & Mobile Devices
- Dreamweaver ACA Training & Certification Pack
- Premiere Pro ACA Training & Certification Pack