Adobe InDesign: Introduction to Creating Documents

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COURSE LENGTH: 1 Day

COURSE COST: $345*

COURSE TIMES: 8:30am - 4:00pm


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COURSE OVERVIEW

This course teaches the tools and features of InDesign for creating professional page layouts, business reports, brochures, sales sheets, catalogs and newsletters. When business graphics communicate clearly and are consistently professional looking, the business itself appears more professional and trustworthy.

This course uses an instructor led, group-paced, classroom learning model with structured hands-on activities to learn how to:

• design a document with type and images
• layout a newsletter with columns of type
• assemble a multi page document with automated pages
• use a page grid for professional design
• communicate more clearly using type and fonts professionally
• layout a business brochure
• prepare InDesign files for commercial printing
• create interactive PDF files from InDesign documents

CS3 and CS4, PC and Mac users are encouraged to attend this course.

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and retrieving and saving files. Familiarity with other Adobe software applications is helpful, but not required.

• Adobe InDesign: Intermediate and Advanced Topics

COURSE TOPICS:

Explore the InDesign Interface

Customize the Interface

Explore the Navigation Controls

Set General and Interface Preferences

Create a Document

Add Text

Add Graphic

Convert Other Application Files to InDesign

Format Characters and Paragraphs

Apply Color, Swatches, and Gradients

Apply Fills and Strokes

Create and Apply Styles

Arrange Objects

Align Objects

Manage Page Elements with Layers

Set Up Pages

Transform Objects

Edit Objects

Thread Text Frames

Search and Replace Objects

Edit Text

Create a Table

Modify a Table Structure

Format a Table

Create Table and Cell Styles

Check Documents for Errors

Print a Document

Package Files

Export PDF Files for Commercial Printing

Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution