Adobe InDesign Introduction

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Learn InDesign to create compelling layouts for print and digital publishing.

PREREQUISITES:

• Basic Mac or Windows skills: copying/pasting, right-clicking (contextual menus), finding files, switching between programs, exploring windows

AGENDA TOPICS:

Unit 1- InDesign Interface & Setup

• InDesign Interface & Workspace
• Menu Customization
• Setting Preferences
• Sync Settings

Unit 2- Flyer Layout

• Document Setup
• Master Pages & Ruler Guides
• Master Page Text Frames
• Adding Color Swatches
• Applying Color Swatches to Your Text
• Placing Text on Master Pages
• Placing Text on Document Pages
• Paragraph Styles
• Character Styles
• Placing Graphics
• Editing Styles
• Drop Caps
• New Master Pages
• Duplicating Spreads & Applying Masters
• Duplicating & Redefinig Styles
• Previewing Documents

Unit 3- Event Poster Layout

• Document Setup
• Defining Colors and Gradients
• Applying Colors & Gradients
• Working with Layers
• Creating an Irregular Graphics Frame
• Text on a Path
• Using the Glyphs Panel
• Creating Text Frames
• Importing Text & Threading Text
• Creating Frame Breaks & Working with Hidden Characters
• Formatting Text
• Importing & Scaling Graphics
• Previewing Color Separations
• Creating a Press Ready PDF & PDF “Soft” Proof

Unit 4- Brochure Layout

• Helpful tips & Shortcuts
• Document Setup
• Creating & Formatting Text
• Placing Graphics
• Adding Master Pages
• Ruler Guides
• Master Page Text
• Line Tool
• Automatic Page Numbers
• Adding Pages & Applying Master Pages
• Overriding Master Page Items
• Importing & Threading Text
• Threading Text Frames
• Multiple Column Text Frames
• Frame Un-threading
• Automatic Threading
• Deleting Text Frames
• Navigating Text Threads

Unit 5- Exercise 1: Threading Text

• Creating Color & Swatches
• Applying Colors, Tints & Gradients
• General Text Formatting
• Using Find/Change
• Using the Glyphs Panel
• Open Type Fractions
• Paragraph Formatting
• Keep Options
• Setting Tabs & Indents
• Creating Rules
• Defining & Applying Paragraph Styles
• Defining & Applying Character Styles
• Defining & Applying Object Styles

Unit 6- Exercise 2: Working with Text Styles

• Bulleted Lists
• Paragraph Styles Based on Another
• Placing Graphics
• Wrapping Text
• Previewing Your Publication

Unit 7- Preparing files for Pre-press

• Managing Links
• Preflighting Documents for Printing
• Creating a Custom Preflight Profile
• Converting RGB & Spot Colors to Process Colors
• Packaging the InDesign File
• Embedding & Sharing a Custom Preflight Profile
• Sharing Files & Packages with Earlier InDesign Versions
• Previewing Color Separations
• Previewing Transparency
• Exporting PDF Files for Printing & Proofs