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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
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