Adobe InDesign Beginners Training - 1 Day

Platform: Windows PC and Apple Mac

Courseware: Comprehensive training manual provided per person

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows or Apple Mac operating system

Software Version: Training available for Adobe InDesign CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3, CS2, CS, 2.0

Course Overview:
This Adobe InDesign course is suitable for those with no previous experience of Desk Top Publishing.
This fast paced one day training course will show you the fundamental features of the software to get
you up and running with InDesign. This course is perfect if you need to learn the basic features of this
industry standard page layout application as quickly as possible.

InDesign Beginner Training Outline

The InDesign Environment

Using the tools and palettes
Control palette
Using Context menus
Opening and closing documents
Navigating a document
Using the multiple undo feature
Document presets

Document Layout

Setting up pages and basic layout options
Using rulers, guides, grids and layers
Working with pages and spreads
Using master pages

Laying Out Pages with Frames

Creating and using frames
Using the frame tools
Creating text and graphic frames
Setting frame properties

Working with Text

The Story
Linking text
Importing and exporting text
Placing text in frames
Threading text through frames
Setting text frame properties
Editing text

Formatting Type

Formatting characters
Formatting paragraphs

Working with Styles

Creating and applying character and paragraph styles

Importing Graphics

Placing graphics
Fitting content to frames
Fitting frames to content
Drawing shapes
Drawing and modifying straight lines

Selecting and Transforming Objects

Moving Objects
Grouping and Ungrouping objects
Align

Using Colours

Defining and applying colours from colour libraries
Creating and applying gradients

Outputting InDesign Documents

Printing

Preparing for commercial printing
Separation Preview
Printing a document
Performing a pre-flight check before printing
Packaging files for hand off
Handing off to a prepress service provider

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