Adobe InDesign
Course Description
This two days course covers the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign, a professional desktop publishing application, which is especially designed for brochures, full-colours magazines, interactive PDFs and e-flipping pages for web sites.
Participants will learn to create documents, work with texts and objects, apply formatting and styles, place images, manage colours and output files for digital and print format.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of Adobe InDesign course, participants will be able to:
- Navigate InDesign's interfaces
- Work with texts, objects and graphics
- Use master page
- Work on layers, colours and tables
- Add interactivity
- Prepare a brochure document for delivery
By the end of the program, participants will be able to create a 4 pages brochure layout using Adobe InDesign.
Target Audience
This course is designed for anyone who wants to use Adobe InDesign to create magazines, brochures and leaflet layouts in print and web design.
Prerequisite
No prior knowledge of Adobe InDesign is required. Participants need to have basic computer skills such as locating and opening files, downloading images, and using keyboard and mouse.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Adobe Indesign
- Starting InDesign
- Essential workspace
- Creating a new document
- Working with panels
- Working with guides
Lesson 2: Working with Texts
- Creating text frames
- Placing and flowing texts
- Formatting Characters
- Formatting Paragraphs
- Creating and applying Character Styles
- Creating and applying Paragraph Styles
- Finding and changing Text
- Type on Path
- Using Text Wrap
Lesson 3: Working with Objects
- Creating objects
- Transforming objects
- Duplicating objects
- Using the Direct Selection Tool
- Adjusting Corners and Strokes
Lesson 4: Working with Graphics
- Placing an image into Frame
- Working with Content Indicator
- Transforming Frame Contents
- Using Links panel
- Adding graphics to a Library
Lesson 5: Using Master Pages
- Creating a multipage document
- Creating a new Master page
- Creating page numbers
- Modifying a Master page
- Overriding Master items
Lesson 6: Working on Layers
- Understanding New Layer
- Creating a New Layer
- Changing Layer order
- Duplicating a Layer
- Moving an object to another Layer
Lesson 7: Working with Colours
- Understanding Process and Spot colours
- Working with Colours
- Applying colours with Fills & Stroke
- Applying Gradients
Lesson 8: Working with Tables
- Creating a Table
- Formatting Table Cells
- Applying Table Cells Setting
- Setting Tabs in a Table
Lesson 9: Adding Interactivity
- Creating a hyperlink
- Testing a hyperlink
- Creating a Button
- Creating a Rollover and a Click Appearance
- Creating an animation
- Assigning a Go to State Action to a Button
- Export a Document as a Flash Player File
Lesson 10: Preparing a Document for Delivery
- Printing, Saving and Exporting
- Using Package
- Resolve Errors in a Document using Preflight menu
- Understanding printing output setting for Printer
- Export in different formats