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

Adobe InDesign

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VTeach Pte. Ltd.

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