Adobe InDesign CC - Introduction

Course Overview

• Lesson 1 – Getting Started with InDesign
  • What is Adobe InDesign?
  • Starting InDesign
  • The Start Workspace
  • The InDesign Workspace
  • Understanding Workspaces
  • Opening Files
  • Closing Files
  • Examining the Document Window
  • Navigating a Document
  • Zooming
  • Using Power Zoom
  • Exiting InDesign
• Lesson 2 – Creating Basic Documents
  • Creating a New Document
  • Preset Options
  • Measuring in InDesign
  • Saving Files
  • Understanding Guides
  • Adding Text Frames
  • Using Placeholder Text
  • Placing Text
  • Manipulating Text Frames
  • Text Frame Options
  • Working with Columns
  • Threading Text
  • Displaying Hidden Characters
  • Inserting Special Characters
  • Inserting Glyphs
• Lesson 3 – Working with Graphics
  • Working with Graphics
  • Creating Graphic Frames
  • Placing Images in Graphic Frames
  • Understanding Frame Fitting Options
  • Using the Content Grabber
  • Wrapping Text
• Lesson 4 – Formatting Text
  • Formatting Characters
  • Formatting Paragraphs
  • Control Panel Menu
  • Creating Bulleted or Numbered Lists
  • Paragraph Rules (Lines)
  • Justification
  • Drop Capitals
  • Hyphenation
  • Keep Options
  • Using the Eye Dropper Tool
• Lesson 5 – Working with Objects
  • Drawing Multiple Objects as a Grid
  • Drawing Tools
  • Rounding Corners
  • Transforming Objects
  • Moving Objects
  • Scaling Objects
  • Rotating Objects
  • Using the Transform Panel
  • Using Color
  • Using Step and Repeat
  • Aligning Objects
  • Distributing Objects
  • Using the Gap Tool
  • Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
• Lesson 6 – Tabs and Tables
  • Presenting Columnar Data
  • Creating Tabs
  • Editing Tabs
  • Creating Tables
  • Importing Tables
  • Formatting Tables
• Lesson 7 – Styles
  • Text Styles
  • Character Styles
  • Creating Character Styles
  • Editing Character Styles
  • Paragraph Styles
  • Creating Paragraph Styles
  • Editing Paragraph Styles
  • Object Styles
  • Creating Object Styles
  • Editing Object Styles
  • Copying Styles from Document to Document
• Lesson 8 – Building Multi-Page Documents
  • Working with Multi-Page Documents
  • Inserting Pages
  • Page Sizes
  • Deleting Pages
  • Rearranging Pages
  • Rotating a Spread
• Lesson 9 – Using Master Pages
  • Using Master Pages
  • Applying Master Pages
  • Deleting Master Pages
  • Hiding Master Page Items
  • Overriding Master Page Items
  • Editing an Existing Master Page
  • Creating a New Master Page
  • Renaming Master Pages
  • Inserting Page Numbers
• Lesson 10 – Working with Layers
  • Working with Layers
  • Creating and Renaming a Layer
  • Layer Options
  • Duplicating a Layer
  • Deleting Layers
  • Showing and Hiding Layers
  • Locking Layers and Objects
  • Moving Objects between Layers
  • Importing Images with Layers
• Lesson 11 – Finalizing a Document
  • Finding Fonts
  • Checking Spelling
  • Using Find and Change
  • Using Preflight
  • Printing Files
  • Exporting Files
  • Packaging Files

Prerequisites

Software/Setup for this class

Adobe InDesign CC