Adobe InDesign Introduction
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InDesign Introduction

Duration
2 days

Description
This course covers all the theory and techniques required to enable practitioners to create new single and multipage publications from scratch, as well as templates that are complete with text styles and colours, with consideration given to design. Completion of course will also provide an understanding of colour modes, resolution and image sizes and their uses for print publications.

Pre-requisites
Experience of using other applications. This is not appropriate as a ‘first program’.

Course Contents:
The InDesign Environment
Workspace overview
Customising workspaces
Using the Tool & Controls
Exploration of the Panels and Palettes
Using the Info panel
Creating new publications
Opening existing publications
Publications Basics
New document options
Creating and saving documents
Opening and editing documents
Handling missing fonts
Designing and laying out pages accurately
Using rulers and guides
Creating text and picture frames
Document baseline grids
Creating, saving and working with templates
Working with Objects
Understanding drawing techniques and tools
Keyboard assistance in creating and manipulation object size and shape
Smart guides and smart spacing
Selecting objects
Transforming objects
Grouping and ungrouping objects
Determining and changing the stacking order of objects
Wrapping text around objects
Advanced text wrap options
Using snippets and libraries
Creating, saving and loading swatches
Using swatches to stroke and fill objects
Sampling colours from images
Creating tints
Using transparency, drop shadows and feathering
Working with Graphics and images
Creating graphic boxes and picture frames
Importing graphics
Image import options
Manipulating graphics
Understanding RGB and CMYK colour modes and when to use each
About spot and process colours
Discussion of image resolutions and sizes
Using the Info Panel
Scaling graphic frames
Scaling frame contents
When to use fitting options
Handling images with alpha channels and paths
Editing clipping paths
Working with text frames
Placing, selecting and editing text
Setting text frame options
Threading/unthreading frames
Multi-column text frames
Using the Spell Checker
Working with Text
Formatting characters
Understanding fonts
Paragraph formatting
The importance of paragraph spacing
Setting indents and tabs
Effectively using hyphenation
Creating drop caps
Using the Story Editor
The Find/Change facility
Using Text Autoflow
Multi-column text frames
Working with styles
Creating styles
Editing and applying styles
Redefining styles
Removing style formatting
Using the Eyedropper tool for consistent text styling
Multi-page documents
Using the Pages panel
Targeting pages and spreads
Working with Master Pages
Master Page guidelines
Creating, editing and applying Master Pages
Auto-numbering pages
Basing one Master on another
Overriding Master objects
Reapplying Master objects
Basic guidelines for good publication design
Preparing for print and exporting
Noticing and correcting problems
Using Live PreFlight
Packaging files for commercial printing
Exporting as a PDF
Selecting and editing PDF setting
 
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