Introduction to InDesign
Course Objectives
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Create, modify and import text and graphic frames
- Use master pages and guides to design a document
- Define colours and swatches and apply them to fills and strokes
- Apply character and paragraph formatting
- Place and manage graphics, text wrap and layers
- Apply transparency effects to objects and work with transparency flattener settings
- Create sophisticated tables
- Prepare documents for handoff to commercial printers
- Create Acrobat PDF files for the Web and for print
Course Outline
InDesign Environment
- InDesign Environment Elements
- Document Navigation
Basic Documents
- Document Setup
- Creating Text
- Working with Graphics
- Creating Masters
- Applying Masters
- Importing and Threading Text
Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
- Colours and Swatches
- Gradients
- Applying Fills and Strokes to Frames and Type
Formatting Type
- Character Formatting
- Paragraph Formatting
- Styles
- Text Inset Spacing
Graphics and Layout
- Placing and Manipulating Graphics
- Text Wrap
- Layers
Transparency
- Applying Transparency
- Transparency Effects and Blending
- Modes
- Printing with Transparency
Using Tables
- Creating Tables
- Formatting Tables
Creating Acrobat PDF Files
- PDF Files for the Web
- PDF Presets
- PDF Files for Printing
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites but experience with a keyboard and mouse is desirable.
Course Duration
1 day
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