Introduction to Adobe InDesign

Chris Gregory, Adobe Certified Instructor will give you the solid grounding you need to make the most of InDesign’s features.

The course is suitable for both beginners and users of other industry standard publishing software.

Fundamentals Overview
Creating a new document
Viewing the document
The toolbox
The Control panel
Text and graphics frames
Importing text and graphics files
Hiding/showing/grouping/docking panels

Page layout
Using ruler guides
Print Preview
The Links panel
Checking status of placed text and graphic files
Relinking/updating links
The Info palette with text and images
Drawing and editing ovals, stars, polygons
The Stroke panel
Selecting through stacking order
Grouping objects
Duplicating items
The Align panel [align/distribute]

Formatting text
Character and Paragraph Control panel
Change Case and All Caps
Character and Paragraph Styles
Tabs
Text Frame options
Vertical alignment/Text inset
Formatting with the Eyedropper

Typographic control
Metrics and Optical Kerning
Hyphenation and justification
The Glyphs panel
Using OpenType fonts
Linking text frames
Fill With Placeholder Text command

Tables
Importing Word and Excel tables
Creating and editing InDesign tables
Adding alternating fills, strokes etc.

Master pages
Automatic page numbering
Adding/removing document pages
Editing ‘local’ master items

Working with images
Importing different graphic formats
Transforming graphics/frames
The Fitting commands
Pathfinder panel
Integration with Photoshop and Illustrator
Clipping Paths
Text wrap
Selecting preview display quality
Paste Into and Paste in Place

Colour
Creating new custom colours
RGB v CMYK v Spot colours
Gradients

Transparency
Using the Feather, Drop Shadow and
Transparency features
Bevel, Outer Glow, Inner Glow, Emboss, Satin

Output
Transparency considerations
Separations Preview
Preflight and Package commands, PDF Export, Exporting document as EPS, JPEG
Printing

Miscellaneous
The Library panel
Setting defaults
Preferences

What to bring with you...
Everything will be provided for you including refreshments.

Where to go on the day...
Please meet at the College's main reception.