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Adobe InDesign Course
- Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems.
- It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and books.
- InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.
- InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.
Audience:
This course is designed for new users of InDesign as well as self-taught users.
Prerequisite:
User is not required to have any prior experience of using Adobe InDesign CC 2015.
Duration:
This is a 2 day Adobe InDesign CC 2015 Introduction course. The course starts at 09:30 and runs until 16:30.
OVERVIEW OF FEATURES
InDesign compared to QuarkXPress
Exploring the interface
Overview of tools
Overview of palettes
Navigating through documents
Zooming in and out
Print Preview and Print Working with text
Text frames
Importing text
Character formatting
Paragraph formatting
Indentation of text
Working with tabs
Find and replace and Spell-checker
Running text around an image
Creating threads
MASTER PAGES
How master pages work
Creating master pages
Applying master pages
Setting page numbering
Using hierarchical master pages
STYLES
Benefits of using styles
Creating character styles
Creating paragraph styles
Setting parent and child styles
Applying styles
Importing styles
Document and default styles
WORKING WITH GRAPHICS
Graphic frames
Overview of graphic formats
Importing graphics
Resizing graphics
Cropping graphics
Using the Links palette
Using in-line graphics
Wrapping text around graphics
Using clipping paths
LONGER DOCUMENTS
Creating a table of contents
Creating an index
Using the Book palette
Creating a book list
Synchronising styles and colours
Printing a book list
Exporting a book list as PDF
Page numbering across books
Creating libraries
Adding and using library elements
Searching libraries Special effects
Placing text on a path
Creating drop shadows
Working with transparency
Exporting transparency
Blend modes
Feathering
Corner effects
Creating multicolour gradients
Converting text to paths Tables
Creating tables
Formatting tables
Imported tab delimited text
Importing Word tables
Importing Excel tables
Filling alternating rows or columns Page layout
Setting margins
Using a layout grid
Creating custom guides
Multi-columns layouts
Using frame-based columns
Using page-based columns
INTERACTIVITY
Automatically generating links
Generating bookmarks
Using the button tool
Button options Choosing events
Creating web links
Embedding Flash video
Exporting interactive PDFs
TYPOGRAPHY
Typographic shortcuts
Using the Single-Line Composer
Using the Paragraph Composer
Highlighting composition problems
Creating hanging punctuation
Manual kerning
Using optical kerning
Inserting special characters
Creating drop caps
Hyphenation and justification