Adobe InDesign Introduction - 1 day

Objectives

To be able to use InDesign to create and manipulate professional documentation
To be introduced to desktop publishing

Prerequisites

Delegates attending this course should have a working understanding of their operating system, particularly being able to use a mouse.

Document Basics

Creating and saving a document
Understanding and appreciating the InDesign approach
Overview of features/tools/palette
Document navigation/Using Views/Smart Views
Tool Box
Selection Tools

Achieving accurate layout

Grids
Guides
Rulers

Text handling

Text Frames
Text Frame Formatting
Text on a path
Text Frame Options
Text flow
Creating and formatting columns

Type

Importing/Placing/Threading Text
Character formatting
Paragraph formatting
Adobe Paragraph Composer
Basic typography and layout

Graphics

Graphic boxes
Editing graphic boxes
Editing graphics
Resizing graphics
Reshaping graphic boxes

Text meets graphics

Text wrapping options
Flowing text round graphic boxes

Tabs

Tabs and Tab Characters
Leaders
Tabs Palette

Layers

Creating and using layers
Layers palette
Layer order
Layer visibility

Tables

Building basic tables
Formatting tables
Tables and Text
Tables, colour fills and strokes

Colour

Colour principles and modes
Colour Palette
Creating and applying new colours
Editing colour
Strokes and Fills

Document Handoff

Issues relating to document handoff to service providers such as printers

Output

Preview
Print
Print Options
Print Presets
Pre-flight

Face-to-face training

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.

Modern-spec IT, fully networked with internet access

Lunch, breaks and timing

A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:

• Bloomsbury
• Limehouse

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

• Hot beverages
• Clean, filtered water
• Biscuits

Online training

Regular breaks throughout the day.

Learning tools

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

Reference material

Available online. 100+ pages with step-by-step instructions

24 months access to Microsoft trainers

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