Adobe InDesign CC Essentials
This 1-day Essentials course covers the tools and features of Adobe InDesign CC, a leading desktop publishing and design program. Participants will learn to create attractive documents for print and web, work with text and graphics, create simple vector-based graphics and the basics of design. The course also covers the integration of InDesign with other popular Adobe programs to improve workflow. Available in face-to-face or virtual format for public or private groups, open to students in Malaysia and internationally.
per person
Level
Duration
Training Delivery Format
Face-to-face / Virtual Class
per person
Level
Duration
Training Delivery Format
Face-to-face (F2F) / Virtual Class
Class types
Public Class
Private Class
In-House Training
Bespoke
About this course
This 1-day Essentials course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Adobe InDesign CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes desktop publishing and design to a new level, and combines production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat software.
You will learn to create attractive, simple documents and prepare them for the web and for print. We will guide you in learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector-based graphics, and the basics of design.
Creative professionals appreciate the freedom and productivity gains made possible through the use of Adobe InDesign. We will show you how to improve your workflow by harnessing InDesign’s integration with other popular Adobe programs. To improve your knowledge and skills, learn Adobe Indesign in our face to face or through a live virtual class. This training is available for a public and private group. It is open for Malaysia and international students.
Who should attend?
This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.
Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the InDesign environment
- Design documents and save them as Acrobat PDF files
- Use colours, swatches, and gradients
- Manage transparency and use tables
- Prepare for hand-off to a service provider
Our goal is for you to be able to create simple but professional documents that are ready to use for the web and for print.
Prerequisites
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer’s operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
Course Content
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Lesson 1: Getting started in InDesign
- Customise Your Workspace
- Workspace and Window arrangement
- Create a New Document
- Zooming in and out
- Moving around your document
- Using Control panel options
- Previewing your document
Lesson 2: Managing and Formatting Text
- Add Text
- Spell Check Text
- Basic Character formatting options
- Basic Paragraph formatting options
- Showing Hidden Characters
- Threading Text
Lesson 3: Handling images
- Adding images
- Cropping images
- Resizing images
- Adding Text Wrap
- Understanding commonly used image file types
- Using the Links panel
- Checking resolution
Lesson 4: Colours, Swatches, and Gradients
- Adding colour to Fill/Stroke
- Creating Swatches
- Stroke settings
Lesson 5: Objects
- Creating different shapes
- Transforming and Duplicating Objects
Lesson 6: Parent Pages
- Setting up Parent pages
- Applying a Parent page
- Adding page numbers
- Overriding Parent page items
Lesson 7: Preparing a document for Printing
- Check Documents for Overset text
- Print a Document
- Packaging Files
- Exporting to PDF
At this time, this course is available for private class and in-house training only. Please contact us for any inquiries.