1 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

• Manage the InDesign environment.
• Design documents.
• Enhance documents.
• Add tables.
• Finalize documents.

Prerequisites

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals. Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have the basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Managing the InDesign Environment

• 1A: Explore the InDesign Environment
• 1B: Customize the Workspace
• 1C: Set General and Interface Preferences

Lesson 2: Designing Documents

• 2A: Create a New Document
• 2B: Add Text and Graphics
• 2C: Edit Text
• 2D: Thread Text Frames
• 2E: Convert Other Application Files to InDesign

Lesson 3: Enhancing Documents

• 3A: Apply Colors and Swatches
• 3B: Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes
• 3C: Format Characters and Paragraphs
• 3D: Create and Apply Styles
• 3E: Search and Replace Text and Characters
• 3F: Develop Layers
• 3G: Apply Transparency and Transparency Flattener Presets

Lesson 4: Adding Tables

• 4A: Create a Table
• 4B: Modify a Table Structure
• 4C: Format a Table
• 4D: Create Table and Cell Styles

Lesson 5: Finalizing Documents

• 5A: Check Documents for Problems
• 5B: Print a Document
• 5C: Package Files
• 5D: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
• 5E: Export PDF Files for Printing