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Adobe InDesign 1

Course Description

Overview: Adobe InDesign is a robust design and layout program. With it you can create documents of many types, from single page advertisements and flyers, to complex multi-page color publications. In this course you will learn the basics of creating documents with InDesign.

Prerequisites: Word 1 or equivalent knowledge,and working knowledge of graphics applications.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-based objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and use InDesign environment elements; and navigate through an InDesign document.
• Create and modify text and graphic frames; and import text and images from other applications.
• Use master pages and guides to design a document's layout and to add automatic page numbering; and apply masters to document pages.
• Import text; thread text throughout a document; reflow text threads; and change the number of columns.
• Define colors and swatches and apply them to fills and strokes of frames.
• Apply character formatting; apply paragraph formatting; create styles to streamline formatting; and set text inset spacing.
• Place and manipulate graphics; control text wrap around graphics; and create and manage layers.
• Apply transparency effects to native objects and placed images and graphics; and work with Transparency Flattener settings.
• Create sophisticated tables.
• Prepare documents for handoff to commercial printers.
• Create Acrobat PDF files for the web and for print.
  

Course Content

Lesson 1: InDesign Environment
InDesign Environment Elements
Document Navigation

Lesson 2: Basic Documents
Document Setup
Creating Text
Working with Graphics

Lesson 3: Master Pages
Topic 3A: Creating Masters
Topic 3B: Applying Masters

Lesson 4: Importing and Threading Text
Importing Text
Threading Text
Changing Text Threads

Lesson 5: Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
Topic 5A: Colors and Swatches
Topic 5B: Gradients
Topic 5C: Applying Fills and Strokes to Frames and Type

Lesson 6: Formatting Type
Topic 6A: Character Formatting
Topic 6B: Paragraph Formatting
Topic 6C: Styles
Topic 6D: Text Inset Spacing

Lesson 7: Graphics and Layout
Placing and Manipulating Graphics
Text Wrap
Layers

Lesson 8: Transparency
Applying Transparency
Transparency Effects and Blending Modes
Printing with Transparency

Lesson 9: Using Tables
Creating Tables
Formatting Tables

Lesson 10: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
Commercial Printing Overview
Preflighting
Printing
Packaging Files

Lesson 11: Creating Acrobat PDF Files
PDF Files for the Web
PDF Presets
PDF Files for Printing

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