InDesign CC : Introduction

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1 Course Description Adobe InDesign CC allows you to deliver beautiful layouts and highly sophisticated documents for print quickly and easily. This two day Adobe authorised introductory course is designed to give you a comprehensive working knowledge of Adobe InDesign. Day one of the course concentrates on building a document layout from scratch. Day two will explore more advanced layout and typographical controls, clipping paths, working with layers, creating multipage documents and using Live PreFlight for trouble-free production and printing. This course will give you an excellent grounding in Adobe InDesign. This is an introductory course for those new to page layout software and InDesign. If you are an QuarkXPress user migrating to Adobe InDesign, there is a separate two day Adobe InDesign Migration course. Pre-Course Requirements You need no previous experience to attend this course. Page 1/5

2 Pricing & Availability Course Duration: Public Scheduled Course: Public Scheduled Dates: Two Days plus VAT at London Bridge (Sold Out) at London Bridge at London Bridge (Sold Out) at London Bridge (Sold Out) at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge at London Bridge Private Course: plus VAT for individual tuition. Call for prices for private groups of two or more. Follow-on Courses: Post-Course Support: Not Applicable The cost of the course includes lunch, course notes to take away, a certificate Page 2/5

3 and six months telephone Helpline support. Page 3/5

4 Day one The InDesign interface InDesign preferences Creating a new document Creating and using frames Setting tool defaults Using shortcuts Working with text Placing text Selecting and editing text Handling missing fonts The Font Favourites feature Using the Content Indicator Formatting copy Character-level formatting Paragraph-level formatting Using the Eyedropper tool Working with styles Character and paragraph styles Creating styles Editing and applying styles Creating and applying object styles Loading attributes from other documents Working with graphics Different file formats Placing multiple graphics Wrapping text around images Understanding fitting options Sizing images with Auto-fit Smart guides and smart spacing The Effects panel Creating gradients Setting up an Object library Layout controls Understanding the notion of Gridify Working with the Gap tool Using the Align panel Selecting, arranging and grouping objects Understanding colour Spot and process colours Using stroke and fill options Creating tints Sampling colours from images Day two Multi-page documents Using the Pages panel Targeting pages and spreads Editing copy Using the Story Editor Using Find/Change Using the Spell Checker Working with transparency Creating drop shadows A look at Blending modes The Flattener Preview panels Transforming objects Scaling objects vs contents Transforming objects Grouping and ungrouping Finessing text content Threading and unthreading frames The Auto-Fit text function Flowing text through frames Text frame options Multi-column text frames Allowing text to flow across columns Working with Master Pages Creating and editing Masters Applying Master Pages Auto-numbering pages Adjusting margins and columns Numbering and Section options Combining text and graphics Image import options Images with clipping paths Creating a new clipping path Removing image backgrounds Tolerance and threshold options Exporting and printing Exporting as a PDF Using Live PreFlight Anticipating potential problems Packaging files for handoff Questions and answers Laying out pages accurately Page 4/5

5 Powered by TCPDF ( Using rulers, grids and guides Working with layers Questions and answers Page 5/5