Course description
Adobe InDesign: New User (Online Training)
Are you looking to learn how to create stunning PDF’s, magazines, newsletters and more? Then our Adobe InDesign New User course is the perfect option to kick-start or continue your graphic design journey. Perfect for complete beginners or those who are self-taught, this course will have you leaving confident in how to navigate all of the tools within Indesign along with how to work with text frames, formatting, styles and much much more.
Suitability - Who should attend?
Prerequisites
Delegates should have a good level of PC and windows skills, but do not need prior experience with Adobe InDesign
Upon completion, delegates will receive a certificate of completion and extensive manual. To find out more about our training options for this, please speak to one of our team today.
Training Course Content
The InDesign Environment
- Using the tools and palettes
- Control palette
- Using Context menus
- Opening and closing documents
- Navigating a document
- Recovering a document after failure
- Using the multiple undo feature
- Document pre-sets
Document Layout
- Setting up pages and basic layout options
- Using rulers, guides, grids and layers
- Working with pages and spreads
- Automatic page numbering and sections
- Using master pages
Laying Out Pages with Frames
- Creating and using frames
- Using the frame tools
- Creating text and graphic frames
- Converting frame types
- Setting frame properties
Working with Text
- The Story
- Linking text
- Importing and exporting text
- Placing text in frames
- Threading text through frames
- Setting text frame properties
- Editing text
- Finding and changing text
- Checking Spelling
- Baseline Grid
Formatting Type
- Formatting characters
- Formatting paragraphs
- Working with tabs
- Working with composition
- Controlling hyphenation and justification
Working with Styles
- Creating and applying paragraph styles
- Nested Styles
- Overriding local formatting
- Copying styles from other documents
Importing Graphics
- Placing graphics
- Fitting content to frames
- Fitting frames to content
- Managing links and embedded images
- Introduction to working with clipping paths
- Importing native Photoshop files
- Full resolution preview
Combining Text and Graphics
- Drawing shapes
- Drawing and modifying straight lines
- Drawing basic shapes
- Drawing basic freeform shapes
- Text on a Path
- Text to Shape
Selecting and Transforming Objects
- Moving Objects
- Using the transform palette
- Grouping and Ungrouping objects
- Align
- Pathfinder
Using Colours
- Defining and applying colours from colour libraries
- Importing colours from colour libraries
- Mixed inks
- Loading colours from other applications
- Creating and applying gradients
Tables
- Creating tables
- Merge/Unmerge
- Flowing tables across pages
- Table headers and footers
- Viewing cell frame edges
Outputting InDesign Documents
- EPS
Printing
- Preparing for commercial printing
- Separation Preview
- Printing a document
- Performing a pre-flight check before printing
- Packaging files for hand off
- Handing off to a prepress service provider
Why choose SquareOne Training
25 years' experience of delivering quality IT Training Services
All trainers Certified Microsoft Office Trainer (MOS) or higher
Public and in-house training throughout the UK
Expenses
This course is delivered online live through Microsoft Teams or WebEx. To access the training, you will require a PC/Laptop with Internet connection and audio.
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