Course Overview

InDesign is an essential tool for design firms, ad agencies, magazines, newspapers, book publishers, and freelance designers around the world. This Adobe Certified Instructor-led course presents a thorough explanation of the core features and techniques that make this powerful page layout application fun and easy to use, providing a foundation upon which advanced skills and workflows can be built. You'll learn:

• How to navigate and customize the workspace
• How to manage documents and pages
• How to work with text frames and graphics
• How to export and print finished documents
• ...and much more

Class Length: 2 day (approx. 8 hours each)

Prerequisites:

• Knowledge of previous versions of InDesign is helpful, but not required
• General computer knowledge (Mac or PC) such as:
• Opening and closing programs
• Opening and closing documents
• Saving files
• Basic knowledge of file types (i.e. .mp3, .jpg, .wmv, .mov)
• Basic knowledge of internet usage
• Willingness to learn
• Note taking materials, if desired

Beverages and munchies provided; one hour mid-day lunch break.

Course Outline:

1. InDesign CS4 Essential Skills
2. Building Documents with Master Pages
3. Working with Text and Type
4. Working with Styles
5. Working with Graphics
6. Creating and Using Tables
7. Using Color in Your Documents
8. Using Effects
9. Advanced Document Features
10. Document Delivery: Printing PDFs, and XHTML
11. Using XML with InDesign
12. Creating Interactive Documents