Course outline
The InDesign Environment*Setting Preferences, Defaults and Presets
*Using the tools and panels/Control panel
*Using contextual menus
*Opening, closing & navigating documents
Document Layout
*Setting up pages and basic layout options
• Multi-page options
* Using rulers, guides, grids and layers
* Targeting and Selecting pages
* Working with pages and spreads
* Automatic page numbering and sections
* Using master pages including “parent/child” masters
* Using the all new powerful find & change
Laying out pages with frames
* Creating and using Frames
* Using the frame tools
* Creating text and graphic frames
* Setting frame properties
• Selecting objects with the content grabber
• Using gap tool to adjust and manipulate objects
Working with Text
* Linking text frames/Placing text in frames
* Importing and exporting text
* Threading text through frames
* Setting text frame properties
* Smart text handling
* Finding and changing text/ Editing text
• Using the Story Editor
* Checking spelling
* Baseline Grid
Formatting Type
* Formatting characters/ paragraphs
* Working with tabs
* Controlling hyphenation and justification
* Optical kerning and alignment
Working with Styles
* Creating and applying paragraph styles
* Nested & next paragraph styles
* Overriding local formatting
* Copying & loading styles from other documents/ Object styles
* Redefining Paragraph, Character & Object styles
Importing Graphics
* Placing multiple images
• Using Mini Bridge
* Fitting content to frames/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/basic shapes/freeform shapes
Effects & Transparency
* Creating transparency
* Using effects – Drop Shadows, Feathering and Gradient.
* Flattener Preview
* Importing files with transparency
* Photoshop effects – within InDesign – Bevel & Embossing, Inner & Outer Glows etc.
Selecting and Transforming Objects
* Moving objects/Anchored Objects
* Using the Transform panel
* Grouping and ungrouping objects
* Alignment tools
* Pathfinder
• Using layers to isolate and manipulate objects
Using Colours
* Defining and applying colours
* Importing colours from colour libraries
* Mixed Inks
* Loading colours from other applications
* Creating and applying gradients
Tables
* Creating tables/Saving Table and Cell styles
* Merge/Unmerge Cells/Viewing cell frame edges
* Table headers and footers
Exporting InDesign Documents
* PDF, PDF/X, JPEG & EPS
• Animation and interactivity
Printing
* Preparing for commercial printing
* Installing and selecting a PPD
* Separation Preview
* Printing a document
* Performing a preflight check before printing
• Document fonts
* Packaging files for hand off
File Management with Adobe Bridge
