Duration 1 Day
Learning Outcomes
- Understand type controls
- Manage graphics
- File management
- Layers & colours
- Document set-up
Course Content
- The InDesign interface
Creating a custom workspace
Navigating around a document
Smart guides and smart spacing - Creating a new document
The New document dialog box
Introducing text frames
Selecting and editing text
Character formatting
Using colour with text
Placing a picture
Using the Content Indicator - Working with colour
Creating colour swatches
Spot versus process colours
Applying Strokes and Fills
Creating tints - Multiple page documents
Multi-page documents
Using the Pages panel
Placing text
Flowing text through frames
Paragraph formatting
Using the Eyedropper tool
Multi-column text frames - Lists
Using Bullet-Point lists
Using Numbered lists
Editing List formatting - Working with styles
Character and paragraph styles
Creating styles
Editing and applying styles
Removing style formatting
Using Quick Apply - Working with graphics
Different file formats
Picture fitting options
Using Auto-fit
Placing multiple graphics
Wrapping text around images
Images with clipping paths
Checking image resolution using the Info Panel - Working with Master Pages
Master Page guidelines
Creating and editing Masters
Applying Master Pages
Auto-numbering pages - Exporting and printing
Using pre-defined PDF presets
Exporting PDF files