Adobe-InDesign Fundamentals: An Introduction to InDesign November 27, 2011

Contact:202-429-9700/MartinD@FMCtraining.com

http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?l=Washington+DC&p2=Upcoming+Classes

(3 days)

2011: 11/28-30
2012: 1/23-25, 3/5-7, 4/30-5/2, 6/11-13

Course Description

Adobe InDesign CS5 software speaks the language of professional designers, delivering unparalleled creative freedom, productivity, and precision for designing superb pages. It works seamlessly with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, providing a single integrated design environment that doesn't interrupt your creative process.

This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, and the production tips for page layout and design using InDesign. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Student Materials
Each participant will receive a copy of InDesign Classroom in a Book

Presentation Method
Course lectures are presented by Adobe Certified Instructors. Class size is limited to six, and a variety of interactive techniques and in-class exercises encourage participant learning

Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: INTRODUCING THE WORKSPACE

* Getting started
* Looking at the workspace
* Working with panels
* Customizing the workspace
* Changing the magnification of a document
* Navigating through a document
* Using context menus
* Finding resources for using InDesign
* Review questions and answers

Lesson 2: GETTING TO KNOW INDESIGN

* Viewing the lesson document
* Preflighting as you work
* Viewing guides
* Adding text
* Working with styles
* Working with graphics
* Working with objects
* Working with object styles

Lesson 3: SETTING UP A DOCUMENT AND WORKING WITH PAGES

* Creating and saving custom document settings
* Creating a new document
* Switching between open InDesign documents
* Working with master pages
* Applying master pages to document pages
* Adding sections to change page numbering
* Adding new pages
* Arranging and deleting pages
* Placing text and graphics on the document pages
* Overriding master page items on document pages
* Changing the size of pages
* Viewing the completed spread

Lesson 4: WORKING WITH OBJECTS

* Working with layers
* Creating and editing text frames
* Creating and editing graphics frames
* Adding metadata captions to graphics frames
* Changing the shape of a frame |
* Wrapping text around a graphic
* Modifying the shape of frames
* Transforming and aligning objects
* Selecting and modifying grouped objects
* Finishing up

Lesson 5: FLOWING TEXT

* Flowing text into an existing frame
* Flowing text manually
* Creating text frames while flowing text
* Flowing text automatically
* Creating threaded frames automatically
* Adding a jump line page number

Lesson 6: EDITING TEXT

* Finding and changing a missing font
* Entering and importing text
* Finding and changing text and formatting
* Checking spelling
* Editing text by dragging and dropping
* Using the Story Editor
* Tracking changes
* Exploring on your own
* Review questions and answers

Lesson 7: WORKING WITH TYPOGRAPHY

* Adjusting vertical spacing
* Changing fonts and type style
* Fine-tuning Columns
* Changing paragraph alignment
* Creating a drop cap
* Adjusting letter and word spacing
* Setting tabs
* Adding a rule above a paragraph

Lesson 8: WORKING WITH COLOR

* Defining printing requirements
* Creating and applying colors
* Working with gradients
* Creating a tint
* Creating a spot color
* Applying colors to text and objects
* Using advanced gradient techniques

Lesson 9: WORKING WITH STYLES

* Creating and applying paragraph styles
* Creating and applying character styles
* Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
* Creating and applying object styles
* Creating and applying table and cell styles
* Globally updating styles
* Loading styles from another document

Lesson 10: IMPORTING AND MODIFYING GRAPHICS

Adding graphics from other programs
* Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
* Managing links to imported files
* Updating revised graphics
* Adjusting display quality
* Working with clipping paths
* Working with alpha channels
* Importing native Adobe graphics files
* Using a library to manage objects
* Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics

Lesson 11: CREATING TABLES

* Converting text to a table
* Formatting a table
* Creating a header row
* Adding graphics to table cells
* Creating and applying table and cell styles

Lesson 12: WORKING WITH EFFECTS

* Importing and colorizing a grayscale image
* Applying effects to the object, stroke, fill or text
* Changing opacity
* Changing blend modes
* Applying transparency settings to text

Lesson 13: OUTPUT AND EXPORTING

* Preflighting files
* Packaging files
* Creating an Adobe PDF proof