Introduction to Adobe InDesign training covers the following topics:
Module 1: Introducing InDesign
What InDesign can do, the work area, toolbox and palettes, opening files and navigation techniques, saving and closing files, file export and snippets.
Module 2: Setting up new InDesign documents
Creating new documents and setting up guides, grids and master pages
Module 3: Shapes, frames and placeholders
Drawing and editing shapes and frames, filling objects with colour and gradients, stroking shapes and transforming objects.
Module 4: Textual content
Creating text frames, entering text and special characters, importing (placing) text from other sources, using the Story editor, text frame options, using Find/Change, the Spell checker and using autocorrect.
Module 5: Formatting text
Using the character and paragraph palettes to format text. Using drop caps and optical margin alignment.
Module 6: Working with styles
Defining character, paragraph and object styles, nested styles, removing styles from text, assigning keyboard shortcuts, importing and deleting styles.
Module 7: Placing images
Adding images, modifying graphic frames and their contents, creating in-line frames, wrapping text around objects and managing links.
Module 8: Using layers
Using layers to group and separate objects, using the layers palette to create, move, copy, merge and delete layers.
Module 9: Creating special effects in InDesign
Creating and handling transparency, feathering, drop shadows, corner effects, using the Pen tool, creating compound paths and text outlines.
Module 10: Tables
Creating tables and adding content, formatting and editing tables, breaking tables across frames, adding strokes and fills.
Module 11: Object libraries
Working with an object library, changing the library display, cataloging objects.
Module 12: Preflighting, packaging and printing
Using the preflight command and options to check the integrity of a document, using the package command and the print menu.
