InDesign

Introduction
 
·          Introduction to the interface
 
·          Creating and saving workspaces
 
·          Overview of the toolbox
 
·          Document setup
 
·          Specifying page attributes
 
·          Setting margins and columns
 
·          Adjusting document setup
 
·          Setting preferences
 
·          Using ruler guides
 
·          Using x and y references
 
·          Locking a point in the proxy box
 
·          Showing hidden characters
 
·          Creating shapes
 
·          Resizing, repositioning & rotating
 
 
Text frames
 
·          Specifying frame options
 
·          Text frame properties
 
·          Frame alignment options
 
·          Fitting content to a frame
 
·          Changing a frames content
 
·          Locking and unlocking
 
·          Grouping and ungrouping
 
·          Magnification and views
 
·          Placing text files
 
·          Linking and unlinking text frames
 
·          Introduction to typography
 
 
Typographic terms
 
·          Typeface, style and size
 
·          Leading and spacing
 
·          Formatting paragraphs
 
·          Creating bulleted and numbered lists
 
·          Setting rules and drop caps
 
 
Using text
 
·          Setting tabs and leaders
 
·          Checking spelling
 
·          Using advanced find and change
 
·          Adjusting character attributes
 
·          Creating Outlines
 
·          Find and Replace Font
 
·          Type on a path
 
 
Styles
·          Applying style sheets
 
·          Modifying style sheets
 
·          When to use paragraph or character styles
 
 
Working with Images

·          Importing graphics
 
·          Images formats
 
·          Resizing graphics
 
·          Link to files
 
·          Editing and updating original files
 
·          Alpha channels
 
·          Placing multiple images at once
 
·          Checking resolution and colourspace
 
 
Document

·          Layout techniques
 
·          Setting a text wrap
 
·          Duplicating objects
 
·          Using arrangement options
 
·          Master pages
 
·          Creating, applying and modifying master pages
 
·          Inserting automatic page numbering
 
·          Working with colour
 
·          Using the colour panel
 
·          Applying colour to objects and text
 
·          Stroke and fill options
 
·          Swatches panel
 
·          Specifying a pantone colour
 
·          Spot and process colour
 
·          Customising the swatches Panel
 
·          Gradient panel
 
·          Using the gradient tool
 
·          Creating graduated blends
 
·          Adding and deleting colours
 
·          Using effects
 
 
Output

·          Introduction to print Theory
 
·          Preparing documents for print
 
·          Saving InDesign files
 
·          Printing InDesign files
 
·          Creating PDF files for print and web