InDesign Introduction

Introduction to InDesign

This course introduces delegates to InDesign and its various tools and panels.  By the end of the day delegates will be able to put together a number of different layouts and spreads and understand fully the concepts of DTP.

Course contents

Getting started
Creating and saving a document
New document setup
Tools / panels
Document navigation

Smart layout
Guides
Grids (including baseline grid for individual text frames)
Rulers (zero point)

Basics of Text
Text frames
Formatting Text frames
Text frame properties
Text frame – multi column setup 

Handling Type
Placing text
Character styles / Paragraph styles
Typography and layouts

Using tabs
Tab palette
Tab characters
Editing tabs
Adding leaders

Type loves graphics
Text wrapping options
Text and graphics

Colour
Colour models
New colours
Editing colours
Swatches
Adding fill / adding stroke

Imagery
Placing images
Editing images / graphic frames
Image formats
Graphic frames

Print output
Preview
Preflight
Export (print) to .PDF

This course can be fully customisable to suit individual or company need.  Drop an email to bloggin@homechoice.co.uk to find out more.