InDesign CC Introduction

Description
Adobe InDesign offers users the opportunity to create newsletters, posters, flyers, magazines, catalogs, and more. Whether you plan on creating these documents for personal or professional use, this online training program offers an introduction to the skills you require. This course goes over the fundamental tools used within InDesign and will give you all the information you need to get started. 
InDesign CC Introduction Online Course
InDesign CC Introduction
Course Outline  Runtime: 4hrs. 31min.  Lessons: 75 - The course is delivered in Micro Learning Video Modules outlined below 
Welcome
  • Introduction
  • Overview

The InDesign Workspace
  • Overview
  • InDesign Tools
  • Preferences and the workspace
  • Working with panels and windows
  • Navigating through a document
  • Using menus

Working with content
  • Overview
  • Guides and rulers
  • Preflighting panel
  • Adding text
  • Working with graphics
  • Working with objects
  • Viewing modes

Document setup
  • Overview
  • Creating a new document
  • Creating and saving custom document settings
  • Managing open Indexing documents
  • Editing and applying master pages
  • Adding new document pages
  • Managing document pages
  • Columns
  • Spreads and single pages
Working with Objects
  • Overview
  • Creating and managing layers
  • Creating and modifying text frames
  • Creating and modifying graphics frames
  • Placing and linking graphics frames
  • Wrapping text around a graphic
  • Selecting and modifying grouped objects
  • Creating a QR code

Flowing Text
  • Overview
  • Flowing text
  • Adding a jump line page number

Editing Text
  • Overview
  • Finding and changing a missing font
  • Finding and changing text and formatting
  • Checking spelling
  • Using the Story Editor
  • Tracking changes

Working with Typography
  • Overview
  • Adjusting vertical spacing
  • Fonts and type styles
  • Fine-tuning columns
  • Paragraph alignment and line breaks
  • Creating a drop cap
  • Setting tabs
Color settings and management
  • Overview
  • Color settings
  • Display performance
  • Creating and applying colors
  • Working with gradients
  • Creating a tint
  • Creating a spot color
  • Applying colors to text and objects

Working with Styles
  • Overview
  • Creating and applying paragraph styles
  • Creating and applying object styles
  • Globally updating styles

Importing and Modifying Graphics
  • Overview
  • Adding graphics from mini-Bridge
  • Managing links to imported files
  • Updating revised graphics
  • Working with clipping paths

Transparencies and Effects
  • Overview
  • Creating and managing transparency
  • Importing and adjusting Illustrator files
  • Working with effects
Proofs, Saving and Exporting
  • Overview
  • Preflighting & Packaging files
  • Creating an Adobe PDF proof
  • Saving for previous InDesign versions
  • Exporting to different file types
Conclusion​
Course Certification 
We award every participant who successfully completes our course final exam a Certificate of Completion, acknowledging their participation and completion in one of our courses.
 After completely viewing the course, a Certification Test becomes available to ensure the user’s proficiency in the subject. To successfully complete the test you must score 80% or higher (we allow multiple attempts). Once successfully completed you may save or print your certificate at no extra cost.