Adobe InDesign Masterclass

Navigate the InDesign environment
Learn how to work with text frames and image frames
Create sophisticated design layouts with page design software

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Adobe InDesign Masterclass

Course Overview

Adobe InDesign became the industry standard desktop publishing application for designing presentations, brochures, business proposals, newsletters and flyers. It became the priority of the professionals for creating brochures, posters, magazines, e-books and apps. With the help of this course, you will gain an expertise in InDesign training to create documents and prepare them for print as a PDF. All topics like professional color management, effects, typography and advanced graphics are covered in this training course.

Course Outline

Introduction to Adobe InDesign

InDesign Interface
Overview of the toolbox
Create and save workspaces
Specify page attributes
Document setup
Adjust document setup
Create Shapes
Use ruler guides
Set Margins and columns
Use x and y references
Show hidden characters
Rotate, resize and reposition
Lock a point in the proxy box

Using Text Frames

Inflowing and introducing texts
Text frames connection
Auto flowing
Character and paragraph formatting
Controlling of InDesign typography
Notes preparation
Simple table generation
Verification and insertion of special characters

Functioning of Multiple Frames

Grouping and alienation of different objects
Objects distribution
Loading objects
Conversion and transformation of shapes
Use of various layer panels
Using objects in layers

InDesign Master Pages

Creation and editing Master Pages
A number of Master Pages
Locking/ unlocking of Master pages
Master page section and page numbering

InDesign long documents

Creating and editing TOC’s
Applying independent styles to TOC’s
Books and Chapters
Indexing, creating/Editing/updating
Indexing working with cross reference

InDesign pen tool

Use pen tool
Use of pen tool to create angles and curves
Work with compound path
Freehand shapes
Know the Bezier Pen
Bezier Curves

Type and images

Work with Text and images
Work with the text wrap
Remove backgrounds from the text wrap and text insets

InDesign Interactive Panels

Interactive media
Use of multi-media for digital devices
Transitions of page
Object states
Rich media

InDesign art tools

Colours dropping or colour matching
Type on a path
Transparency panel
Objects, styles, 3D
Working with External artwork

InDesign and Photoshop Roundtripping

To work with Photoshop images
To combine Photoshop with InDesign
Photoshop and InDesign techniques

InDesign advanced image handling

Clipping paths
Alpha channels from Photoshop
Image formatting
Dynamic text wrapping

InDesign Print

Preview
Preflight and package
Export to .PDF
PDF options including security
Exportation from one format to other format options

There are no prerequisites so anyone can attend this training course. However, some basic knowledge of computer operating system would be useful.

The Adobe InDesign Masterclass training course is designed for anyone who wants to gain knowledge of InDesign. Professionals who want to build interactive page layout solutions for print, web and mobile can take this course. The course is also best suited for below professionals;