Adobe InDesign

Course details

OVERVIEW: Adobe InDesign is a professional desktop publishing program that enables users to create beautiful web layouts, innovative print media, electronic books, and other digital publications. The Adobe InDesign training course is aimed at introducing professionals to the InDesign interface, the application of its tools, and techniques.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Market Trends: As per IBISWorld, Graphic Designers will hold an annual growth rate of in 2021, leading to a global market size of $ billion. Currently, Adobe Indesign holds a share of in the graphic designing software market with 40,714 companies using it, creating numerous job opportunities for Graphic Designers.

Salary Trends: In the UAE, the rise in demand for experts who have completed Adobe Indesign training has also impacted the compensation of such skills in graphic designing jobs. Graphic Designers with Adobe Indesign skills at entry-level earns AED 136,277 per annum and can reach AED 232,903 per annum depending on experience, industry, and location.

Demand and Opportunities: Various industries are seeking creative graphic designers with Adobe Indesign expertise to work on promotional advertising and communication and multimedia designs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that demand for Graphic Designers in computer systems design will increase by 24% between 2018 and 2028.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Introducing the Workspace

• Getting started
• Looking at the workspace
• Working with panels
• Customizing the workspace
• Navigating through a document
• Using context menus

Getting to Know InDesign

• Getting started
• Viewing guides
• Preflighting as you work
• Adding text
• Working with styles
• Working with graphics
• Working with objects
• Working with object styles
• Viewing the document in Presentation mode

Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages

• Getting started
• Creating and saving custom document settings
• Creating a new document
• Switching between open InDesign documents
• Working with master pages
• Applying master pages to document pages
• Adding new document pages
• Rearranging and deleting document pages
• Changing the size of pages
• Adding sections to change the page numbering
• Overriding master page items on document pages
• and placing text and graphics
• Viewing the completed spread

Working with Objects

• Getting started
• Working with layers
• Creating and modifying text frames
• Creating and modifying graphics frames
• Adding metadata captions to graphics frames
• Placing and linking graphics frames
• Changing the shape of a frame
• Wrapping text around a graphic
• Modifying the shape of frames
• Transforming and aligning objects
• Selecting and modifying grouped objects
• Creating a QR code
• Finishing up

Flowing Text

• Getting started
• Flowing text into an existing frame
• Flowing text manually
• Creating text frames while flowing text
• Flowing text automatically
• Creating threaded frames automatically
• Resizing text frames automatically
• Adding a jump line page number

Editing Text

• Getting started
• Finding and changing a missing font
• Entering and importing text
• Finding and changing text and formatting
• Checking to spell
• Editing text by dragging and dropping
• Using the Story Editor
• Tracking changes

Working with Typography

• Getting started
• Adjusting vertical spacing
• Changing fonts and typestyles
• Fine-tuning columns
• Changing paragraph alignment
• Creating a drop cap
• Adjusting letter and word spacing
• Adjusting line breaks
• Setting tabs
• Adding a rule above a paragraph

Working with Color

• Getting started
• Managing color
• Synchronizing color settings in Adobe Bridge
• Specifying color settings in InDesign
• Displaying images at full resolution
• Proofing colors on screen
• Defining printing requirements
• Creating and applying colors
• Working with gradients
• Creating a tint
• Creating a spot color
• Applying colors to text and objects
• Using advanced gradient techniques

Working with Styles

• Getting started
• Creating and applying paragraph styles
• Creating and applying character styles
• Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
• Creating and applying object styles
• Creating and applying table and cell styles
• Globally updating styles
• Loading styles from another document

Importing and Modifying Graphics

• Getting started
• Adding graphics from other programs
• Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
• Managing links to imported files
• Updating revised graphics
• Adjusting display quality
• Working with clipping paths
• Working with alpha channels
• Importing native Adobe graphics files
• Using a library to manage objects
• Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics

Printing and Exporting

• Getting started
• Preflighting files
• Packaging files
• Creating an Adobe PDF proof
• Previewing separations
• Previewing how transparency effects will be flattened
• Previewing the page
• Printing a laser or inkjet proof
• Using the Ink Manager

Creating Adobe PDF Files with Form Fields

• Getting started
• Adding form fields
• Exporting an interactive Adobe PDF file

Creating and Exporting an ebook

• Getting started
• Completing the booklet
• Choosing the content of an ebook
• Adding metadata
• Exporting an EPUB file

Working with Long Documents

• Getting started
• Starting a book
• Creating a running footer
• Adding a footnote
• Adding a cross-reference
• Synchronizing a book
• Generating a table of contents
• Indexing a book

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Upon completion of our Adobe Indesign training, the candidate will be able to:

• Understand the tools and techniques of InDesign
• Use digital publishing formats, such as EPUB, to create a book and document pages
• Utilize high-volume color printing presses to produce high-quality, full-color documents
• Create output for a range of output devices, such as desktop printers and high-resolution imaging devices
• Develop compelling layouts using advanced typography controls and enhanced graphic features 

ACCREDITATION:

Our Adobe Indesign course in Dubai is accredited by ISO 9001: 2015 and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).

ALUMNI: Our academy graduates of Adobe Indesign courses are successfully placed in some of the top-notch companies in Dubai like Jumeirah, Aramex, Airarabia, Damac, Emaar, etc. They are entrepreneurs, career changers, and lifelong learners. Updated on 22 August, 2024