INDESIGN CC - BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED Central Area, Central

Course details

This course provides participants with the hands-on experience to learn the core features of InDesign quickly and easily. The focus of this course is on accelerating your productivity to help you produce pages with speed and precision.

You will discover good ideas and learn the most compelling solution to overcome your challenges during the course. Harness the power of this powerful layout software and start creating your elegant and engaging pages!

THE ESSENTIAL OF INDESIGN CC
Getting to know the work area and customising your workspace
Planning and setting up a new document
Setting preferences to suit your needs
Defining multiple page sizes for pages within a single document


CREATING DOCUMENTS
Setting up layout grids with columns, guides and margins
Using masters to ensure consistency across all pages and documents
Using frames to plan and shape the layout of your publication
Setting running page numbers


HANDLING TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
Using Story Editor to manage text
Importing, threading and editing text
Adding special character with glyphs
Applying vertical justifications to text frames
Applying typographic controls (kerning, tracking, leading and more)
Styling blocks of text quickly and consistently with style sheets
Wrapping text around objects
Creating text frame that matches your text automatically
DRAWING AND APPLYING COLOURS
Adding design elements with shapes and lines
Working with swatches (add, edit and delete)
Changing shapes automatically
Dynamically control rectangles with Live Corner effects
Using smart guides for accuracy


ASSETS AND FILES MANAGEMENT
Importing graphics from other applications
Checking resolution of linked images
Simplifying image transformation with the content grabber
Understanding links and embeds
Clearing distracting background from imported graphics
Handling multiple artboards from Illustrator file
Adding creative effects to images
Managing links for successful high resolution printing


GETTING READY FOR PRINT
Understanding the digital printing process
Identifying printing errors in real time
Building profiles for Live Preflight
Preparing the package to go for external printing
Avoiding missing fonts using the "Document installed fonts" feature
Creating Adobe PDF files with the appropriate settings
Re-purpose colour documents for blackand- white printing