InDesign course ware

Overview

1. InDesign Tutorial Basics Course Introduction.

2. Exercise files & projects.

3. What does Adobe InDesign do?

4. What are the differences between InDesign and PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark?

5. How to earn your certificate?

PROJECT 1 : One-page flyer

6. How to change MM to Inches & changing UK to US dictionary in InDesign?

7. New document in InDesign - what is bleed & slug?

8. How to create your own RGB & CMYK colors in Adobe InDesign.

9. How do I steal colors from a logo using InDesign?

10. How to color the background of a page in InDesign?

11. Importing resizing rotating & flipping images & Logos inside InDesign.

12. How to Import text from Microsoft Word into Adobe InDesign.

13. How to group, ungroup & rotate images in Adobe InDesign.

14. How to make a dotted line, dashed line & borders in InDesign

15. How best to preview your work in Adobe InDesign.

16. How to make a simple PDF from InDesign.

17. How to save your InDesign file as a JPEG.

18. Why should I use CC Libraries in InDesign?

19. How to share your InDesign files with others by using package document.

20. Class Project 01 - Design a flyer

PROJECT 2 : Other people's files

21. Ideas, Inspiration & starter templates.

22. Working with other people's InDesign documents, missing images.

23. How to find missing fonts in InDesign?

24. How to replace images in InDesign?

25. Opacity, transparency and see through ness in Adobe InDesign.

26. Why is InDesign adding [Converted] and making me 'save as'.

27. What if I can’t find the InDesign file - can I open the PDF?

PROJECT 3 : Company Newsletter/Brochure

28. Creating a new company newsletter or brochure, what are spreads in InDesign

29. How to use a Master Page in Adobe InDesign.

30. How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file

31. Removing a master page & deleting parts off the master page in InDesign.

32. Production Video 1

33. What is Effective PPI & Image resolution in the InDesign links panel

34. How to add drop shadows to an image or logo in InDesign

35. What is TypeKit used for in Adobe InDesign?

36. How to add the Copyright, Registered & Trademark symbols in InDesign

37. Where can I find the different versions of letters in InDesign -Ligatures.

38. How to add placeholder text & lorem ipsum & get a word count in InDesign

39. Importing Text from Microsoft Word & keeping or removing the formatting

40. Creating Columns in a text box using Adobe InDesign

41. How do I justify text & turn off hyphenation in InDesign?

42. What is the space after & leading in Adobe InDesign?

43. How to underline text with a full width line in Adobe InDesign?

44. How do I make a paragraph style in Adobe InDesign

45. How do I update a Paragraph Style in Adobe InDesign?

46. How to use Find & Change to remove double spaces after a period or full stop.

47. Stealing colours from images, is there a format painter in Adobe InDesign?

48. Class Project 02 - Design a magazine spread

PROJECT 4 : Long Business Document

49. How to bring in lots of text into InDesign at once

50. How do I import paragraph styles from another document

51. How do I insert completely blank pages in Adobe InDesign

52. How do I create a gradient in Adobe InDesign

53. Do I need to use layers in Adobe InDesign

54. Opacity advanced, water marks and Transparency Effects in Adobe InDesign

55. How do I add rounded corners to an image or box in Adobe InDesign?

56. How to add a large first letter to my text aka Drop Cap

57. How do I increase the space between letters in Adobe InDesign aka Tracking or Kerning

58. How do I get text to move around an image or shape using text wrap

59. Why can’t I put text over anything that has text wrap applied?

60. How to draw an arrow or triangle or star in Adobe InDesign

61. How do I put an image inside other shapes like a circle - cropping

62. What is Adobe Stock

63. Where can I find free images & icons that I can use for my business

64. How do I add bullets and numbered lists in Adobe InDesign?

65. How can I create a table inside Adobe InDesign?

65. How can I create a table inside Adobe InDesign?

67. How do I get images to move with the text in Adobe InDesign using anchored objects?

68. How do I create a Line Break, Column Breaks & Page Breaks in Adobe InDesign?

69. How do I make an automatic table of contents in Adobe InDesign?

70. How do you change the tabs in Adobe InDesign?

71. Can I change the numbering of my pages so 1 starts later in the InDesign file?

PROJECT 5 : Conference Name Badge

72. How do I combine Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in InDesign?

73. Class Project 03 - Create your own business card What next

74. How to create a mockup for your portfolio using InDesign

75. BONUS: Software Updates

76. What to do after this InDesign tutorial course?

77. Class Project 04 - Design a 4-page prospectus

78. How to request your certificate Cheat sheet & shortcuts