Overview

• InDesign Tutorial Basics Course Introduction.
• Exercise files & projects.
• What does Adobe InDesign do?
• What are the differences between InDesign and PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark?
• How to earn your certificate?

PROJECT 1: One-page flyer

• How to change MM to Inches & changing UK to US dictionary in InDesign?
• New document in InDesign - what is bleed & slug?
• How to create your own RGB & CMYK colors in Adobe InDesign.
• How do I steal colors from a logo using InDesign?
• How to color the background of a page in InDesign?
• Importing resizing rotating & flipping images & Logos inside InDesign.
• How to Import text from Microsoft Word into Adobe InDesign.
• How to group, ungroup & rotate images in Adobe InDesign.
• How to make a dotted line, dashed line & borders in InDesign
• How best to preview your work in Adobe InDesign.
• How to make a simple PDF from InDesign.
• How to save your InDesign file as a JPEG.
• Why should I use CC Libraries in InDesign?
• How to share your InDesign files with others by using package document.
• Class Project 01 - Design a flyer

PROJECT 2: Other people's files

• Ideas, Inspiration & starter templates.
• Working with other people's InDesign documents, missing images.
• How to find missing fonts in InDesign?
• How to replace images in InDesign?
• Opacity, transparency and see through ness in Adobe InDesign.
• Why is InDesign adding [Converted] and making me 'save as'.
• What if I can’t find the InDesign file - can I open the PDF?

PROJECT 3: Company Newsletter/Brochure

• Creating a new company newsletter or brochure, what are spreads in InDesign
• How to use a Master Page in Adobe InDesign.
• How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file
• Removing a master page & deleting parts off the master page in InDesign.
• Production Video 1
• What is Effective PPI & Image resolution in the InDesign links panel
• How to add drop shadows to an image or logo in InDesign
• What is TypeKit used for in Adobe InDesign?
• How to add the Copyright, Registered & Trademark symbols in InDesign
• Where can I find the different versions of letters in InDesign -Ligatures.
• How to add placeholder text & lorem ipsum & get a word count in InDesign
• Importing Text from Microsoft Word & keeping or removing the formatting
• Creating Columns in a text box using Adobe InDesign
• How do I justify text & turn off hyphenation in InDesign?
• What is the space after & leading in Adobe InDesign?
• How to underline text with a full width line in Adobe InDesign?
• How do I make a paragraph style in Adobe InDesign
• How do I update a Paragraph Style in Adobe InDesign?
• How to use Find & Change to remove double spaces after a period or full stop.
• Stealing colours from images, is there a format painter in Adobe InDesign?
• Class Project 02 - Design a magazine spread

PROJECT 4: Long Business Document

• How to bring in lots of text into InDesign at once
• How do I import paragraph styles from another document
• How do I insert completely blank pages in Adobe InDesign
• How do I create a gradient in Adobe InDesign
• Do I need to use layers in Adobe InDesign
• Opacity advanced, water marks and Transparency Effects in Adobe InDesign
• How do I add rounded corners to an image or box in Adobe InDesign?
• How to add a large first letter to my text aka Drop Cap
• How do I increase the space between letters in Adobe InDesign aka Tracking or Kerning
• How do I get text to move around an image or shape using text wrap
• Why can’t I put text over anything that has text wrap applied?
• How to draw an arrow or triangle or star in Adobe InDesign
• How do I put an image inside other shapes like a circle - cropping
• What is Adobe Stock
• Where can I find free images & icons that I can use for my business
• How do I add bullets and numbered lists in Adobe InDesign?
• How can I create a table inside Adobe InDesign?
• How do I convert tables from Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel into Adobe InDesign
• How do I get images to move with the text in Adobe InDesign using anchored objects?
• How do I create a Line Break, Column Breaks & Page Breaks in Adobe InDesign?
• How do I make an automatic table of contents in Adobe InDesign?
• How do you change the tabs in Adobe InDesign?
• Can I change the numbering of my pages so 1 starts later in the InDesign file?

PROJECT 5: Conference Name Badge

• How do I combine Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in InDesign?
• Class Project 03 - Create your own business card What next
• How to create a mockup for your portfolio using InDesign
• BONUS: Software Updates
• What to do after this InDesign tutorial course?
• Class Project 04 - Design a 4-page prospectus
• How to request your certificate Cheat sheet & shortcuts