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Training Course Summary:

Adobe® InDesign® is a robust and easy to use design and layout program. With it you can create documents of many types, from single page advertisements and flyers, to complex multi-page color publications. In this course you will learn the basics of creating documents with InDesign®.

Identify and use InDesign® environment elements; and navigate through an InDesign® document.
Create and modify text and graphic frames; and import text and images from other applications.
Use master pages and guides to design a document's layout and to add automatic page numbering; and apply masters to document pages.
Import text; thread text throughout a document; reflow text threads; and change the number of columns.
Define colors and swatches and apply them to fills and strokes of frames.
Apply character formatting; apply paragraph formatting; create styles to streamline formatting; and set text inset spacing.
Place and manipulate graphics; control text wrap around graphics; and create and manage layers.
Apply transparency effects to native objects and placed images and graphics; and work with Transparency Flattener settings.
Create sophisticated tables.
Prepare documents for handoff to commercial printers.
Create Acrobat PDF files for the Web and for print.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Lesson 1: Managing the InDesign Environment

Topic 1A: Introduction to InDesign
Topic 1B: Customize Your Workspace
Topic 1C: Set General Preferences
Topic 1D: Manage Document Presets
Lesson 2: Designing Documents
Topic 2A: Create a New Document
Topic 2B: Alter a Document’s Layout
Topic 2C: Create the Structure of a Document
Topic 2D: Develop Master Pages
Topic 2E: Manage Text and Graphic Placement
Topic 2F: Develop Layers
Lesson 3: Managing Text
Topic 3A: Add Text
Topic 3B: Edit Text
Topic 3C: Spell Check Text
Topic 3D: Thread Text
Topic 3E: Change Text Threads
Topic 3F: Format Characters
Topic 3G: Format Paragraphs
Topic 3H: Manage Styles
Lesson 4: Utilizing Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
Topic 4A: Utilize Color
Topic 4B: Utilize Swatches
Topic 4C: Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes
Lesson 5: Managing Transparency
Topic 5A: Apply Transparency
Topic 5B: Apply Transparency Flattener Presets
Lesson 6: Utilizing Tables
Topic 6A: Create a Table
Topic 6B: Modify a Table
Topic 6C: Format a Table
Lesson 7: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
Topic 7A: Check Documents for Problems
Topic 7B: Print a Document
Topic 7C: Package Files
Topic 7D: Preview Output
Lesson 8: Creating Acrobat PDF Files
Topic 8A: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
Topic 8B: Manage PDF Presets
Topic 8C: Export PDF Files for Printing