Adobe InDesign CS3 Introduction

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have the basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Manage the InDesign environment
• Design documents
• Enhance documents
• Add tables
• Finalise documents.

Lesson 1: Managing the InDesign Environment

Topic 1A: Explore the InDesign Environment
Topic 1B: Customise the Workspace
Topic 1C: Set General and Interface Preferences

Lesson 2: Designing Documents

Topic 2A: Create a New Document
Topic 2B: Add Text and Graphics
Topic 2C: Edit Text
Topic 2D: Thread Text Frames
Topic 2E: Convert Other Application Files to InDesign

Lesson 3: Enhancing Documents

Topic 3A: Apply Colors and Swatches
Topic 3B: Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes
Topic 3C: Format Characters and Paragraphs
Topic 3D: Create and Apply Styles
Topic 3E: Search and Replace Text and Characters
Topic 3F: Develop Layers
Topic 3G: Apply Transparency and Transparency Flattener Presets

Lesson 4: Adding Tables

Topic 4A: Create a Table
Topic 4B: Modify a Table Structure
Topic 4C: Format a Table
Topic 4D: Create Table and Cell Styles

Lesson 5: Finalising Documents

Topic 5A: Check Documents for Problems
Topic 5B: Print a Document
Topic 5C: Package Files
Topic 5D: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
Topic 5E: Export PDF Files for Printing

Infero Training Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.