Adobe InDesign CS4 Introduction

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

This course is intended for students who want to explore the basic tools and features of InDesign for creating professional page layouts and designs.

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and retrieving and saving files. Familiarity with other Adobe software applications is helpful, but not required.

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

• Explore the various elements of the Adobe InDesign interface
• Design documents
• Enhance documents
• Work with page elements
• Manage objects
• Work with tables
• Finalise documents

Lesson 1: Exploring the InDesign Environment

Topic 1A: Explore the InDesign Interface
Topic 1B: Customise the Interface
Topic 1C: Explore the Navigation Controls
Topic 1D: Set General and Interface Preferences

Lesson 2: Designing Documents

Topic 2A: Create a Document
Topic 2B: Add Text
Topic 2C: Add Graphic
Topic 2D: Convert Other Application Files to InDesign

Lesson 3: Enhancing Documents

Topic 3A: Format Characters and Paragraphs
Topic 3B: Apply Color, Swatches, and Gradients
Topic 3C: Apply Fills and Strokes
Topic 3D: Create and Apply Styles

Lesson 4: Working with Page Elements

Topic 4A: Arrange Objects
Topic 4B: Align Objects
Topic 4C: Manage Page Elements with Layers
Topic 4D: Set Up Pages

Lesson 5: Managing Objects

Topic 5A: Transform Objects
Topic 5B: Edit Objects
Topic 5C: Thread Text Frames
Topic 5D: Search and Replace Objects
Topic 5E: Edit Text

Lesson 6: Working with Tables

Topic 6A: Create a Table
Topic 6B: Modify a Table Structure
Topic 6C: Format a Table
Topic 6D: Create Table and Cell Styles

Lesson 7: Finalising Documents

Topic 7A: Check Documents for Errors
Topic 7B: Print a Document
Topic 7C: Package Files
Topic 7D: Export PDF Files for Commercial Printing
Topic 7E: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution

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