Adobe InDesign CS6 Introduction

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

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

To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with the functions of your computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, retrieving files, and saving files

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

• Identify the elements of the InDesign interface.
• Create a new document.
• Customize a document by using graphics, colors, and styles.
• Manage page elements.
• Build a table.
• Prepare a document for delivery.

Lesson 1: Getting Started with InDesign

Topic A: Identify Components of the InDesign Interface
Topic B: Customize the InDesign Interface
Topic C: Use the Navigation Controls
Topic D: Set Preferences

Lesson 2: Designing a Document

Topic A: Create a New Document
Topic B: Add Text to a Document
Topic C: Add Graphics to a Document

Lesson 3: Customizing a Document

Topic A: Format Characters and Paragraphs
Topic B: Apply Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
Topic C: Create and Apply Styles

Lesson 4: Working with Page Elements

Topic A: Arrange and Align Objects
Topic B: Use Layers
Topic C: Transform and Manipulate Objects
Topic D: Thread Text Frames
Topic E: Edit Text

Lesson 5: Building Tables

Topic A: Create a New Table
Topic B: Modify a Table Structure
Topic C: Format a Table

Lesson 6: Preparing a Document for Delivery

Topic A: Resolve Errors in a Document
Topic B: Print a Document
Topic C: Package a Document
Topic D: Export Files for Printing
Topic E: Export Files for the Web

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