Adobe InDesign CS4
Introduction training class

Class Schedule

Class: Adobe InDesign CS4 - Introduction

Duration: 2 days

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Class Outline for Adobe InDesign CS4 - Introduction

Adobe InDesign is the application of choice for producing page layouts like brochures, leaflets, magazines, business cards etc. for print. InDesign is used in the publishing industry across the globe, and with a basic knowledge of InDesign, you’ll be able to produce a wide range of publication types.

InDesign CS4’s Workspace

-Overview of the InDesign Workspace
-Working with Panels
-The Application Frame
-Working with multiple documents
-Customizing Workspaces
-Setting basic Preferences

Creating Documents

-Creating a New Document
-Managing new Document Presets
-Saving Documents
-Reverting crashed documents
-Adding Frames for text, images and solid colors
-Using Smart Guides to Align elements
-Arranging page elements

Managing and Formatting Text

-Adding and editing Text
-Spell-checking as you go
-Importing text
-Invisibles and cleaning up text
-Formatting text: fonts, colors, and style
-Text Box options: columns, insets, grids
-Using Paragraph Styles
-Using Character Styles
-Style Groups
-Find/Change
-Creating lists
-Rules
-The Glyphs panel

Images and Graphics

-Types of images
-Placing images: different methods
-Fitting images
-Display Performance
-Import options
-Importing multiple images
-Text Wrap
-The Links Panel
-Round-tripping to Photoshop
-Clipping paths and alpha channels

Advanced Graphics

-Simple, compound and custom frames
-Inline graphics: inserting and offsetting
-Importing InDesign documents and PDFs
-Text on a Path

Swatches and Gradients

-Color presets
-Creating colors: RGB, CMYK, SPOT
-Using Swatches: applying and updating
-Applying Fills and Strokes: frames and text
-Applying Gradients

Multi-page documents

-Adding and shuffling pages
-Threading Text
-Using and applying Master Pages
-Page Numbering and From/To boxes
-Optimizing with Layers

Frames and Objects

-Using Align and Distribution
-Duplicating
-Rotating
-Scaling
-Skewing
-Mirroring
-Using the Transforming Tool and Panel
-Using Transform Again
-Creating Object Styles

Effects

-Shadows
-Gradient Feathering
-Transparency

Tabs

-Using the Tabs panel
-Formatting a list
-Leading characters and decimals

Tables

-Creating Tables
-Modify Tables
-Formatting Tables

Libraries

-Storing assets in InDesign libraries
-Reusing assets in InDesign libraries

Outputting Files for Print

-Preflighting Documents
-Packaging Files
-Printing Documents
-Outputting print-ready PDFs
-PDF presets

Conclusion

-Summary of points
-Questions and Answers
-Feedback

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