Introduction to Adobe InDesign Creative Cloud

Bascom Bridge’s Introduction to Adobe InDesign CC training teaches attendees how to build newsletters, brochures, and other documents using Adobe InDesign^® CC.

INDESIGN CC TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Use the InDesign CC user interface
• Set up documents and work with pages
• Work with objects
• Flow text
• Edit text
• Work with typography

INDESIGN CC TRAINING PREREQUISITES

No prior experience is presumed.

INDESIGN CC TRAINING MATERIALS

All students will receive a copy of Adobe Press’ Adobe® InDesign® CC Classroom in a Book.

SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR EACH PC:

• Adobe InDesign CC or later (for Windows or Mac)
• Windows 7 or later, or Mac OS X 10.7 or later
• At least 3 GB of RAM; 4GB or more recommended
• A recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari web browser
• For classes delivered online, all participants need either dual monitors or a separate device logged into the online session so that they can do their work on one screen and watch the instructor on the other. A separate computer connected to a projector or large screen TV would be another way for students to see the instructor’s screen simultaneously with working on their own.

INDESIGN CC TRAINING OUTLINE

• Introducing the workspace
  • Looking at the workspace
  • Working with panels
  • Customizing the workspace
  • Changing the magnification of a document
  • Navigating through a document
  • Using context menus
  • Modifying Interface preferences
• Getting to know InDesign
  • Preflighting as you work
  • Viewing guides
  • Viewing guides
  • Adding text
  • Working with styles
  • Working with graphics
  • Working with objects
  • Working with object styles
  • Viewing the document in Presentation mode
• Setting up a Document and Working With Pages
  • Creating and saving custom document settings
  • Creating a new document
  • Switching between open InDesign documents
  • Working with master pages
  • Applying master pages to document pages
  • Adding new document pages
  • Rearranging and deleting document pages
  • Changing the size of pages
  • Adding sections to change page numbering
  • Overriding master page items on document pages
  • Viewing the completed spread
• Working With Objects
  • Working with layers
  • Creating and editing text frames
  • Creating and modifying graphics frames
  • Adding metadata captions to graphics frames
  • Placing and linking graphics frames
  • Changing the shape of a frame
  • Wrapping text around a graphic
  • Modifying the shape of frames
  • Transforming and aligning objects
  • Selecting and modifying grouped objects
  • Creating a QR code
• Flowing Text
  • Flowing text into an existing frame
  • Flowing text manually
  • Creating text frames while flowing text
  • Flowing text automatically
  • Creating threaded frames automatically
  • Resizing text frames automatically
  • Adding a jump line page number
• Editing Text
  • Finding and changing a missing font
  • Entering and importing text
  • Finding and changing text and formatting
  • Checking spelling
  • Editing test by dragging and dropping
  • Using the Story Editor
  • Tracking changes
• Working With Typography
  • Adjusting vertical spacing
  • Changing fonts and type style
  • Fine-tuning Columns
  • Changing paragraph alignment
  • Creating a drop cap
  • Adjusting letter and work spacing
  • Adjusting line breaks
  • Setting tabs
  • Adding a rule above a paragraph
• Conclusion