Introduction to Adobe InDesign CS6

Bascom Bridge’s  Introduction to Adobe InDesign CS6 training teaches attendees how to build newsletters, brochures, and other documents using Adobe InDesign CS6.

INDESIGN CS6 TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Use the InDesign CS6 user interface
• Set up documents and work with pages
• Work with objects
• Flow text
• Edit text
• Work with typography

INDESIGN CS6 TRAINING PREREQUISITES

No prior experience is presumed.

INDESIGN CS6 TRAINING MATERIALS

All students will receive a copy of Adobe Press’ Adobe® InDesign® CS6 Classroom in a Book.

SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR EACH PC:

• Adobe InDesign CS6 or later (for Windows or Mac)
• A recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari web browser
• Related lab files that Accelebrate will provide
• 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 CS6 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
  • Finding resources for using InDesign
• Getting to know InDesign
  • Viewing the lesson document
  • Preflighting as you work
  • Viewing guides
  • Adding text
  • Working with styles
  • Working with graphics
  • Working with objects
  • Working with object styles
• 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 sections to change page numbering
  • Adding new pages
  • Arranging and deleting pages
  • Placing text and graphics on the document pages
  • Overriding master page items on document pages
  • Changing the size of pages
  • View the completed spread
• Working with objects
  • Working with layers
  • Creating and editing text frames
  • Creating and editing 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
  • Finishing up
• 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
  • Setting tabs
  • Adding a rule above a paragraph
• Conclusion