InDesign Training

Adobe InDesign is a creative suite application used to generate complex layouts for print. Typical InDesign projects include tri-folds, marketing slicks, brochures, and documents that tend to be shorter in length like magazines. Students receive the Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What time does class start?
  Weekday classes start at 9am
  Weekend classes start at 10am
• Do I need to bring a computer?
  We provide a Windows computer.
• Do I receive a certificate?
  Yes, upon completion you will receive an attractive gold foil certificate.
• Are there any prerequisites?
  Ability to use a mouse and a keyboard. Helpful if familiar with Photoshop
• Where are you located?
  31 West 34th Street. Near Penn Station, NJ Transit, and the N, Q, R, W, B, D, F, 1, 2, 3, A, C, E trains.

About The Instructor

Glenn Harris is a Certified Technical Trainer and Adobe Master Instructor with 20 years of classroom experience. He has published many training manuals.

InDesign Outline

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• The Workspace
  • Panels
  • Customize the workspace
  • Navigate a document
  • Use context menus
  • Use panel menus
  • Modify interface preferences
• Get to Know InDesign
  • View guides
  • Preflight as you work
  • Add text
  • Work with styles
  • Work with graphics
  • Work with objects
  • Work with object styles
  • Presentation mode
• Set up a Document and Working with Pages
  • Document settings
  • New documents
  • Switch between open InDesign documents
  • Work with master pages
  • Apply master pages to document pages
  • Add new document pages
  • Rearrange and delete document pages
  • Change the size of pages
  • Add sections to change page numbering
  • Override master page items and place text and graphics
  • Print to the edge of the paper: use the bleed guides
  • View the completed spread
• Work with Objects
  • Work with layers
  • Create and modify text frames
  • Create and modify graphics frames
  • Add metadata captions to graphics frames
  • Place and link graphics frames
  • Change the shape of a frame
  • Wrap text around a graphic
  • Modify the shape of frames
  • Transform and aligning objects
  • Select and modify grouped objects
  • Draw lines and modify arrowheads
  • Create a QR code
• Flow Text
  • Flow text into an existing frame
  • Flow text manually
  • Create text frames while flowing text
  • Create threaded frames automatically
  • Flow text automatically
  • Apply paragraph styles to text
  • Adjust columns
  • Add a jump line page number
• Edit Text
  • Find and change a missing font
  • Enter and import text
  • Find and change text and formatting
  • Check spelling
  • Edit text by dragging and dropping
  • Use the Story Editor
  • Track changes
• Typography
  • Adjust vertical spacing
  • Work with fonts, type styles, and glyphs
  • Fine-tune columns
  • Change paragraph alignment
  • Create a drop cap
  • Adjust letter and word spacing
  • Adjust line breaks
  • Set tabs
  • Add a rule above a paragraph
  • Work with paragraph shading
• Color
  • Manage color
  • Define printing requirements
  • Create colors
  • Apply colors
  • Tint swatches
  • Gradients
  • Color groups
• Styles
  • Create and apply paragraph styles
  • Create and apply character style
  • Nest character styles inside paragraph styles
  • Create and apply object styles
  • Create and apply table and cell styles
  • Globally update styles
  • Load styles from another document
• Import and Modify Graphics
  • Adding graphics from other programs
  • Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
  • Managing links to imported files
  • Updating revised graphics
  • Adjusting display quality
  • Working with dropped backgrounds
  • Working with alpha channels
  • Importing native Adobe graphic files
  • Using an InDesign library to manage objects
  • Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
• Tables
  • Create a table
  • Convert text to a table
  • Change rows and columns
  • Format a table
  • Add graphics to table cells
  • Create a header row
  • Create and apply table and cell styles
• Print and Export
  • Manage colors
  • Preview transparency effects
  • Preview the page
  • Create an Adobe PDF proof
  • Create a Press-Ready PDF and save a PDF preset
  • Print a proof and save a print preset
  • Package files
• Creating Adobe PDF Files with form Fields
  • Set up a workspace for forms
  • Add form fields
  • Set the tab order of the fields
  • Add a button to submit the form
  • Export an interactive Adobe PDF file