About This Training Course

During this Adobe InDesign Training Course participants will work through the steps necessary to produce long and short publications. In addition to learning how to use InDesign’s features, participants will also be taught basic design concepts essential for desktop publishing.

Subjects Covered

"ÿ Getting to know the Work
Area
• Looking at the Work Area
• Changing the Magnification of
Your Document
• Navigating Through Your
Document
• Working with Layers
• Using Context Menus
• Using Online Help
• Using Adobe Online Services
ÿ Setting Up Your Document
• Setting Up a New Document
• Editing Master Pages
• Placing Text and Graphics on
the layout Pages
ÿ Working with Frames
• Working with Layers
• Resizing Text Frames
• Resizing Graphics Frames
ÿ Importing and Editing Text
• Opening a Document with
Missing Fonts
• Flowing Text
• Applying a Style
• Creating a Headline and
Applying a Style
• Flowing Text into an Existing
Frame
• Loading Styles from another
Document
ÿ Working with Typography
• Using a Baseline Grid to Align
Text
• Changing the Spacing above
and below Paragraphs
• Changing Fonts and Type Style
• Changing a Paragraph's
Alignment
• Adding a Decorative Font and
Special Character
• Adjusting the Kerning and
Tracking
• Applying the Multi-line and
Single-line Composers
• Creating a Hanging Indent
• Adding a Rule Below a
Paragraph
ÿ Working with Colour
• Defining Printing
Requirements
• Adding Colors to the Swatches
Panel
• Working with Gradients
• Creating a Tint
• Applying Colors to Additional
Objects
• Color Management: Overview
• Setting Up Color Management
in InDesign CS3
• Using Full-Resolution Display
with Color Management
• Assigning a Profile after
Importing an Image
ÿ Working with Styles
• Creating & Applying
Paragraph Styles
• Creating & Applying Character
Styles
• Nesting Character Styles Inside
Paragraph Styles
• Creating & Applying Object
Styles
• Loading Styles from Another
Document
ÿ Importing and Linking
Graphics
• Adding Graphics from Other
Programs
• Comparing Vector and Bitmap
Graphics
• Importing Photoshop File &
Alpha Channels
• Placing a Inline Graphics
• Importing an Illustrator File
• Using a Library to Manage
Objects
ÿ Creating Tables
• Importing & Formatting a
Table
• Formatting Borders &
Altern

Training Course Outcomes

"Outcomes
After completing this Adobe InDesign Training Course, students will be:
Be familiar with the basics of InDesign.
Be able to produce a publication using imported text and graphics.
Begin to use advanced DTP techniques.
Know where to discover more InDesign resources."

Other Information

"Advanced Training provides a range of computer training solutions offering flexible delivery methods, a cost effective approach, smooth implementation and an exceptional level of quality service.

Advanced Training Locations:

• Queen Street, Melbourne - Victoria
• Moore Street, Turner - Canberra
• York Street, Sydney - New South Wales
• Church Street, Parramatta - New South Wales
• Astor Terrace, Spring Hill - Brisbane, Qld
• Innovation House, Mawson Lakes - South Australia
• Patrick Street, Hobart - Tasmania
• St George's Terrace, Perth - Western Australia "