InDesign® CS5 – Beginner
- Time Required: 1 day
- Cost: 350
- Vendor: Adobe
- Category: Graphic Design, Web Design and Internet
You are starting to familiarize yourself with print layouts and designs using Adobe InDesign. You want to learn about the tools and features available to you in Adobe InDesign CS5. In this course, you will work with some of the tools and features to create eye-catching printed documents using InDesign CS5.
Target Student: This course is intended for students who want to explore the basic tools and features of InDesign for creating professional page layouts and designs.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
* Identify the various elements of the Adobe InDesign interface.
* Design documents.
* Enhance documents with formats, color, and styles.
* Work with page elements.
* Manage objects.
* Work with tables.
* Finalize documents.
Along with this course, you will receive Knowledge Packs. What are Knowledge Packs? – They are a collection of interactive resources, bundled with the course book that provides you with support before, during, and after a classroom event. Go beyond the book with Knowledge Packs for your training and extend your classroom experience with these powerful, enhanced learning tools.
The Learning Pad will provide you with access to an online portal with these components:
* Immersive content and interactive exercises that map to the course objectives
* Assessments to identify competency gaps and validate comprehension
* Electronic course book accessible via web browser or mobile device
* Printable quick reference cards and other performance support materials
* A bonus online course that complements the skills taught, enabling you to apply what you’ve learned in the workplace
* Access to vLabs is included to provide hands-on practice.
As a student, you will have access to these learning tools for up to 12 months!
Course Content
Lesson 1: Exploring the InDesign Environment
Topic 1A: Identify the InDesign Interface Components
Topic 1B: Customize the Interface
Topic 1C: Use the Navigation Controls
Topic 1D: Set General and Interface Preferences
Lesson 2: Designing Documents
Topic 2A: Create a Document
Topic 2B: Add Text
Topic 2C: Add Graphical Objects
Lesson 3: Enhancing Documents
Topic 3A: Format Characters and Paragraphs
Topic 3B: Apply Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
Topic 3C: Apply Fills and Strokes
Topic 3D: Create and Apply Styles
Lesson 4: Working with Page Elements
Topic 4A: Arrange Objects
Topic 4B: Align Objects
Topic 4C: Manage Page Elements with Layers
Lesson 5: Managing Objects
Topic 5A: Transform Objects
Topic 5B: Manipulate Objects
Topic 5C: Thread Text Frames
Topic 5D: Search and Replace Content
Topic 5E: Edit Text
Lesson 6: Working with Tables
Topic 6A: Create a Table
Topic 6B: Modify a Table Structure
Topic 6C: Format a Table
Lesson 7: Finalizing Documents
Topic 7A: Check Documents for Errors
Topic 7B: Print a Document
Topic 7C: Package Files
Topic 7D: Export PDF Files for Commercial Printing
Topic 7E: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
Appendix A: New Features in Adobe InDesign CS5
Prerequisites:
Must be sponsored by your employer. Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, retrieving and saving files. Familiarity with other Adobe software applications is helpful, but not required.
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