This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, prepress professionals, and marketing communications professionals. It's focused on those creating layouts for print.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Layout Text & Graphics in a Document while making use of InDesign Frames
• Share formatting and appearance attributes with Styles
• Manage linked files and missing Fonts
• Automate the workflow with Master pages
• Define Colours, Tints & Gradients using the Swatches panel
• Output an Artwork for Prepress printing

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example,you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CD and other media.

Course materials are provided. This includes pen, note pad and a training manual as well as lunch and refreshments. Our goal is to make sure your class meets your objectives, not ours. Therefore, all of our outlines are treated as guides to help steer the workshop. We may change or alter course topics to best suit the classroom situation. A certificate will be given on completion of the course and you may also have the opportunity to sit for an accredited exam. Courses may also be customized to fit your exact requirements.

Setting Up Your Document

• Be precise with Rulers and Guides
• Add, move & shuffle Pages in your Document
• Paginate Spread Pages
• Using Bridge to organise your creative assets
• and InDesign Libraries to share them

Working with Frames

• Place Text & Graphics on the Document Pages
• Applying Colours, Tints and Gradients
• Get creative with the Stroke panel
• Shapes & Corner options inside of InDesign
• Transforming Frames Content
• Changing the default Transparency
• Share the Appearance attributes with Object Styles

Importing and Editing Text

• Flowing Text & multiple Columns design
• Formatting with Character & Paragraph Styles
• Leading, Spacing, Tracking and Kerning
• Create Bulleted & Numbered lists
• Explore decorative Fonts & special Characters with Glyphs panel

Working with Graphics

• Image quality & Display options
• Fitting or Clipping graphics with Frames
• Share Colours across the with Swatch Exchange Format
• Manage linked files & automate updating of your content
• Vector artworks inside of InDesign
• Goddies inside of the Effects panel

Page Layout tools

• Using Placeholders, Eyedropper and Master Pages for different workflow
• Aligning multiple Objects & working with Object Groups
• Wrap text around inline Objects while making use of Alpha Channels
• Be a professional with Baseline Grid alignment

Outputting and PDF Export

• Understanding Bleed & Slug
• Differentiate between Spot & Process colours
• Create a Package to share InDesign Documents
• Manage missing Fonts
• Preflight for Prepress