InDesign is the leading tool for producing digital- and print-based brochures, flyers, business cards or newsletters in your home or office. Course topics include setting up new documents; importing and manipulating text and graphics; and working with master pages and typography. 

• Familiarity with your computer’s operating system, and file and folder management 

Session 1 Topics 

• Introducing the workspace 
• Interface overview including customization
• Navigating the document
• Setting up a document and working with pages  
• Creating and saving document settings
• Master pages
• New pages, deleting pages, arranging pages
• Placing text and graphics

 Session 1 Assignments 

• Download book files 
• Assemble shortcut cube 
• Lesson 1* 
• Lesson 3* *You do not need to work past what is learned in class

 Session 2 Topics 

• Working with objects 
• Layers
• Creating and editing text and graphic frames 
• Transforming, aligning and grouping objects
• Flowing Text  
• Placing text in an existing frame
• Manually and auto flowing text
• Jumplines

Session 2 Assignments 

• Lesson 4*
• Lesson 5* *You do not need to work past what is learned in class

Session 3 Topics 

• Editing text 
• Missing fonts
• Import text
• Checking spelling
• Story Editor
• Working with typography  
• Adjusting line spacing
• Using the character panel
• Adjusting columns
• Using the paragraph panel
• Drop caps
• Letter vs. word spacing
• Tabs
• Using “rule”

Session 3 Assignments 

• Lesson 6*
• Lesson 7* *You do not need to work past what is learned in class

Session 4 Topics 

• Working withcolor 
• Printing requirements
• Colorandswatch panel 
• Process vs. spot color
• Tint
• Applying color to text vs. Objects
• Gradients