Adobe InDesign CS4 Introduction
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Adobe InDesign CS4 Introduction
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Duration
2 Days (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)Meals Provided
Lunch and refresmentsPrint-Friendly
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Public, In-house, Closed GroupSkills Assessment
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Expected Outcomes
- Create new publications and set up the document attributes
- Create text frames and format with character and paragraph commands
- Create basic shapes, manipulate and arrange shapes on the page
- Work with colour, applying fill and stroke attributes to objects
- Use drawing tools to create open and closed paths
- Prepare publications for press
Prerequisites
Participants will need to be familiar with Windows XP or Macintosh OS and have an understanding of page layout programs.
Who Should Attend this Course
The course has been developed for people with minimal experience using InDesign and who are currently, or who would like to create published documents.
Topics Covered [Click to Show All]
Opening a Publication
Changing Views
The Toolbox and Tools
Using Default Colours
Restoring Colours
Reversing Colours
Applying a Colour
Editing a Document
Moving between pages
Editing text
Finding and Changing Text
Using the Story Editor
Previewing Your Document
Printing Your Document
Basic Formatting
Changing Font Type and Size
Changing Leading
Aligning Text
Hyphenating Text
Working with Bullets
Manipulate Tracking and Kearning
Copying Type Attributes
Text Frames
Basic Text Frames
Text Threads
Deleting a Text Box
Threading Text
Columns within a Text Box
Placing Text
Images
Place an image
Adding borders and fill
Restoring Default Colours
Applying Colours
Working With Templates
Accessing a Template
Applying paragraph styles
Using Object Styles
Applying Colours
Creating A Flier
Identifying the purpose
Identifying the audience
Determine printing requirements
Design Elements
Connecting elements
Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
Working with images
Design the flier
Placing a graphic
Resizing a graphic
Rotating a graphic
Deleting a graphic
Linking and embedding images
Clipping Paths
Arranging Items
Send to Back
Bring to Front
Aligning Boxes
Working with Colour
Creating and manipulating Swatches
Using a Swatch Library
Selecting Colours with the Eyedropper
Applying gradients
Indents, Tabs and Tables
Setting up tabs
Aligning tabs
Setting indents
Creating a table
Formatting a table
Creating Your Own Styles
Creating and applying styles
Editing styles
Loading Styles from other documents
Pages
Inserting and deleting pages
Master pages
Page Numbering
Preparing For Press
Linking and embedding images
Create a preflight report
Create a package
Create a PDF







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