InDesign workshop: One-day seminar
InDesign workshop
InDesign workshop overview
Learn the skills to create exceptional print and digital materials using InDesign. This one-day information-packed InDesign workshop is presented by the instructors at American Graphics Institute, who have written over ten books on Adobe InDesign. The InDesign workshop is led by a live instructor in the same classroom as you when taken at an American Graphics Institute location or a live instructor online if you select the online option. This InDesign workshop covers essential skills for working in InDesign. For anyone working more regularly with InDesign, we suggest our more comprehensive class, the Introduction to InDesign course.
What you'll learn in this live InDesign workshop
- Building single and multiple-page documents
- Using Parent pages to create consistent layout across all pages of a document
- Working efficiently with text, type, and styles
- Using graphics and colors in your documents
- Share and distributing your documents in various formats
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Ways to attend this InDesign Course
- Live Online classes from your office or home as a regularly scheduled small group class.
- Live, in-person regularly scheduled InDesign classes in Boston or Philadelphia with a live instructor in the same classroom.
- Private training customized to your specific needs delivered in-person or online. Call 781-376-6044 or complete the Private InDesign Training form for more information.
- Corporate InDesign Training for your group or team.
Why learn InDesign at AGI
- Hands-on learning: Learn InDesign by doing, using our proven method to gain skills quickly.
- Proven curriculum: We have delivered InDesign training to thousands.
- Our expert instructors are skilled educators and the best in class with InDesign.
- Small class sizes: receive personalized attention with ten or fewer participants per class.
- Repeat for free: If you need a refresher or miss a class day, retake the class at no cost.
- Learn using proven methods: We have been teaching InDesign courses for 20 years
All InDesign classes include
Free retake
Detailed curriculum
Live instructor
Flexible rescheduling
Certificate of Completion
Small class sizes
Course recording
Skills you learn in this InDesign Workshop
- Building single and multiple page documents
- Using Master Pages
- Working efficiently with text, type, and styles
- Using graphics and colors in your documents
- Sharing and distributing your documents
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InDesign workshop: One-day seminar - Course Dates
All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.
InDesign Workshop Topics
Lesson 1: Essential InDesign skills
- Working with InDesign tools and panels
- Discovering the InDesign workspace
- Using the document window
- Using guides
- Taking advantage of viewing modes
- Saving your workspace
- Working with the Control panel
- Navigating through a document
Lesson 2: Using master pages to create consistent layouts
- Planning your document
- Formatting master pages
- Adding layout pages
- Adding images & text to master pages
Lesson 3: Designing with text and type
- Creating a text frame
- Changing character attributes
- Changing paragraph attributes
- Finding and changing text
- Checking and correcting spelling
- Using the Glyphs panel
- Flowing text and threading text between frames
Lesson 4: Using styles to save time and create consistent formats
- Defining and applying paragraph styles
- Defining and applying character styles
- Updating and loading styles
- Organizing styles into groups
- Creating and applying object styles
Lesson 5: Using graphics in your layouts
- How InDesign handles graphics
- Locating missing images
- The Links panel and Link badge
- Creating a graphic frame
- Adding graphics
- Repositioning graphics
- Fitting graphics to frames
- Wrapping text around graphics
Lesson 6: Adding color to your documents
- Applying color to text and frames
- Creating and saving a new swatch
- Creating a tint reduction
- Updating and editing colors
Lesson 7: Sharing your finished work
- Packaging your document
- Creating a PDF
- Using Adobe PDF Presets
The course topics serve as an outline for the course. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your InDesign questions.
InDesign course instructors
Learn InDesign from expert instructors and professional designers. Our instructors authored several books on InDesign including InDesign Digital Classroom, InDesign Classroom in a Book, and Creative Cloud for Dummies. Benefit from skilled teachers with many years of using and teaching InDesign that help you learn quickly and easily.
Greg
BA, Advertising Design
Adobe Certified Instructor
Author, multiple Adobe Creative Cloud books
Jennifer
MS, Human Factors Information Design
BA, Commercial Art
UXQB Certfied
Adjunct Professor, Boston University
Grace
MS, Information Design
BA, Digital Communications
Adjunct Professor, St. Olaf
Christopher
BA, Journalism
Adobe Certified Instructor
Google Analytics Certified
Author, Creative Cloud for Dummies
Custom and private InDesign classes
This InDesign course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. InDesign classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.
Adobe InDesign Workshop: Prerequisites
This one-day InDesign workshop requires that you have general computer skills, but no previous InDesign experience is required. For classes taken in our classroom, computers and InDesign are provided for this InDesign course. For online classes please have InDesign installed on your computer before class starts. You can obtain a free trial version of it at the Adobe website.
Exceptional InDesign course materials
Our proprietary curriculum has been proven effective in teaching [category short name] to thousands. You’ll receive our extensive written reference along with lesson files for you to continue your practice following the class. This InDesign course includes a copy of our Digital Classroom book with many projects and exercises.
Repeat for free
If you need a refresher or miss a day of class, you can repeat the InDesign class at no additional cost for one year.
Private InDesign classes for companies and groups
This InDesign class is available as a private workshop for your company, group, or team. Use the contact form on this page or call 781 376-6044 to learn more about private classes.
InDesign FAQ
Do I receive a InDesign certificate?
AGI provides a certificate upon course completion, which can be shared on LinkedIn and verified digitally on the AGI website.
How many students are in a InDesign class?
AGI limits its class sizes so that you receive personalized attention. Classes are limited to no more than 10 participants.
Can I get specific InDesign questions answered in the class?
Yes, as a live class, you can ask the instructor questions about how you will be using InDesign.
Does this InDesign class include job placement support?
AGI provides job support only when InDesign classes are taken as part of a longer-term certificate program, where AGI has a dedicated career counselor assigned to each certificate student.
Is this InDesign class for Mac or Windows?
You can attend this InDesign class using a Mac or Windows computer. The application itself has identical functionality for both. If attending in our classrooms, a computer will be provided using the operating system of your choice.