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InDesign Workshop: one-day seminar - Introduction rating: 5 stars from 326 reviewers
"I'm absolutely thrilled to have learned InDesign. Michael really demystified the program, and I really enjoyed the way he presented the information to the group. This was my "jump into the deep end" effort to get up-to-date with technology in my field and thank you so much to Michael for making that possible! " - Kirby G
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InDesign Workshop: one-day seminar
InDesign Workshop
InDesign Workshop Overview
Learn the skills you need to successfully 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 10 books on Adobe InDesign. The InDesign workshop is led by a live instructor in the same classroom with 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 that will be working more regularly with InDesign, we suggest our more comprehensive class, the Introduction to InDesign course.
The InDesign workshop is a one-day course, and is also available as a private class for groups.
InDesign Workshop: Related courses
The InDesign workshop is part of our Creative Cloud Classes, which includes Photoshop workshops and Illustrator workshops.
This course is available individually or as part of these certificate programs:
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
Adobe InDesign Workshop: Prerequisites
This one-day InDesign workshop requires that you have general computer skills but no previous InDesign experience is required. Computers and InDesign are provided for this InDesign course, and you can select a Mac OS or Windows system at the time you register. If you do not yet have InDesign on your own computer, you can obtain a free trial version of it at the Adobe website.
InDesign Workshop Course Materials
You will receive selected materials from the Adobe InDesign Digital Classroom book, written by the presenters of this workshop.
Locations for InDesign Workshops
Attend this one-day InDesign workshop in-person or online. You can find details regarding all the InDesign classes near you that are available.