Course Outline

Adobe InDesign CS5 - Level 1
Want to produce eye-catching printed documents? Revolutionize the way your documents look by using new design elements, formats, colors and styles that will set your documents apart. Create brochures, flyers, calendars, posters, advertisements, and marketing materials that look fabulous in print. 6 hours

Exploring the InDesign Environment

  • Identify the InDesign Interface Components
  • Customize the Interface
  • Use the Navigation Controls
  • Set General and Interface Preferences

Designing Documents

  • Create a Document
  • Add Text
  • Add Graphical Objects

Enhancing Documents

  • Format Characters and Paragraphs
  • Apply Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
  • Apply Fills and Strokes
  • Create and Apply Styles

Working with Page Elements

  • Arrange Objects
  • Align Objects
  • Manage Page Elements with Layers

Managing Objects

  • Transform Objects
  • Manipulate Objects
  • Thread Text Frames
  • Search and Replace Content
  • Edit Text

Working with Tables

  • Create a Table
  • Modify a Table Structure
  • Format a Table

Finalizing Documents

  • Check Documents for Errors
  • Print a Document
  • Package Files
  • Export PDF Files for Commercial Printing
  • Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution

Prerequisites:  Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, retrieving and saving files. Familiarity with other Adobe software applications is helpful, but not required.

Revised 8/17/2011
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