PME NTI : InDesign Introduction

Course Overview

Delegates will use the latest version of InDesign to create single page and multi-page layouts. The course will provide the basic skills to produce leaflets, brochures, catalogues and even magazines. By the end of the course the delegates will be comfortable with manipulation of graphics, colour and text to produce a professional graphic design layout.

What you will learn:

• The Interface
• Creating documents
• Viewing and arranging palettes
• Menus and dialog boxes
• Working with pages palette and master pages
• Using margins, columns and ruler guides
• Using the text frame options
• Inserting frame tools
• Inserting and formatting text
• Working with style sheets
• Using character and paragraph attributes
• Linking text frames
• Type on a path
• Check spelling
• Inserting special characters
• Kerning and tracking
• Using tab
• Importing graphic frame
• Importing graphics
• Rescaling and modifying graphics
• Duplicating and repeating object transformation
• Adding colour to swatches palette
• Gradients and tints
• Setting CMYK, Spot, RGB colours
• Importing tables
• Applying colour to rows
• Applying text
• Links menu
• Updating linked graphics
• Display performance
• Prefight and package
• Save options and Exporting

Entry Requirements

Pre-Requisites

Basic IT and Windows for PC users or OSX skills for Apple Mac users.