The focus is on using an InDesign workflow for commercial print media but these same basics would be used for a workflow leading to digital and web products as well.

You will learn how to: set up your workspace and preferences; set up documents with page sizes, margins and master pages; use tools and dialog boxes for text, image placement, vector drawing, color and styles; maintain connections with linked files; collect files to share; and options for exporting to PDF.

Through short exercises, students will build a simple project to best understand how the various functions contribute to a final product.

                        A look at your preferences and workspace

                        Using basic shortcuts

                        Creating a new document

                        Setting up and using master pages

                        Guides and margins

                        Resizing pages

                        Understanding page size and printing

                        Text frames

                        Pasting and importing text

                        Paragraph formatting

                        Text frame threading

                        Understanding font usage

                        Using the color palette

                        Vector shapes

                        Controlling layer order

                        Placing and modifying images

                        Understanding image resolution and file types

                        Grouping objects to organize content

                        Using layers to manage content

                        Preparing for commercial printing

                        Collecting documents and assets

                        Exporting documents to PDF