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Adobe InDesign Beginner
Begin your typesetting journey with this beginner InDesign coursePreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 38 lessons.
Beginner Provider : Patti Scully-Lane 7 chapters · 38 Lessons · 3h 21m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
In these lessons, you'll learn about the basics of working in Adobe InDesign, and how it fits in the Creative Cloud desktop. From there, you'll learn how to open existing documents and create new documents, both from scratch and using Adobe templates. We'll cover adding text and graphics to the page, and even explore and apply basic character and paragraph formatting, including work with Adobe Fonts. You'll discover how to analyze graphics, and determine whether they are vector or raster, RGB or CMYK, and if they have the correct resolution for your output. You'll know how to link and embed the graphics and figure out which is best for their situation. You'll also learn how to crop and modify those graphics to better fit the space on a page.
What You'll Learn
- Navigate the Adobe InDesign interface, panels, and workspaces within the Creative Cloud desktop
- Open existing documents and create new documents from scratch or from Adobe templates
- Add and format text using character formatting, paragraph formatting, and Adobe Fonts
- Analyze graphics to determine vector vs raster, RGB vs CMYK, and correct resolution for output
- Link and embed graphics and decide which option best fits the situation
- Crop and modify graphics to better fit the space on a page
Key Takeaways
- The course covers the basics of working in Adobe InDesign and how it fits in the Creative Cloud desktop.
- Learners create new documents both from scratch and using Adobe templates, and add text and graphics to the page.
- Graphics can be analyzed to determine whether they are vector or raster, RGB or CMYK, and whether they have the correct resolution for output.
- Graphics can be linked or embedded, and learners decide which approach is best for their situation.
- Text and paragraph formatting includes character formatting, Adobe Fonts, drop caps, hyphenation and justification, tabs, and bullets and numbering.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this Adobe InDesign Beginner course cover?
It covers the basics of working in Adobe InDesign, including the interface, opening and creating documents, adding text and graphics, basic character and paragraph formatting with Adobe Fonts, and analyzing, linking, embedding, cropping, and modifying graphics.
What will I learn about working with graphics?
You will learn to analyze graphics to determine whether they are vector or raster, RGB or CMYK, and whether they have the correct resolution for your output, as well as how to link, embed, crop, and modify graphics to fit the page.
Does the course cover text formatting?
Yes. It covers adding and placing text, character and paragraph formatting, Adobe Font options, drop caps, hyphenation and justification, tabs and tab stops, and bullets and numbering.
What skills are associated with this course?
The listed skills include Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Graphic Arts, Graphic Design, Adobe Certified Instructor, and Adobe InDesign Certification.
How does this course relate to Adobe Creative Cloud?
The lessons teach how InDesign fits in the Creative Cloud desktop, including starting from Creative Cloud and working with Adobe templates and Adobe Fonts.
