• Introduction to InDesign
• Introducing the Workspace
• Overview
• Working with panels
• Customizing the workspace
• Using context menus
• Finding resources
• Getting to Know InDesign
• Viewing guides
• Adding text
• Working with styles
• Working with objects
• Working with object styles
• Creating a new Document
• Understanding Workspace
• Viewing/Zooming Document
• Normal Mode and Preview Mode
• Changing the Document Setup
• Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages
• Working with master pages
• Changing the size of pages
• Placing text and graphics
• Rulers, Guides, Grids
• Drawing Tools
• Applying Colors and Gradient
• Setting Transparency
• Working with objects
• Creating and editing text frames
• Creating and editing graphics frames
• Changing the shape of a frame
• Wrapping text around a graphic
• Transforming and aligning objects
• Selecting and modifying grouped objects
• Transforming, Aligning, Arranging Objects
• Working with Text
• Flowing Text
• Flowing text into an existing frame
• Flowing text manually
• Flowing text automatically
• Editing Text
• Finding and changing a missing font
• Checking spelling
• Editing text by dragging and dropping
• Entering and importing text
• Concept of Containers and Contents
• Specifying Columns, Drop Caps etc
• Setting up Character and Paragraph Styles
• Paragraph Rules, Numbering and Bullets
• Inserting Special Characters
• Text Wrapping and Tab Setting
• Converting to Path
• Working with Type
• Working with Color
• Creating and applying colors
• Working with gradients
• Applying colors to text and objects
• Adjusting vertical spacing
• Changing fonts and type style
• Changing paragraph alignment
• Creating a drop cap
• Adjusting letter and word spacing
• Setting tabs
• Working with Styles
• Creating and applying paragraph styles
• Creating and applying character styles
• Creating and applying object styles
• Importing and Modifying Graphics
• Adding graphics from other programs
• Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
• Working with alpha channels
• Adjusting display quality
• Working with Images
• Importing
• Masking
• Replacing
• Editing & Updating
• Adding Effects
• Creating Tables
• Formatting a table
• Adding graphics to table cells
• Creating and applying table and cell styles
• Working with Tables
• Basics of Tables
• Alternating Fills and Strokes
• Working with Columns & Guides
• Concept of Bleed & Slug
• Inserting and Deleting Pages

Assignment

• Letter pad
• Working with Master Pages
• Working with Buttons
• Inserting Hyperlinks and Bookmarks
• Preparing Files for Printing
• Creating Crop Marks and Registration Marks
• Exporting to PDF
• Preflighting and Packaging
• Creating PDFs
• Preflighting files
• Packaging files
• Previewing the page