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Adobe InDesign Introduction IND-1

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  • $495 per seat

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Dates Where Status Seat Book
Oct 7 2026 Live Online 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM PT Confirmed to run Partner led $495
Dec 4 2026 Live Online 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM PT Confirmed to run Partner led $495

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About this class

Giving your documents a well-designed, professional look will put you a step ahead in the marketplace cluttered with all kinds of communications. Paragraph and character styles that allow you to format pages of text uniformly, layout features that help you to build alternate size configurations of your document, and various panels that enable you to easily customize both text and graphics; Adobe? InDesign? CC has all the tools you need to elevate the look of your document and get it out to the people who need to see it, whether it be in print or on the web. This course is a great component of your preparation for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign exam.

In this course, you will use Adobe InDesign CC to:

Create and deliver professional looking printed and interactive documents. Navigate the InDesign interface. Create a new document. Customize a document using color, swatches, gradients, and styles. Manage page elements. Add tables. Prepare documents for deployment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Getting Started with InDesign
  • Designing a Document
  • Customizing a Document
  • Working with Page Elements
  • Building Tables
  • Preparing a Document for Delivery

Course outline

  1. Module 1Getting Started with InDesign

    • Identify Components of the InDesign Interface
    • use of a keyboard and mouse. Students should be able to open, close and save files.
    • Apply the Navigation Controls and Set Preferences

  2. Module 2Designing a Document

    • Establish Project Requirements
    • Apply Design Principles
    • Create a New Document
    • Add Text to a Document
    • Add Graphics to a Document

  3. Module 3Customizing a Document

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

  4. Module 4Working with Page Elements

    • Arrange and Align Objects
    • Apply Layers
    • Transform and Manipulate Objects
    • Thread Text Frames
    • Edit Text

  5. Module 5Building Tables

    • Create and Modify a New Table
    • Format a Table

  6. Module 6Preparing a Document for Delivery

    • Resolve Errors in a Document
    • Export Files for Printing and for the Web

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Before you attend

Customize a document using color, swatches, gradients, and styles. Manage page elements. Add tables. Prepare documents for deployment .

Who this is for

  • ed to see it,
  • whether it be in print or on the web. This course is a great component of your preparation
  • for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe
  • InDesign exam.

Run this for a team

Private cohorts run on your dates, at your site or online, with the labs pointed at your environment. Above about four people it usually costs less than buying seats.

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