Adobe InDesign CS4: Fundamentals

Overview/Description
Adobe InDesign has quickly become one of the most popular design applications used for page layout and desktop publishing. InDesign CS4 includes a streamlined interface that matches the look and feel of Adobe's popular imaging programs including Photoshop and Illustrator. This course explores the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign CS4 including the interface, the major tools, methods of setting up InDesign projects, and adding and editing basic shapes and text.

Target Audience
The target audience is expected to be a range of in-training and established graphic and print design professionals, among other IT professionals needing to learn the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign CS4, but with little to no previous experience with the product. Students are expected to have basic computing and word-processing skills, and be familiar with some web and design-related terminology.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Adobe InDesign CS4: Fundamentals

use panels in InDesign CS4

customize a workspace configuration

layout a new document

recognize how guides and rulers are used in InDesign CS4

create shapes in InDesign CS4

modify shapes in InDesign

set up and save a document

create shapes

add text to documents in InDesign CS4

recognize the text format options in InDesign CS4

arrange objects in InDesign CS4

work with layers in InDesign CS4

recognize how to work with paths in InDesign CS4

print a document in InDesign CS4

export a document as a PDF

add and format text

add and rearrange layers

manipulate paths

print a document