Adobe InDesign CC: Introduction to Desktop Publishing

BeginnersPrerequisites

Adobe InDesign CC is the industry leading page design and layout application. You will build up a publication from ready-prepared text, images and graphics in the same way as QuarkXpress and PageMaker.

Please note: This course requires that you use your CRSid and Raven password to log into Adobe Creative Cloud. If you currently log in to use Microsoft Office, then the same login details are used, and you do not need to do anything except to know your Raven password.

Otherwise, if you do not know your password, or have not changed your Raven password in the last three years, you must do so before attending the course, please go here: https://password.csx.cam.ac.uk/ you can set the same password.

Please arrive to START THE COURSE PROMPTLY in order to set up the Adobe environment, if you don’t then you may find it more difficult to follow the instructor.

• All current University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

• Adobe InDesign CC - assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows and Apple Mac operating system environment.

Number of sessions: 1

• Starting With InDesign CC
• Setting Up A Document
• Working With Pages
• Navigating InDesign
• Working With A Workspace
• Working With Text
• Paragraph Formatting
• Working With Graphics
• Layers
• Working With Colour
• Frames And Shapes
• Formatting Objects
• Working With Styles
• Working With Tables
• Alternate Layouts
• Long Documents
• Preparing For Printing

• Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.

InDesign CC 2017 on MCS Macintosh

• The course will normally be run on Macintoshes but competent PC users should have no problems.
• Course files can be downloaded here

• One half day session