Adobe InDesign Tutorials

Adobe InDesign shares the language of professional designers, delivering unparalleled creative freedom, productivity, and precision for designing superb pages. It works seamlessly with Abobe's Photoshop and Illustrator applications, providing a single integrated system that does not interrupt your creative process. These Adobe InDesign tutorials begin by introducing and explaining the tools of InDesign and how to use them. He then moves on to formatting, drawing, exporting, useful tips, and more. Students my also like to watch other tutorials such as , QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Freehand.

This training course is designed for fast learning and covers all the fundamental points of the application, all cds work on a mac or pc and no application is needed.

The links below are free Adobe InDesign tutorials. To watch the entire contents of this training course please purchase the CD or subscribe to the Online University


Basics
 Introduction to InDesign
 Work Area
 Palettes
 Preferences
 Rectify Mistakes
 Shortcuts

Tools
 Selection Tools
 Pen Tool
 Type Tool
 Ellipse Tool
 Rectangle Tool
 Line Tool
 Polygon Tool
 Rotate Tool
 Scaling/Shearing tool
 Scissors Tool
 Gradient Tool
 Zoom Tool
 Fill & Stroke
 Apply Defaults

Getting Started
 New Document
 Rulers and Guides
 Working with Layers
 Framing
 Defining Master Pages
 Edit Master Pages
 Adding Single Pages

Text To Page
Typing Directly
Paste/Drag & Drop
Place Text
Threading Text
Text Frame Options
Text Wrap
Basic Text Editing
Spell Checks
Find/Change
Hidden Characters

Formatting
Character Attributes
Kerning and Tracking
Paragraph Attributes
Style Sheets
New Style
Indents and Spacing
Drop Caps and Composer
Hyphenation
Justification
Keep Options
Basic Character Formats
Advanced Character Formats
Apply Paragraph Format
Character Style Sheets
Find/Change using Styles
Hanging Punctuation
Paragraph Rules
Tabs
Import Tagged Text

Working with Graphics
Graphics Formats
Place Graphics
Drag & Drop
Proxy Images
Import Options
Placing a Cutout
Automatic Clipping Path
Runarounds
Links
Bitmap vs Vector
Resolution Issues

Colors, Fills & Strokes
Color Modes
Create CMYK Colors
Coloring Objects & Type
Apply Color to Style
Create a Gradient
Strokes
Spot Colors
Tints
Swatch Libraries
Imported Colors

Drawing
Using the Pen
Editing Paths
Create Outlines
Compound Paths
Corner Effects
Working with Illustrator

Useful Functions
Grouping
Align/Distribute
Stacking Order
Duplicate/Step & Repeat
Transforming
Object Libraries

Export to PDF
Introduction to PDF
Export to PDF
Compression Options
Pages & Page Marks
Security

Export to HTML
Export to HTML
Formatting HTML
Layout
Graphics

Export to PrePress
Export to PrePress
Pages & Page Marks

Outputting
Install Adobe PS 8.6
Page Setup
Print a Proof
Tile Oversized Pages
Printing Separations
Preflight Check
Packaging
Service Providers

Master Page Tips
Auto-Page Numbers
Section Markers
Duplicate Pages
Parent & Child Masters
Master Overrides
Create Island Spreads

Text Tips
Autoflow Text
Insert Characters
Flush Space
Redefine Style

Layout Tips
Layout Adjustment
Ruler Guides
Create Guides
Margins & Columns
Paste Into