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Beginners Guide to Adobe InDesign : The Essentials

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About Beginners Guide to Adobe InDesign : The Essentials

Introduction Video

Let's get started with InDesign

What is the Welcome Page?

Learn: Free built-in InDesign Tutorials

Free Templates

How to set up an InDesign Document

Key Shortcuts you need to know

What are Tools and Panels?

Workspace: How to Customize

What are the 3 Types of Frames?

Picture Frames: Explained

Colour Frames: Best practice

Text Frames: All you need to know

Text Formatting: Font size, caps, bold,..

How to import a Word Document

A Flyer: Setting up the Document

A Flyer: What is Text Frame Option?

A Flyer: What is the Pathfinder Tool?

A Magazine Article: Adding a Quote

A Magazine Article: Using Drop Caps

A Magazine Article: Using Text Wrap

A Magazine Article: Edit a Template

What is Gridify?

A Magazine Ad: Creating a Grid

A Magazine Ad: Placing Images in Grid

A Magazine Ad: How to use Gradients

A Magazine Ad: How to format Text

A Magazine Ad: Mastering Pathfinder

A Magazine Ad: Using Superscript

A Brochure: Using Margins & Columns

A Brochure: What are Master/Parent Pages?

A Brochure: Master Pages & Page Numbers

A Brochure: Unlocking Master page Items

A Brochure: Text Thread & Overset Text

A Brochure: Using Text Columns

A Brochure: How to add a Hyperlink

Links and Missing Links

Saving a Print-Ready & Web-Ready PDF

How to Package an InDesign file

Well done and see you soon!

BONUS: Updates 2023 & 2022

What You Will Learn?

  • Adobe InDesign CC for Beginners: Create a Flyer, a Magazine Layout, a Brochure and an Advert in this Introduction course. Learn the Basics,Tools & Shortcuts needed to become a Graphic Designer..
  • Hello my friends, I'm Kate Silver - A Graphic Designer, Fashion Designer, & teacher of Adobe Creative Cloud Softwares.
  • This Adobe InDesign CC course is the same course as I teach at the UK's leading Adobe Training Centre in London. .
  • We will start with a complete introduction to the whole InDesign interface where we will learn all the basics to get our InDesign juices flowing..
  • We will then create 4 projects that you can play along with and that you can upload in the project gallery when completed for me to have a look at!.
  • 4 Projects:.
  •  What will I get from this course?.
  • My goal is for you to feel confident using InDesign and for you to learn all the skills necessary to create your own amazing Graphic Design Content. So let's get started!.
  • Note: To download the course files please go to the 'Projects & Resources' Tab..
  • I've added an Adobe InDesign CC 2023 Software Updates Lesson (Available in the Last Video).