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Adobe InDesign CC 2014: Part 1

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    Course Specifications

    Course Number:

    092023

    Course Length:

    1 day

    Course Description

    Overview:

    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 covers the Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign CC objectives to help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam. This course is also designed to cover the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam objectives.

    Course Objectives:

    In this course, you will use Adobe InDesign CC to create and deliver professional looking printed and interactive documents.

    You will:

    • 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.

    Target Student:

    This course is intended for students who want to use the basic tools and features of InDesign for creating professional page layouts and designs.

    Prerequisites:

    To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with the functions of your computer’s operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, retrieving files, and saving files. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations course:

    • Introduction to Personal Computers: Using Windows 8/8.1

    Course-specific Technical Requirements

    Hardware

    For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

    • Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
    • 4 gigabyte (GB) RAM
    • Graphics card with 512 MB video RAM
    • 2.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1024 × 768 resolution monitor (1,280 × 800 recommended)
    • Internet connection and registration necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services
    • Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
    • Projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen

    Software

    • Microsoft® Windows® 7 or 8/8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
    • Internet connection required
    • Adobe® InDesign® CC
    • Adobe® Reader® XI
    • If necessary, software for viewing the course slides (instructor machine only)

    This course was created and keychecked using Windows 8.

    Course Content

    Lesson 1: Getting Started with InDesign

    Topic A: Identify Components of the InDesign Interface

    Topic B: Customize the InDesign Interface

    Topic C: Apply the Navigation Controls and Set Preferences

    Lesson 2: Designing a Document

    Topic A: Establish Project Requirements

    Topic B: Apply Design Principles

    Topic C: Create a New Document

    Topic D: Add Text to a Document

    Topic E: Add Graphics to a Document

    Lesson 3: Customizing a Document

    Topic A: Format Characters and Paragraphs

    Topic B: Apply Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

    Topic C: Create and Apply Styles

    Lesson 4: Working with Page Elements

    Topic A: Arrange and Align Objects

    Topic B: Apply Layers

    Topic C: Transform and Manipulate Objects

    Topic D: Thread Text Frames

    Topic E: Edit Text

    Lesson 5: Building Tables

    Topic A: Create and Modify a New Table

    Topic B: Format a Table

    Lesson 6: Preparing a Document for Delivery

    Topic A: Resolve Errors in a Document

    Topic B: Export Files for Printing and for the Web

    Appendix A: Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign CC Certification Exam Objectives

    Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert InDesign CC Exam Mapping

    Appendix C: New Features in Adobe InDesign CC

    Appendix D: Productivity Enhancements

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