InDesign
Time: 9AM - 4PM Eastern Time (ET)
Duration: 3 Days
Course Code: ADID101
In this course, you will learn how to:
- setup Preferences, Workspace, and User Presets
- work with Preflight in InDesign
- fundamentals of documents, templates, and views
- work with margins, columns, headers, and footers
- work with text and use Adobe InDesign AI styles packs
- work with shapes, objects, and the Layers Panel
- work with colour blends, gradients, and the colour swatches
- exporting, publishing, and saving your document
Prerequisites
None
Public Class Schedule
| Location | Language | Date | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | May 11th, 2026 | $ 1,295.00 | |
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | July 15th, 2026 | $ 1,295.00 | |
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | September 9th, 2026 | $ 1,295.00 | |
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | November 11th, 2026 | $ 1,295.00 |
Course Outline
- introduction
- opening, closing, and saving documents
- setting InDesign preferences
- setting up the Workspace
- importing and exporting user presets
- InDesign help and resources
- changing keyboard shortcuts and menus
- page design terminology
- using Preflight in InDesign
- common tips for easier and quicker page layout
- Find/Replace Fonts in InDesign
- using Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop app
- adding, removing and updating fonts with Adobe Fonts (Typekit)
- sharing InDesign layout for review
- what you need to know first
- working with InDesign documents and Templates
- zooming and navigating to different pages
- working with rulers, grids and guidelines
- types of objects used in InDesign
- managing documents and views
- using History panel
- moving, duplicating, resizing and deleting objects
- working with toolbars, control bar and panels
- working with properties panel
- creating and setting up your document
- creating and setting up a document
- working with document presets
- adjusting page margins and page columns
- working with margins, bleed and slug
- adding, deleting and sorting pages
- using parent pages
- adding, editing and deleting parent pages
- working with parent page objects
- adding headers and footers to parent pages
- working with multiple parent pages
- adding primary text frame to a parent page
- creating Running Headers
- inserting page numbers and special characters
- hide and unhide spreads
- working with text
- importing Word and other text files
- creating text frame in pages and parent pages
- editing existing text frames
- formatting your text
- working with bullets and numbered lists
- creating and editing Style Sheets
- creating Character and Paragraph styles
- applying and clearing overrides
- working with text in columns
- flowing your text across multiple pages
- text flow options and shortcuts
- creating a primary text frame
- using the spell checking
- introduction to InDesign find/change features
- using Adobe InDesign AI styles packs
- working with graphics and images
- importing images and graphics
- creating graphic frames
- editing an existing image and graphic frame
- fitting and resizing images and graphics
- placing graphics and images in a grid
- flipping and rotating graphics and images
- sending graphics and images to external editors
- wrapping text around objects and images
- text wrap options and margins
- inserting graphics in-line with text
- anchoring objects to text and graphic frames
- working with shapes and objects
- drawing and adding shapes and page items
- applying fill and outline to shapes and frames
- working with Stroke panel
- creating lines and arrows
- changing stroke styles and type
- create dashed and dotted lines and outlines
- editing corners and other object effects
- transforming and scaling options
- grouping and aligning objects
- working with reference point for positioning objects
- using the Layers panel to manage your objects
- drawing and editing a grid of objects
- working with content collector and placer tool
- using layout conveyor panel and options
- working with colour
- adding, deleting and editing colours
- working with Swatches
- working with process and spot colours
- working with colour blends/gradients
- creating and browsing presets colour themes
- saving and exporting
- checking the document for common errors, and fixing these errors
- printing your document
- creating a package
- using Publish Online and analytics
- exporting as HTML 5
- saving a document for previous versions
- exporting a PDF for final web and print output
Private training is available for this course.
Call us at 1-888-484-2933 to learn more about our flexible scheduling options or complete our Information Request Form.
Required Technical Set-Up for Remote Online Participation
- 2 monitors or screens. If you don’t have a second monitor connected to your primary computer, you could use a second computer such as a laptop. 1 screen is used to watch the instructor, the second is for you to perform the exercises.
- High-speed internet connection
- Google Chrome preferred (Alternative: Microsoft Edge)
- Speaker & microphone, either built-in to your computer or external
- For complete set-up information, please visit our web based manual
Our Policies
Registration Information
Classes are from 9:00am - 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Registrations are accepted in the order they are received.
Payment Options & Guidelines
We accept the following forms of payment: Visa and MasterCard
FlexPass Booking & Cancellation Policy
Eliquo Training and Development Inc. will make every attempt to be flexible in regard to class cancellations and rescheduling. In an attempt to ensure that everyone enjoys a consistent training experience, Eliquo offers the following policies.
Course Registration Terms
All cancellations and rescheduling requests must be made a minimum of six (6) business days prior to scheduled class. Changes must be made through the Student Support Centre. In the event that a class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, you can reserve a seat in the next available class. You will be notified of a class cancellation by email at least five (5) business days in advance of the scheduled class. Eliquo Training and Development Inc. also reserves the right to postpone or cancel a class at any time for just cause such as instructor illness or other environmental factors. Eliquo is not responsible for any error in the delivery of the email notice where the error is due to the recipient’s email client or service.
If an Individual FlexPass participant does not attend classes or does not provide the required cancellation request (as above), two (2) times or more in a single month, and the occurrence happens on two (2) occasions throughout the FlexPass term, the FlexPass may be terminated without a refund.
Eliquo Individual FlexPasses are designated for one person only. Any abuse of the engagement from code sharing or other instances of shared participation under one account will result in the FlexPass being terminated without a refund.
Eliquo reserves the right to limit class participant enrolment to ensure courses are delivered effectively. Most classes are limited to a maximum of 12 participants.
Eliquo's Individual FlexPass program is subject to any applicable taxes.
Classes are offered on a first come first serve basis.
Web-Based Training
Eliquo Training and Development Inc. requires that web-based class participants follow the supplied set-up and testing procedures a minimum of three (3) days in advance of their class start date in order to avoid technical issues on the day of their class.
Eliquo is not responsible for participants who are experiencing technical difficulties due to issues incurred on their own computer network(s).
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