InDesign basics 1 – getting started

Learn the basics of starting a project with InDesign. You will learn how to customize the preferences and interface to suit your needs. We’ll also cover adding and managing pages of a project. 

This training is part of InDesign basics -series. This series of trainings provides you with skills you need to produce material suitable for different purposes with InDesign software: printed brochures, website advertisements and pdf documents. 

Goal 

After the training, you will be able to customize InDesign to suit your own needs and will have learned the principles of starting a new design. 

Target audience 

The course starts from the basics, so no previous knowledge is required. This training is also suitable for people who want to update their skills to the newest version of InDesign. 

Program version

This training is suitable for users with InDesign CC (Creative Cloud) on Windows or Mac.  

Content 

InDesign user interface and customization 

• Overview of the InDesign user interface 
• How to customize the software interface for efficient work 

Manage panels 

• Show or hide panels 
• Stacking panels: Panel groups and how to manage them 
• Floating panels 

Starting a project and document setup 

• Creating a new document 
• New document setup 
• Creating and using parent pages 

Manage pages in a publication 

• Adding, moving, and deleting pages 

Import text into a publication 

• How to import text in different formats 

Keywords 

Adobe, brochures, InDesign, books, magazines, advertisement, advertising, marketing, basics, layout, design