
Adobe InDesign CS5: Beginner
by Brian White
Start the free chapterInDesign is the leading professional page layout program created by Adobe Systems Inc. Using it, graphic designers can integrate photographs and graphics with text to create both long and short publications such as brochures, catalogs, magazines, etc. Adobe InDesign CS5: Beginner offers an introduction to the fundamentals of layout & design including page-set-up, working with text & graphics and building basic object, paragraph & text styles to get new users and users switching from other software packages up and running. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
Course content
Introduction3 lessons
Interface Basics7 lessons
Navigating the Document7 lessons
Page Setup & Guides9 lessons
- New Documents5:211 credit or ad
- Document Measurements4:541 credit or ad
- Bleed & Slug4:521 credit or ad
- Document Window5:311 credit or ad
- Margins & Columns4:571 credit or ad
- Rulers Guides pt. 15:531 credit or ad
- Rulers Guides pt. 24:291 credit or ad
- Smart Cursor2:261 credit or ad
- Smart Guides5:551 credit or ad
Pages & Masters8 lessons
Drawing Tools9 lessons
- Intro to Drawing Tools1:421 credit or ad
- Line Tool5:301 credit or ad
- Pencil / Smooth & Erase Tools6:531 credit or ad
- Pen Tool6:271 credit or ad
- Rectangle & Frame Tools5:121 credit or ad
- Polygon Tool4:031 credit or ad
- Gridify3:521 credit or ad
- Rounded Corners5:161 credit or ad
- Curves in Action5:051 credit or ad
Selecting & Manipulating13 lessons
- Selecting Objects pt. 16:541 credit or ad
- Selecting Objects pt. 23:521 credit or ad
- Select & Move pt. 12:511 credit or ad
- Select & Move pt. 24:591 credit or ad
- Direct Select Tool4:111 credit or ad
- Frame Fitting Options6:191 credit or ad
- Scaling Objects6:051 credit or ad
- Rotate & Shear6:501 credit or ad
- Free Transform Tool4:261 credit or ad
- Transform Menu4:181 credit or ad
- Transform Again6:081 credit or ad
- Copy & Paste5:321 credit or ad
- Duplicating / Step & Repeat5:431 credit or ad
Working With Objects7 lessons
Working With Text11 lessons
- Creating Text Frames4:381 credit or ad
- Pasting Text5:341 credit or ad
- Importing Text5:111 credit or ad
- Selecting Text5:511 credit or ad
- Applying Fonts5:151 credit or ad
- Font Size & Leading pt. 15:311 credit or ad
- Font Size & Leading pt. 22:201 credit or ad
- Changing Case4:361 credit or ad
- Kerning5:201 credit or ad
- Tracking4:351 credit or ad
- Scaling / Skewing & Baseline5:351 credit or ad
Paragraph Formatting13 lessons
- Paragraph Alignment6:191 credit or ad
- Setting Indents6:191 credit or ad
- Paragraph Spacing & Drop Caps6:221 credit or ad
- Baseline Alignment4:011 credit or ad
- Rules Above & Below pt. 15:301 credit or ad
- Rules Above & Below pt. 21:451 credit or ad
- Setting Tabs & Indents6:591 credit or ad
- Bullets6:081 credit or ad
- Setting Default Type4:051 credit or ad
- Spell Checker & Dictionary5:251 credit or ad
- Story Editor pt. 16:051 credit or ad
- Story Editor pt. 21:401 credit or ad
- Glyphs4:251 credit or ad
Working With Frames9 lessons
- Text Frames6:371 credit or ad
- Flowing Text6:361 credit or ad
- Text Frame Options pt. 14:231 credit or ad
- Text Frame Options pt. 22:321 credit or ad
- Master Page Frames5:021 credit or ad
- Smart Text Reflow4:031 credit or ad
- Span & Split Columns4:321 credit or ad
- Text Wrap pt. 14:511 credit or ad
- Text Wrap pt. 23:441 credit or ad