Getting Started with Adobe InDesign, Part 1
Characteristics Of This Class:
Adobe InDesign offers much better text formatting and image alignment than your average word processing program, and it integrates beautifully with Photoshop, Illustrator, and other Adobe applications.
This workshop starts with creating a file and getting to know the InDesign workspace, followed by working with text and graphics.
This workshop will cover:
- Creating and saving files
- Creating and modifying text
- Creating and manipulating graphic objects
- Placing graphics from other sources
- Using color and swatches
- Working with smart guides
- Simple paths
Once you've taken this workshop, you can continue learning with Getting Started with Adobe InDesign, Part 2, which builds on the basics introduced in this offering.
Presented in Adobe CS6, but most of what is taught will apply to earlier versions of the program.
Who Should Take This:
Anyone who wants to be a graphic designer, or create brochures, catalogs, books, and other print media. It's perfect for designers transitioning from PageMaker, Quark, or entry-level word processing software too!
Erica Gamet
Erica Gamet has been involved in graphics and pre-press for nearly 25 years. She is a speaker, writer, and trainer, focusing on Adobe InDesign, Apple Keynote and iBooks Author and other print- and production-related topics. She regularly contributes to InDesign Magazine and Design Tools Monthly, tech edited How To Do Everything with Adobe InDesign CS4 from McGraw-Hill Osborne, and is the leader of the Denver InDesign User Group. When she's not keeping students from their Angry Birds games, Erica can be found propelling herself around Colorado on two wheels or watching campy British sci-fi.
An incredible jump start.
Victoria, 5/16/2013
Lot of info in 3 hours!
Blaine, 5/16/2013
I learned more in this evening than I have in other classes that I've paid much more for. :)
Dawn, 5/16/2013
Clear and concise information.
Sharon, 3/1/2013
Erica Gamet knew her stuff and provided clear, articulate instructions.
Nick, 3/1/2013
Very informative. Great instructor, light and professional.
Ingrid, 2/28/2013
[This workshop] helped me understand a complicated program. It was great!
Vanessa, 5/22/2012
Rapid paced yet clearly presented in a logical order.
jamie, 2/16/2012
Very helpful, easy to follow, great notes to take with me.
Claire, 2/16/2012
Erica is great. Moves quickly - keeps it interesting.
Donna, 9/1/2011
Erica is very knowledgeable and quite capable of explaining things clearly and intelligently. Her grasp of the application and of the field of publishing is thorough and her teaching style is organized yet light and humorous. I wouldn't hesitate to take another course with Erica. I enjoyed her very much and I walked away feeling confident that I could master InDesign.
Nicole, 6/23/2009
Good, quick overview of InDesign as preparation for more in-depth class.
Michelle, 6/22/2009
Great comprehensive class! A lot of useful tools and tips that are good for InDesign and other Adobe products.
Gabriel, 4/23/2009
Great class. I enjoyed it very much and the instructor as well. I look forward to taking the second class in May!
Kellie, 4/4/2008
Erica is a very good presenter adept with the tool, concise speaker, focused, and funny. Thanks for the snacks and drinks. Thanks for providing the materials and resources for us media folks, BDA.
Jeff, 7/17/2007
Learned a lot in a short time. It was a bargain.
Heidi, 2/7/2007
I needed to make the switch from Quark to InDesign - this helps.
Heidi, 2/7/2007
I thought the instructor came across as knowledgeable,helpful and personable. Sign me up for part two! Thank you, Candace
Candace, 2/6/2007
Great overview of InDesign - lots of information presented in a very well organized way. Expert tips offered in the course, and in Q&A after the course. Erica really knows InDesign through and through, and moves through the material methodically and authoritatively. Highly recommended!
Steve, 2/6/2007
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Optional Payment Plan for Transitions Certificate Programs:
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Payment Program Details
| BDA Member | Non-Member | |
| Payment 1 Paid at time of registration. |
$17.25 | $22.25 |
| Payment 2 Due one month after registration. |
$17.25 | $22.25 |
| Payment 3 Due two months after registration. |
$17.25 | $22.25 |
| Payment 4 Due three months after registration. |
$17.25 | $22.25 |
| Note: registrants using the payment plan are not eligible for the early registration discount and always pay the standard registration fee ($69.00 for BDA members and $89.00 for non-members). | ||
Registration Fees
BDA Members: $59.00
Non-Members: $79.00
Registration Discount Applied
You save $10.00 by registering before midnight on 8/16/2013. Standard registration fees for this program are $69.00 for members and $89.00 for non-members.
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This was exactly what I was looking for! Great introduction to InDesign.
McKenzie, 5/16/2013