BDA Adobe InDesign Hands-On

Adobe InDesign Hands-On

What You'll Learn

Learn the skills and knowledge to produce page layouts like a pro!

If you are an editor or designer who spends a large amount of time creating documents - from simple one-page flyers to multi-page documents and books, interactive PDFs, and even iPad apps - Adobe InDesign is the professional software to know.

In this class, you'll work through a project from start to finish. You will be introduced to InDesign and you will gain the knowledge to begin working on your own projects effectively and efficiently. You'll practice with and learn how and why to use several time-saving features that will keep you on task while still maintaining a creative workflow. By the end of class, you'll have the basics down and the flexibility to make changes to your document fast!

Class focus will be on design for print as well as on-screen PDFs.

This class will cover:

Setting up InDesign (Preferences and Workspaces)
Creating a New Document
Introduction to InDesign Tools
Working with Layers and Guides
Working with Images: Placing Images, Clipping Paths, and Understanding the Links Panel
Working with Text: Formatting Text, Paragraph and Character Styles, Threading Text
Working with Color
Combining Text and Images: Text Wrap and Anchored Objects
Using Special Effects such as Drop Shadows
Saving Files for Earlier Versions of InDesign
Exporting PDFs for Print and Web/Screen Use

Computer Requirement

This is a hands-on class where you'll "learn by doing" - therefore you'll need a computer (Mac or PC). If you need any particular software installed, that will be detailed below. Not all programs require special software so if there isn't any detailed listed below you will only need a computer with an up-to-date web browser.

If you would like to take your class work and sample projects home, please be sure to bring a Mac compatible portable drive with 4GB of free space.

Adobe Creative Cloud

This class will be presented from the latest version of the Adobe Creative Cloud. If you are using your own computer for the class, it is important that you have the latest version installed! Adobe offers a free 7-day trial of the Creative Cloud.

Presented in Adobe Creative Cloud, but most of what is taught will apply to earlier versions of the program.

Who Should Take This

Anyone who wants a hands-on experience to learn the basics of InDesign and who are ready to move up to a higher level of text editing. If you have no prior experience using Adobe InDesign, that’s ok!

We also have other introductory InDesign courses available in a 3-hour lecture format, Getting Started with Adobe InDesign, Part 1 and Adobe inDesign Next Steps, Part 2.

Presented By Karen Schuster

Karen A Schuster loves teaching. She believes sharing knowledge in a fun way is the best gift we can give each other. She enjoys helping people unlock their creative potential and try new things. Karen is a Professional Graphic Designer and an early adopter of Adobe InDesign. She has been sharing her passion for teaching InDesign for over ten years. Karen also teaches skiing to people with physical or mental challenges at Ignite Adaptive Sports.

$179
BDA Members

$199
Non-Members

Registration:

BDA Members: $179.00

Non-Members: $199.00

Available Dates

November 10 - 12, 2020

Remote Class (Using Zoom)

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Complete Schedule:
11/10/2020 | 1pm - 5pm
11/12/2020 | 1pm - 5pm

All times are shown in Mountain Time.

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February 2 - 4, 2021