About this course

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• use basic navigation;
• work with layers;
• work with text including captions;
• understand paragraph and character styles; and
• use the Help menu and access online help resources.

Assumed Knowledge

This introductory course assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it assumes you work in a role that requires you to edit existing InDesign files.

Duration

• Half-day (9 am to 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm to 5 pm).
• There will be a 15 minute morning or afternoon tea break.

Cost

Please view our Pricing page or complete the form below to obtain a quote. The cost will depend on the number of participants and whether training is to be conducted on your site or at one of our recommended training room locations.

Main Topics

• Work with a workspace
• The tools panel
• Use selection tools
• Understand panels
• Display and hide panels
• Float and dock panels
• Work with the status bar
• Navigate
• Understand screen views
• Change screen views
• Use the hand and zoom tools
• Use shortcut menus
• Use keyboard shortcuts
• Insert special characters eg copyright, trademark, non-breaking spaces, m-dashes
• Work with tabbed documents
• Use tables
• Navigate pages
• Understand master pages
• Understand layers
• Hide and view layers
• Create a caption
• Change display performance
• Work with text
• Apply typestyles
• Edit text in place
• Edit text with the story editor
• Export to PDF
• Search for online help