Adobe InDesign CS6 Tutorial - Beginners to Advanced Training

Discover how to change InDesign defaults, from text wrap and hyphenation to default fonts like Adobe Garamond Pro, for all new documents.

Create and save a custom InDesign workspace by selecting, arranging, and saving panels like mini bridge and lines for print; learn to delete, reset, and switch workspaces.

Learn to create and manage ruler guides in Adobe InDesign CS6, including snapping to objects, extending guides across spreads, and using view options to show or hide guides.

Explore the pages panel and numbering options to start page numbering at a chosen page, apply prefixes such as A, B, and manage section behavior for multi-section layouts.

Master stacking order in Adobe InDesign CS6 by using the layers panel to arrange, lock, and visibility controls of objects, and to create multiple layers for precise layout control.

Master InDesign drawing tools to create text, graphic, and unassigned frames, using smart guides for precise alignment and the shift key for perfect circles and squares.

Master smart guides in Adobe InDesign CS6 to align, size, space, and rotate objects precisely, with tips to enable or temporarily disable guides for exact placement.

Harness the power of the Pathfinder panel to combine shapes, subtract, intersect, exclude, and convert paths into rectangles, rounded rectangles, polygons, and more, including compound paths for holes.

Edit text in Adobe InDesign CS6 by double-clicking for a word, triple-clicking for a line, or arrow keys with shift; use Story Editor to fix overset by removing page breaks.

Discover the hidden power of open type in Adobe InDesign CS6, enabling cross-platform glyphs, real fractions, ordinals, swashes, titling alternates, contextual alternates, small caps, and subscript options.

Explore how InDesign’s paragraph composer optimizes line breaks and rag balance for consistent typography, using hidden characters, forced line breaks, and lock in techniques to control breaks.

Learn how span columns in Adobe InDesign CS6 lets headlines span multiple columns, adjust spacing before and after, and save the result as a reusable paragraph style.

Learn to apply and customize paragraph rules in InDesign CS6, turning rules above or below paragraphs into text that moves with the text and can be saved as paragraph styles.

Master bullets and numbering in adobe indesign cs6, applying bullets and numbers, choosing glyphs and fonts, customizing indents and levels, applying character styles, and saving as paragraph styles.

Learn how to configure text frames in Adobe InDesign CS6, including columns, frame width, gutter, insets, vertical justification, text wrap, and primary text frame flow across master pages.

Learn to apply grep styles in InDesign CS6 to automate formatting with nested styles and no code, using a character style.

Master anchoring objects to the text flow in Adobe InDesign CS6, using inline and custom anchors so images move with text and attach to points like subheads.

Master advanced text wrap in Adobe InDesign CS6, including wrap around object shapes, Photoshop paths, and options like left, right, largest area, and ignoring wraps via text frame options.

Set up a simple index in Adobe InDesign CS6 using the book and index panels, add entries, sort by last name, and generate the index.