Adobe InDesign 101

Name: Adobe InDesign 101
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Learn the world's most popular layout tool the quick & easy way

Created byLisa Siefert

Last updated 8/2024

English

What you'll learn

Comfortably navigate InDesign & be able to edit existing templates and files

Course content

3 sections • 7 lectures • 1h 19m total length

Lesson 1 | Welcome + How to Purchase Adobe InDesign + Other Adobe Products23:14
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:51 Download the Workbook
1:03 Download the slides
1:13 Watch all the videos
1:53 5-Day Course Overview
2:28 Adobe is a Subscription Based Software
4:11 Creative Cloud vs Single Apps
5:18 Free Adobe Apps
5:58 Adobe Sign Is EXTRA $$
6:54 Affinity Publisher $54.99
9:28 Affinity Publisher for iPad
10:08 What about Keynote + Excel + Canva
11:19 FAQs: Won’t Adobe update InDesign in October?
13:11 Where to Find InDesign Templates
14:58 InDesign vs Photoshop vs Illustrator
17:13 Get All Five (5) Lists 18:13 Coming This Fall 19:11 Past Webinars
19:39 Computer Requirements
21:31 Final Recommendation

Lesson 2: Setting Up Your InDesign Workspace and Preferences Setup11:14
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 How to Open InDesign
2:17 Sidenote Behance
3:44 InDesign Menu
6:10 Indesign Workspace + Preferences
Lesson 3: How To Edit Text In InDesign12:23
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:11 Where Is The Type Tool
0:47 How Do You Add Text
1:37 How Do You Delete Text
2:14 How Do Your Change Your Text , Size + Color
6:20 Why Doesn’t CTRL + B Make My Text Bold & How Do I Change From Bold To Italic To Regular
9:20 How Do I Add Fonts To Indesign 11:58 Where Is The Character Panel
Lesson 4: How To Put Your Own Images InDesign & Change The Ones That Are Already11:19
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:12 How Do I Add An Image
1:45 How Do I Move Images
3:02 How Do I Re-Sise Images
4:34 What Is The Double Circle In The Middle Of Images
5:30 Why Do Indesign Templates Come With Empty Boxes Where The Images Used To Be
8:46 Why Is There A Red Question Mark Error Icon On My Images
10:18 Where Is The Tool Panel
Lesson 5: Parent Pages & Moving Pages + Saving Your Files17:56
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:31 How Do I Find The Pages Panel
1:21 What Are Parent Pages
2:32 How Do I Switch From A 2-Page To A 1-Page Spread
3:34 How Do You Move Pages Between Documents
5:45 How Do You Delete Pages
7:14 How Do You Duplicate Pages
8:12 How Do I Rearrange Pages
8:53 How Are Regular Pages Different From Digital Planner Pages
13:11 How Do You Save Files
15:49 How Do You Create Digital Planners For Goodnotes
17:18 Where Do You Change The Numbering View

Requirements

A love of beautiful design + a willingness to learn

Description

In this class, you’ll learn how to:

Choose which version of InDesign to purchase that best fits your needs and budget
Arrange your workspace and tools
Navigate between Pages and Master Pages
Place and edit images create engaging and attention-getting designs
Use the Type tool to find your favorite fonts, change text colors and backgrounds

Learn how to edit and customize any template you purchase or find that was created in Adobe InDesign.

In this class, I will teach you how to start designing in this fun, creative layout software. You’ll learn how to navigate within documents, get insider design tips on how to add and edit images and text, and the magic of Master Pages to put a boilerplate message or image on every page like...maybe your logo and copyright info, of course!

And don’t stop there! You now have the skills to customize all sorts of visual InDesign templates that you can find online. You can customize resumes, marketing collateral, brochures, calendars, stationery and more!

BONUS Lessons & Downloads

How to add fonts to your computer so you can access them in InDesign
Top 64 Things You Can Create Using InDesign
Link to a FREE class on how to become the next Erin Condren

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to move beyond Canva or PicMonkey to create their own beautifully branded e-books, checklists, magazines and planners in InDesign

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Course content

Welcome to Adobe InDesign 1011 lecture • 23min

Core Lessons4 lectures • 53min

BONUS LESSONS & Downloads2 lectures • 4min

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