What you'll learn
Learn layout design in this Adobe InDesign Course for Beginners. Adobe InDesign is one of five Adobe Creative Cloud courses we offer in Sydney.
Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media, create beautiful using typography, graphics and images. Adobe InDesign lets you publish a broad range of content for print, web, and tablet apps. It offers precise control over typography, built-in creative tools, an intuitive design environment and tight integration with the entire Adobe Creative Cloud.
Learn the basics of page and layout design in print and digital publishing with this Adobe InDesign course.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Adobe InDesign course, you should be able to:
- Use the main tools of Adobe InDesign in Adobe Creative Cloud
- Apply design skills in Adobe InDesign to create page layouts
- Create digital or print-ready files for publication
Course content
What will be covered in this Adobe InDesign course?
- Understand the InDesign interface
- Placing and working with image files
- Work with the features in the InDesign design window
- Select and work with tools & shortcuts
- Create new single page and multiple page documents
- Pages palette and master pages
- Add and format text inside a document using a variety of techniques
- Add graphics to a document
- Create and work with layers
- Create and work with tables
- Working with colour modes for print and digital
- Creating and working with style sheets
- Creating and working with tables
- Preflight, PDF and printing
Intended audience
Who is this Adobe InDesign course for?
This course is for anyone looking to develop their design skills, interested in or familiar with Adobe programs, or interested in creating digital artwork. It tailors to those who want to work for magazines, advertising agencies, newspapers, book publishers and retail/catalogue companies as well as incorporate design, commercial printing and other leading-edge publishing environments into their current professions.
Basic competency with computers is assumed before enrolling, and proficiency in other Adobe software is helpful but not essential successful completion of this course.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd in the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)
Course materials
What to bring to class
- An 8GB USB
- Pen & paper, or a tablet for writing notes
Additional information
Please note the following:
This InDesign course runs in our computer lab, fitted with 27-inch Apple computers as well as Dell computers running the Windows operating system. Adobe products function in the same way on both Windows and Apple computers except for minor differences with keyboard usage and where files are located within the computer.
Course testimonials
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Andrew said: Our tutor's approach to his lesson plans was exceptional. He introduced and broke down the software's tools in easy-to-follow steps which will benefit all who had the privilege of sitting in his class. The tutor's knowledge, professionalism and passion for design shone through in every facet of his teaching. I couldn't have asked for a finer tutor to guide me through this course.
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sherina said: Our teacher, Xavier Beaudavis absolutely is the best trainer I have ever had the pleasure of learning from! he was so patient and really helped us to grasp what he was teaching. no matter how many times we needed to go over it, he was more then happy to assist us and he really cheered us on, to feel like we have accomplished this lesson. Thank you Xavier.
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Barbara said: I learnt many new skills from this course. Highly recommend
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Hayley said: Xavier was a great teacher and very patient. All the staff at the college were great and quick to fix any issues we had with the computers!
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Katrin said: Learnt a great variety of new skills and the tutor tailored the class to our needs.
Course tutors
Antony Brown
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