InDesign CS:
Basic

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: Prerequisite or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : Getting started with InDesign

Topic A: 0 Exploring the InDesign environment

A-1: Identifying components of the InDesign window

A-2: Exploring the InDesign document window

A-3: Exploring the Toolbox

A-4: Exploring palettes

A-5: Exploring navigation options

A-6: Navigating in a document

Topic B: 0 Create, modify, and save documents

B-1: Creating a new document and inserting text

B-2: Inserting, rearranging, and deleting pages

B-3: Saving and closing a document

Topic C: 0 Master pages

C-1: Placing an image on the master page

C-2: Applying the Auto Page Number command

Unit 2 : Text

Topic A: 0 Text frames

A-1: Importing content

A-2: Threading text frames

Topic B: 0 Text formatting

B-1: Formatting text

B-2: Applying paragraph styles

B-3: Creating and modifying a character style

B-4: Creating and modifying paragraph styles

B-5: Applying tabs

Topic C: 0 Editing text

C-1: Editing in the story editor

C-2: Using the Find/Change tool

C-3: Checking for spelling errors

Unit 3 : Objects

Topic A: 0 Creating objects

A-1: Applying the Rectangle, Ellipse, and Line tools

A-2: Using the Polygon tool

Topic B: 0 Transforming objects

B-1: Selecting and moving objects

B-2: Rotating an object

B-3: Applying the Scale and Shear tools

B-4: Copying and duplicating objects

B-5: Creating and modifying text outlines

Topic C: 0 Working with multiple objects

C-1: Aligning objects

C-2: Grouping and ungrouping objects

Unit 4 : Paths

Topic A: 0 Creating paths

A-1: Exploring paths

A-2: Applying the Pencil tool

A-3: Applying the Pen tool

A-4: Drawing curves with corner points

Topic B: 0 Editing paths

B-1: Applying the Smooth and Erase tools

B-2: Applying the Type on a Path tool

B-3: Applying the Anchor Point and Direction Point tools

B-4: Applying the Scissors tool

Unit 5 : Colors, gradients, and strokes

Topic A: 0 Fill and stroke colors

A-1: Creating and applying swatches

A-2: Using the Color palette

A-3: Creating and applying gradients

A-4: Setting transparency

A-5: Applying strokes and customizing stroke types

Topic B: 0 The Eyedropper tool

B-1: Applying the Eyedropper tool

Unit 6 : Frames

Topic A: 0 Introducing frames

A-1: Cropping and masking graphics

A-2: Working with frames

A-3: Fitting content in a frame

Topic B: 0 Special effects

B-1: Applying a drop shadow effect

B-2: Applying the Feather command

B-3: Exploring corner effects

Unit 7 : Tables

Topic A: 0 Introducing tables

A-1: Inserting a table

A-2: Adding text and graphics to a table

Topic B: 0 Editing tables

B-1: Selecting a row, a column, or an entire table

B-2: Inserting a row and a column in a table

Topic C: 0 Table formatting

C-1: Resizing rows and columns

C-2: Formatting a table border