Adobe InDesign CC – Basic («INDEM1»)

• Mastering the basic features of InDesign
• Creating documents such as business cards, advertisements or flyers
• Customising existing documents and templates such as brochures
• Gaining a basic understanding of print technology
• Creating PDF documents

1 Structure and mode of operations

• Tools and control panels
• Setting up workspaces
• Managing files
• Zooming and navigating documents
• Creating Objects
• Selection of object and content with keyboard shortcuts

2 Page management

• Setting up and managing pages
• Setting up simple margins and columns
• Setting up simple master pages
• Applying automatic page numbers
• Rulers, guides, grids
• Working with layers
• Creating single and double pages (business cards or advertisements)

3 Working with colors

• Color models RGB | CMYK
• Creating simple colors
• ​Applying colors to objects, contours and texts

4 Working with text

• Text tool | Text frame
• Placing and concatenate texts
• Text frame options
• Simple typographic options
• Text wrapping of images and objects
• Simple paragraph and character formats
• Managing fonts
• Glyph operfled
• Using Adobe Font

5 Graphics and images

• Pixel vs. vector graphics
• Image resolution
• Placing graphics
• Determine clipping
• Managing links

6 Save, print, export

• Manual document control
• Packing documents
• Creating web and print PDF
• Export to JPG and PNG
• InDesign formats: .indd, .idt, .indml

An informative, exemplary, and practice-oriented teaching sequence with many opportunities for participation and imitation.

This basic course is aimed at people who want to develop their competence with InDesign and with the help of publishing experts. Also suitable for creative people, (cross-)beginners, administrators and marketing managers from a wide range of fields and industries as well as editors.

You have good PC user skills (PC or Mac). No previous knowledge of InDesign is required.

Information about Classroom Equipment
Our courses are usually held on Windows devices. However, we are happy to provide you with an Apple computer in Zurich, Bern, and Basel upon request. Please let us know in advance by emailing info@digicomp.ch.
Of course, you are also welcome to bring your own laptop.
For virtual participation, we recommend using an additional monitor (not just a laptop) so that you can follow the lessons and participate fully.

Adobe CC Software
Adobe Creative Cloud software will be made available to you without restriction in the course rooms during the course.
If you are participating virtually, you can work on your own device. Please let us know if you do not have your own «Adobe Creative Cloud» license. In this case, we will be happy to provide you with the software via remote access for the duration of the course. 
The remote environment will be set up on a Windows device; Apple devices are not an option here. Unfortunately, it is not possible to use this environment beyond the course period.