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Adobe InDesign Bootcamp

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Build in-demand Adobe InDesign expertise in this comprehensive bootcamp for working professionals in print, advertising, and graphic design. Students develop advanced skills in table and column management, text styles, and 4-color print preparation, gaining the knowledge and confidence needed to produce polished, industry-standard design work.

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Class Description

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Description

This program emphasizes the critical and most sought-after Adobe InDesign competencies currently in the marketplace.

Upon finishing the training, participants will gain proficiency and assurance in working with tables and columns proficiently for publication within books, news media, magazines, and related formats.

In the same way, participants gain competency in building sophisticated paragraphs and character styling, incorporating XML capabilities within InDesign, managing color separation systems, and executing full-color printing workflows.

This training is tailored for participants seeking to advance their InDesign expertise to professional standards. Whether you're preparing for job interviews that demand sophisticated InDesign expertise or you're employed in publishing, advertising, or visual design sectors, our in-depth coursework will support you in accomplishing your professional aspirations.

Learn more about Adobe InDesign Bootcamp at NYIM Training.

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Also available in-person in NYC

Syllabus

Section 1

Business Card: Setting Up a File & Adding the Logo

  • Setting Default Preferences
  • Setting Up a File
  • Importing & Sizing a Vector Graphic (the Logo)

Business Card: Adding Text

  • Creating Text Frames
  • Basic Text Styling
  • Loading Adobe Fonts

Business Card: Colors

  • Removing the Default Color Swatches
  • Creating & Editing Color Swatches
  • Swapping Out Graphics

Business Card: Adding a 2nd Page (the Back) with QR Code

  • Creating the Back of the Business Card (a Second Page)
  • Creating QR Codes
  • Navigating Documents (Zooming and Panning)
  • Copying Appearance With the Eyedropper Tool

Business Card: OpenType Settings

  • Setting up a Document Bleed
  • Placing Images
  • Combining Text & Images
  • White Type on a Black Background

Section 2

Brochure: Creating 2-Page Spreads & Cropping Photos

  • Setting Up Spreads (Facing Pages)
  • Importing Pixel-Based Photos
  • Cropping & Scaling Photos
  • Checking Image Resolution to Ensure Good Print Quality

Brochure: Layers, Visual Effects, & Blending Modes

  • Creating & Locking Layers
  • Rotating Objects
  • Drop Shadows
  • Gradient Feather
  • Blending Modes

Brochure: Fine-Tuning Type: Kerning/Tracking & More

  • Paragraph Spacing
  • Working in Picas (Instead of Inches)
  • Metrics vs. Optical Kerning
  • Kerning vs. Tracking
  • Variable Fonts

Brochure: Working with Tabbed Text

  • Setting Tab Marker Positions
  • Adding & Styling Leader Characters

Preparing for Professional Printing: PDFs & Packaging Files

  • Exporting PDFs for printing or emailing to clients
  • Packaging InDesign Files

Section 3

Restaurant Menu: Paragraph Styles

  • Creating & Editing Paragraph Styles
  • Using the Eyedropper to Apply Paragraph Styles
  • Using Find/Change to Apply Paragraph Styles
  • Paragraph Rules

Restaurant Menu: Character Styles & Nested Styles

  • Creating & Editing Character Styles
  • Using the Eyedropper to Apply Character Styles
  • Using Nested Styles to Automatically Apply Character Styles
  • Disabling Hyphenation

Restaurant Menu: Keep With Next & Spanning Columns

  • Keep with Next Paragraph
  • Spanning Columns

Section 4

Restaurant Menu: Bulleted Lists

  • Styling Bulleted Lists
  • Forced Line Breaks

Magazine: Laying Out a Page & Threading Text Frames

  • Creating a Magazine Page Layout with Text & Images
  • Threading Text Frames

Magazine: Paragraph Styles & Baseline Grid

  • Creating Paragraph Styles
  • Setting Up the Baseline Grid
  • Making Paragraph Styles Use the Baseline Grid

Magazine: Color Themes & Custom Shapes

  • Removing the Default Color Swatches
  • Using the Color Theme Tool to Create Swatches
  • Using the Direct Selection Tool to Alter a Shape
  • Using Pathfinder to Create a Custom Shaped Photo Frame

Section 5

Magazine: Text Wrap

  • Using Text Wrap
  • Wrap Around Object Shape vs Jump Object
  • Creating a Circle Photo with Text Wrap
  • Using an Invisible Shape to Wrap Text

Magazine: Parent Pages

  • Adding Page Numbers
  • Creating a Layer for Parent Page Content
  • Creating More Parent Pages

Magazine: Adding Pages & Controlling Page Order

  • Adding a New Page at a Specific Location
  • Allow Document Pages to Shuffle
    • ,
  • Adding a Spread Between Other Pages
  • Applying a Parent Page to Multiple Pages at Once

Book: File Setup & Parent Pages

  • Setting Up the Document
  • Importing the Text
  • Setting Up the Parent Page
  • Adding Page Numbers
  • Adding a Chapter Title to All Left Pages

Section 6

Book: Paragraph & Character Styles

  • Creating Paragraph Styles
  • Apply Styles Quickly Using Keystrokes & Find/Change
  • Drop Caps

Book: Hyphenation & Keep Options

  • Turning Off Hyphenation
  • Setting Custom Hyphenation & Keep Options
  • Using Discretionary Hyphens to Control or Prevent Hyphenation

Book: Setting Up & Using a Baseline Grid

  • Baseline Grid Settings & Making Paragraph Styles Use It

Book: Running Heads & Chapter Opener Pages

  • Setting Up & Inserting a Running Header Text Variable
  • Setting Roman Numeral Page Numbers for Frontmatter
  • Adding a Section Start to Set the True Page 1
  • Applying a Different Parent Page for Chapter Opener Pages
  • Applying a [None] Parent Page

Refund Policy

  • Students may cancel up to 11 business days before the class/program start date and receive a refund, less the registration fee (10% of the undiscounted course price).
  • Cancellations within 11 business days are not permitted, but students may reschedule up to 4 business days before the class start date.

For cancellations and reschedules, please email us at [email protected]

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This class: 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews

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    Awesome Class and Awesome Teacher! Very attentive to your every question know matter your skill set. The class is good for a mix of advanced and Beginner students.

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