Lessons
Overview
1InDesign Tutorial Basics Class Introduction
01:50 2Exercise files & Projects
02:39 3What Does Adobe InDesign do?
01:34 4What are the differences between InDesign and PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark?
05:10PROJECT 1: One page flyer
5How to change MM to Inches & changing UK to US dictionary in InDesign?
01:39 6New document in InDesign - what is bleed & slug?
08:08How to create your own RGB & CMYK colors in Adobe InDesign
08:39 8How do I steal colors from a logo using InDesign?
03:14 9How to color the background of a page in InDesign?
03:33 10Importing resizing rotating & flipping images & Logos inside InDesign
07:53 11How to Import text from Microsoft Word into Adobe InDesign
05:46 12How to group, ungroup & rotate images in Adobe InDesign
05:12 13How to make a dotted line, dashed line & borders in InDesign
05:20 14How best to preview your work in Adobe InDesign
05:16 15How to make a simple PDF from InDesign
06:43 16How to save your InDesign file as a JPEG
02:27 17Why should I use CC Libraries in InDesign?
05:08 18How to share your InDesign files with others by using package document
04:26 19Class Exercise 1
03:24 20Quiz - One Page Flyer
PROJECT 2: Other people's files
21Ideas, Inspiration & starter templates
04:59 22Working with other people's InDesign documents, missing images
03:12 23How to find missing fonts in InDesign?
04:27 24How to replace images in InDesign?
01:30 25Opacity, transparency and see through ness in Adobe InDesign
02:29 26Why is InDesign adding [Converted] and making me 'save as'
01:06 27What if I can’t find the InDesign file - can I open the PDF?
02:37 28Quiz - Other people's files
PROJECT 3: Company Newsletter/Brochure
29Creating a new company newsletter or brochure, what are spreads in InDesign
06:58 30How to use a Master Page in Adobe InDesign
05:33 31How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file
04:11 32Removing a master page & deleting parts off the master page in InDesign
02:30 33Production Video 1
02:53 34What is Effective PPI & Image resolution in the InDesign links panel
06:52 35How to add drop shadows to an image or logo in InDesign
04:20 36What is TypeKit used for in Adobe InDesign?
08:37 37How to add the Copyright, Registered & Trademark symbols in InDesign
05:08 38Where can I find the different versions of letters in InDesign - Ligatures.
03:35 39How to add placeholder text & lorem ipsum & get a word count in InDesign
03:04 40Importing Text from Microsoft Word & keeping or removing the formatting
02:58 41Creating Columns in a text box using Adobe InDesign
01:46 42How do I justify text & turn off hyphenation in InDesign?
03:59 43What is the space after & leading in Adobe InDesign?
05:22 44How to underline text with a full width line in Adobe InDesign?
01:53 45How do I make a paragraph style in Adobe InDesign?
06:06 46How do I update a Paragraph Style in Adobe InDesign?
04:28 47How to use Find & Change to remove double spaces after a period or full stop.
02:37 48Stealing colours from images, is there a format painter in Adobe InDesign?
03:09 49InDesign Class Exercise 2 - Magazine Spread
04:22 50Quiz - Company Newsletter/Brochure
PROJECT 4: Long Business Document
51How to bring in lots of text into InDesign at once
08:11 52How do I import paragraph styles from another document
12:45 53How do I insert completely blank pages in Adobe InDesign
02:03 54How do I create a gradient in Adobe InDesign
07:20 55Do I need to use layers in Adobe InDesign
05:27 56Opacity advanced, mater marks and Transparency Effects in Adobe InDesign
04:24 57How do I add rounded corners to an image or box in Adobe InDesign?
02:52 58How to add a large first letter to my text aka Drop Cap
02:16 59How do I increase the space between letters in Adobe InDesign aka Tracking or Kerning
02:32 60How do I get text to move around an image or shape using text wrap
03:57 61Why can’t I put text over anything that has text wrap applied?
03:25 62How to draw an arrow or triangle or star in Adobe InDesign
06:40 63How do I put an image inside other shapes like a circle - cropping
02:47 64What is Adobe Stock
04:17 65Where can I find free images & icons that I can use for my business
04:23 66How do I add bullets and numbered lists in Adobe InDesign?
00:51 67How can I create a table inside Adobe InDesign?
07:10 68How do I convert tables from Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel into Adobe InDesign
04:26 69How do I get images to move with the text in Adobe InDesign using anchored objects?
03:22 70How do I create a Line Break, Column Breaks & Page Breaks in Adobe InDesign?
04:16 71How do I make an automatic table of contents in Adobe InDesign?
04:46 72How do you change the tabs in Adobe InDesign?
04:30 73Can I change the numbering of my pages so 1 starts later in the InDesign file?
03:26 74Quiz - Long Business Document
PROJECT 5: Conference Name Badge
75How do I combine Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in InDesign?
09:04 76CLASS EXERCISE: Create your own business card
01:16 77Quiz - Conference Name Badge
What next
78How to create a mockup for your portfolio using InDesign
04:07 79InDesign cheat sheet & shortcuts
12:45 80BONUS: Software Updates
40:41 81What to do after this InDesign tutorial class?
01:07 82Quiz - What Next
Final Quiz
83Final Quiz
Lesson Info
Exercise files & Projects
right. The first thing we're going to do to get started is to download the exercise files. If you haven't done that already, it's in the previous video, so go back one and download those. The other thing we're going to do is to make sure our workspaces all looking the same yours looks like mine to do that. I'll jump into the computer real quickly now and show you how to do it. Okay, So we need to make an adjustment in design just the way it looks and design has made a little update in the new version. They've updated the workspace so we just need to make sure we're all on the same view so that we can follow along easily. So everyone open up in design and open up any documents. So file new document, click on print and just click on any of these. I'm going to use us later. So this is the view that you see now in the latest version. But this entire course was filmed in the slightly different workspace. It's not going to change anything we do in the course. But what you need to do is go up...
to window, go to workspace and go to this one here. It says essentials. Classic, click on that and it goes back to how this will look throughout this course. One other thing too quickly, double check is go to window, go to workspace and once you've got this tick next to essentials. Classic, go to reset essentials. Classic. Just kind of re jigs it all to make it look like the rest of this course. All right, so let's jump out to the real me to discuss the last steps for getting started. Another thing to mention here is that throughout the course of giving you images to play around with and use and if you want to use those kind of professionally in your own work though, you're going to have to go off and buy the license. They're not just free to use if you do like an image and you want to start using it, you can jump out to adobe stock and license license that image for yourself. And another small update for the courses that during the course um I say things like share it on the website here. The website has changed a little bit so it is best to share your work and anything that you've done any of the projects that I set for you on social media rather than on the website itself. Okay, I'll say things like put it in the comments so don't do that. Put it into social media and the best way to kind of make sure that I get to see it is to make sure you tag fiber okay and on twitter that is at Fiverr and the same with instagram, it's at Fiverr for me personally tag me as well. I'd love to see your work on instagram. I am bring your own laptop and on twitter, I am dan loves adobe. Alright, that is it for getting started. Yeah, let's actually get started now.
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Ratings and Reviews
Jerome Clark
I think Dan is very good at explaining and breaking down complex content. I like the way there are lots of small sessions which is good for keeping focus. I would advise anyone who does this course and is taking notes to label which session the notes are referring to as I have struggled to find a few looking back and this helped me. It really made me realise how much I didn't know and had been fudging. Thank you Dan I will be taking plenty more of your courses in the coming months it's been a great help.
Giuseppe Lipari
Excellent course, instructor is great well spoken, clear and a great teacher. I highly recommend this class for beginners and those who learned indesign on their own.
Kelli Drum
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