Adobe InDesign

Overview
Adobe InDesign is a cornerstone tool for design firms, ad agencies, magazines, newspapers, book publishers, and freelance designers. This 32-hour course is delivered fully online and gives you a comprehensive introduction to InDesign’s core features, building a solid foundation for more advanced layout work.
You will learn to navigate and customize the workspace, manage documents and pages, work with text frames and graphics, and prepare files for both print and digital distribution, including building interactive documents. The course closes with a comprehensive final project and peer feedback.
What You Will Learn
- Navigate and customize the Adobe InDesign workspace
- Set up documents, page setups, layers, guides, and grids
- Work with text frames, master pages, and paragraph and character styles
- Import and link graphics, and manage colors, gradients, and transparency
- Design and format tables for structured content
- Apply nested styles and advanced typography techniques
- Build interactive PDFs with buttons, hyperlinks, and forms
- Package and export files correctly for print and digital distribution
Course Curriculum
| Module | What you cover |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Adobe InDesign | Overview of the interface and tools, setting up new documents and page setups, and placing text and images. |
| Essential Tools and Techniques | Working with text frames, paragraph and character styles, master pages, and importing linked graphics. |
| Colors and Object Management | Setting colors, gradients, and transparency, and managing objects with paths and frame shapes. |
| Advanced Layout Features | Advanced paragraph and character styles, and designing and formatting tables. |
| Typography and Styles | Nested styles, object styles, and advanced typography techniques. |
| Interactive PDFs | Building interactive documents with buttons, hyperlinks, multimedia, and forms. |
| Packaging and Printing | Packaging and preflight workflows, print dialog settings, and exporting documents in various formats. |
| Final Project | A comprehensive project applying everything learned, with peer presentation and feedback. |
Who This Course Is For
Design firm and agency staff, magazine, newspaper, and book publishing teams, and freelance designers who want a solid foundation in Adobe InDesign for print and digital layouts.
Target audiences
- Design firm and agency staff who use InDesign for layouts
- Magazine, newspaper, and book publishing teams
- Freelance designers building print and digital layout skills
Requirements
- No prior InDesign experience required (beginner course)