During this excellent InDesign CS3: Essentials course you navigate the interface, work with paragraph, text and character options, how to insert Photoshop, Illustrator and PDF files into your work and create and transform shapes and effects. The course has been created by an expert instructor with years of experience, as you can imagine, you will be given an abundance of insider knowledge and tips.
Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.
Adam Pratt joined Adobe Systems in 2000 and is currently a Senior Systems Engineer working with all of the Creative Suite Products, including InCopy and InDesign. He consults with creative professional customers regarding their publishing workflows and helps ensure a smooth transition to InDesign and the Creative Suite.
Adam is an Adobe Certified Expert in every application in the Creative Suite and a Certified Print Specialist, as well as a Certified Web Specialist. He was also the world’s first Creative Suite Master for CS1 and CS2.
Adam recently finished co-authoring his fifth book, “The Adobe InCopy CS2 Book” for Adobe Press, frequently tech edits books for several publishers, and occasionally writes for a few design-related magazines. You might have seen him present at industry seminars and conferences including the HOW Design Conference, MacWorld, MacDesign, Creative Suite Conference, and the ADIM Conference.
Before joining Adobe, Adam spent several years in the graphic design industry in a variety of design, production, and project management roles. His experience includes newspaper, book, Web, and multimedia publishing. He also founded one of the first Adobe Certified Training programs in the US. It’s this combination of his real world design experience, technical expertise, and training background that makes Adam such an effective trainer and software guide.
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Those who successfully pass this course will be awarded a InDesign CS3: Essentials certificate. Anyone eligible for certification will receive a free e-certificate, and printed certificate.
With this qualification, you are able to fulfil various roles in a range of industries, such as:
PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide any software with this course.
Section 01 | |||
1: Quickstart Tour of InDesign CS3 | |||
1. Quickstart Tour of Indesign CS3 | |||
2: Customizing the Interface | |||
1. Customizing the Interface | |||
3: Adjusting Application Preferences | |||
1. Adjusting Application Preferences | |||
4: Working with Documents | |||
1. Working with Documents | |||
5: Navigating InDesign Documents | |||
1. Navigating Indesign Documents | |||
6: Using Guides & Grids | |||
1. Using Guides & Grids | |||
7: Adding Text to Your Layouts | |||
1. Adding Text to Your Layouts | |||
8: Character Formatting Options | |||
1. Character Formatting Options | |||
9: Paragraph Formatting Options | |||
1. Paragraph Formatting Options | |||
10: Formatting Text with Styles | |||
1. Formatting Text with Styles | |||
11: Designing with Tabs & Tables | |||
1. Designing with Tabs & Tables | |||
Section 02 | |||
1: Placing Photoshop Files | |||
1. Placing Photoshop Files | |||
2: Placing Illustrator® & InDesign® Files | |||
1. Placing Illustrator® & Indesign® Files | |||
3: Working with Shapes & Text Wrap | |||
1. Working with Shapes & Text Wrap | |||
4: Working with Color & Swatches | |||
1. Working with Color & Swatches | |||
5: Working with Layers | |||
1. Working with Layers | |||
6: Effects & Transparency | |||
1. Effects & Transparency | |||
7: Introducing Object Styles | |||
1. Introducing Object Styles | |||
8: Preflight, Print & PDF | |||
1. Preflight, Print & Pdf |