Learn your way! Get started

InDesign CC, Part 1: Workspace, Styles, Pages

with expert John Wiley & Sons


Watch trailer


Course at a glance


Release date 2/21/2015
Level Beginner
Runtime 1h 11m
Closed captioning N/A
Transcript N/A
eBooks / courseware Included
Hands-on labs N/A
Sample code Included
Exams N/A


Enterprise Solutions

Need reporting, custom learning tracks, or SCORM? Learn More



Course description

This seven part learning series will show you why InDesign is the industry standard for desktop publishing and page layout. InDesign CC is loaded with tools to help creative professionals design eye-popping layouts for brochures, magazines, e-books, and other projects. Now, you can learn the ins and outs of maximizing InDesign CC – from setting up your document and working with templates to using XML and exporting your documents with InDesign CC. Navigate the InDesign interface, set up grids and guides, and import text and images. Work with InDesign’s drawing tools and style menus Build templates, use XML, and automate routine tasks and formatting.

Prerequisites

This course assumes very little familiarity with Adobe InDesign CC. This course is part of 7 courses; InDesign CC: Workspace, Styles, Pages; InDesign CC: Layout and Text; InDesign CC: Styles, Bridge & Images; InDesign CC: Tables, Color & Effects; InDesign CC: Text, Export/Package; InDesign CC: Printing and PDF & SWF; and InDesign CC: Layouts, Forms and ePubs. Please be sure to view the courses in order if you are new to the material.

Meet the expert

Our Creative Design courses are presented by experts from Wiley Publishing. Wiley is a global provider of knowledge and knowledge-enabled services that improve outcomes in areas of research, professional practice, and education. They are the publisher of award-winning journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services.

Course outline



Workspace, Styles, Pages

Workspace and Document (22:47)
  • Introduction (00:10)
  • Workspace (04:52)
  • Panels (02:00)
  • Full View (04:55)
  • Working Document (03:41)
  • Working with Type (02:50)
  • Placing Text (04:06)
  • Summary (00:10)
Styles, Graphics, Pages (25:49)
  • Introduction (00:10)
  • Using Styles (02:23)
  • Assign Character Style (05:15)
  • Working with Graphics (03:24)
  • Crop an Image (00:57)
  • Place an Image (05:05)
  • Resources for Help (01:57)
  • Custom Page Sizes (04:18)
  • Advanced Workspace (02:07)
  • Summary (00:10)
Working with Master Pages (22:45)
  • Introduction (00:10)
  • Master Pages (02:29)
  • Create Text Box (03:19)
  • Text Variables (01:01)
  • Creating Text Variables (04:38)
  • Basing Master Pages (04:37)
  • Placeholder Frames (02:35)
  • Create Multiple Frames (03:43)
  • Summary (00:10)