Adobe InDesign 2017

Getting Started with InDesign

• TOPIC A: Identify Components of the InDesign Interface
• TOPIC B: Customize the InDesign Interface
• TOPIC C: Apply the Navigation Controls and Set Preferences
• Summary

Designing a Document

• TOPIC A: Establish Project Requirements
• TOPIC B: Apply Design Principles
• TOPIC C: Create a New Document
• TOPIC D: Add Text to a Document
• TOPIC E: Add Graphics to a Document
• Summary

Customizing a Document

• TOPIC A: Format Characters and Paragraphs
• TOPIC B: Apply Colors, Swatches, and Gradients
• TOPIC C: Create and Apply Styles
• Summary

Working with Page Elements

• TOPIC A: Arrange and Align Objects
• TOPIC B: Array Layers
• TOPIC C: Transform and Manipulate Objects
• TOPIC D: Thread Text Frames
• TOPIC E: Edit Text
• Summary

Building Tables

• TOPIC A: Create and Modify a New Table
• TOPIC B: Format a Table
• Summary

Preparing a Document for Delivery

• TOPIC A: Resolve Errors in a Document
• TOPIC B: Export Files for Printing and for the Web
• Summary

Appendix A: Productivity Enhancements

• TOPIC A: Additional InDesign Tools

Mastery Builders

• Mastery Builder 1-1: Exploring the InDesign Interface
• Mastery Builder 2-1: Creating a Brochure
• Mastery Builder 3-1: Customizing a Document
• Mastery Builder 4-1: Working with Page Elements
• Mastery Builder 5-1: Inserting a Table
• Mastery Builder 6-1: Exporting Documents

Preparing Documents for Multiple Formats

• TOPIC A: Build Layout Versions
• TOPIC B: Link Content
• Summary

Managing Advanced Page Elements

• TOPIC A: Create Repeating Content
• TOPIC B: Change Text Layouts
• TOPIC C: Create Transparency
• TOPIC D: Anchor Objects and Manage a Library
• Summary

Managing Styles

• TOPIC A: Import Styles from Microsoft Word Documents
• TOPIC B: Manage Styles
• Summary

Building Complex Paths

• TOPIC A: Create Bezier Paths
• TOPIC B: Create Clipping Paths
• TOPIC C: Create Compound Paths
• Summary

Managing External Files and Creating Dynamic Documents

• TOPIC A: Import External Files
• TOPIC B: Create Document Sections
• TOPIC C: Insert Text Variables
• TOPIC D: Create Interactive Documents
• Summary

Managing Long Documents

• TOPIC A: Create a Book
• TOPIC B: Build a Table of Contents
• TOPIC C: Create Hyperlinks and Cross-References
• TOPIC D: Generate an Index and Insert Footnotes
• Summary

Publishing InDesign Files for Other Formats and Customizing Print Settings

• TOPIC A: Export PDF Files for Print
• TOPIC B: Export Interactive PDF Files and Files for Animation
• TOPIC C: Export Files for the Web
• TOPIC D: Manage Colors
• TOPIC E: Preview the Print Output
• TOPIC F: Create Print Presets
• Summary

Appendix A: Productivity Enhancements

• TOPIC A: InDesign Productivity Enhancements

Appendix B: InDesign Language Support

Appendix C: Extension Manager CC

Mastery Builders

• Mastery Builder 1-1: Preparing a Document for the iPad
• Mastery Builder 2-1: Placing a Graphic in a Document Footer
• Mastery Builder 3-1: Importing Word Styles into InDesign
• Mastery Builder 4-1: Creating a Bezier Path
• Mastery Builder 5-1: Performing a Data Merge
• Mastery Builder 6-1: Managing Long Documents
• Mastery Builder 7-1: Exporting PDF Files for Print