THE INDESIGN INTERFACE

• Understanding Panels
• Displaying And Hiding Panels
• Floating And Docking Panels
• Saving The Workspace
• Navigating A Document
• Zooming A Document
• Using Keyboard Shortcuts
• Using Shortcut Menus
• Saving And Closing A Document

TOOLS

• Understanding The Tools Panel
• Using Selecting Tools
• Frames And Shapes
• Selecting Objects
• Creating Frames And Shapes
• Selecting Text
• Using The Line Tools
• Using The Transform Tools
• Using The Navigation Tools

CREATING DOCUMENTS

• Creating A Blank Document
• Saving A New Document
• Understanding Master Pages
• Creating Ruler Guides
• Setting Document Bleed And Slug
• Changing Screen Views
• Creating Master Pages
• Inserting Auto Page Numbering
• Applying A Master Page
• Adjusting Column Guides
• TEXT
• Creating Text Frames
• Threading Text Frames
• Typing Text Into Text Frames
• Importing Text From A Word Document
• Editing Text In Place
• Using The Story Editor
• Using Glyphs

FORMATTING TEXT

• Applying A Typeface And Type Style
• Changing Font Size And Leading
• Horizontal And Vertical Text Alignment
• Applying Indents
• Adjusting Kerning And Tracking
• Setting Tabs
• Setting Drop Caps
• Applying Subscript Or Superscript
• Creating A Bulleted List

GRAPHICS

• Understanding File Formats
• Placing Graphics
• Placing Graphics
• Fitting Graphics
• Positioning Graphics Within A Frame
• Using Adobe Bridge To Place Graphics
• Using The Links Panel
• Embedding Graphics
• Applying Text Wrap  
• Creating A Caption  

LAYERS

• Understanding Layers
• Understanding The Layers Panel
• Creating A Layer
• Assigning Objects To Layers
• Naming Layers And Assigning Colours
• Hiding And Viewing Layers
• Reordering Layers

COLOUR

• Colour Terminology
• Process And Spot Colours
• Applying  Fill and Stroke Colour
• Creating A Tint
• Creating A Gradient
• Removing Colour

OBJECTS

• Creating And Modifying Objects
• Duplicating Objects
• Arranging Objects
• Grouping Objects
• Aligning And Distributing Objects
• Placing Graphics In An Object

FORMATTING OBJECTS

• Corner Effects
• Applying A Drop Shadow
• Transparency
• Feathering
• Using The Eyedropper Tool
• Creating A Snippet
• Inserting A Snippet

STYLES

• Character And Paragraph Styles  
• Creating A Style From Existing Formatting
• Editing Styles
• Creating Object Styles
• Applying Object Styles

PREPARING FOR PRINTING

• Running A Preflight Check
• Printing A Document
• Defining A Print Preset
• Adjusting Overprint And Trap Settings
• Creating A Postscript File
• Exporting A PDF
• Soft-Proofing
• Packaging A Document