InDesign in a Day

Section 1

Business Card: Setting Up a File & Adding the Logo

• Setting Default Preferences
• Setting Up a File
• Importing & Sizing a Vector Graphic (the Logo)

Business Card: Adding Text

• Creating Text Frames
• Basic Text Styling
• Loading Adobe Fonts

Business Card: Colors

• Removing the Default Color Swatches
• Creating & Editing Color Swatches
• Swapping Out Graphics

Business Card: Adding a 2nd Page (the Back) with QR Code

• Creating the Back of the Business Card (a Second Page)
• Creating QR Codes
• Navigating Documents (Zooming and Panning)
• Copying Appearance With the Eyedropper Tool

Business Card: OpenType Settings

• Setting up a Document Bleed
• Placing Images
• Combining Text & Images
• White Type on a Black Background

Section 2

Brochure: Creating 2-Page Spreads & Cropping Photos

• Setting Up Spreads (Facing Pages)
• Importing Pixel-Based Photos
• Cropping & Scaling Photos
• Checking Image Resolution to Ensure Good Print Quality

Brochure: Layers, Visual Effects, & Blending Modes

• Creating & Locking Layers
• Rotating Objects
• Drop Shadows
• Gradient Feather
• Blending Modes

Brochure: Fine-Tuning Type: Kerning/Tracking & More

• Paragraph Spacing
• Working in Picas (Instead of Inches)
• Metrics vs. Optical Kerning
• Kerning vs. Tracking
• Variable Fonts

Brochure: Working with Tabbed Text

• Setting Tab Marker Positions
• Adding & Styling Leader Characters

Preparing for Professional Printing: PDFs & Packaging Files

• Exporting PDFs for printing or emailing to clients
• Packaging InDesign Files