Adobe InDesign CS3 Level I

Course Description:
This course concentrates on file control The class is introduced to the basics and continue to learn skills to plan, create, edit and enhance Adobe InDesign documents. Students must have basic word processing comprehension and knowledge of the desktop computer environment.

Teaching Methods:
1. Lectures/Demonstrations:
Each class will be used to highlight the important material within the days lessons using interactive discussions, computer demos. and group work.
2. Labs:
Each class is dedicated to hands-on learning, facilitated by the instructor exercises will be practiced at every class as a review to solidify basic skills and continue to learn additional skills as outlined in the Session Outline.
Lab Work:
We will spend time practicing publication creation using the tools and palettes and imported files. A part of each session will be hands on practice so students feel in control with the basic tools and techniques to create organized well planned documents.

Intoduction
Introduction to Adobe InDesign CS3, The purpose and the proper use of this publishing software.
Explore and control the InDesign environment and desktop
Understanding the toolbox initially concentrating on Selection and Text tools.
Using the menus and palettes
Understand how InDesign uses frames and manipulates graphics and text.
Understanding and Controlling objects with the control palette
Using the Help Menu and access to other CS programs

Shapes
Creating Shapes
Converting Shapes
Frames vs. shapes
Assigning content
Edit path of shapes

Basic File Creation
Creating new documents
Adding and removing pages
Formatting Layouts
Working with Dialog Boxes
Palette Options and Shortcuts
Working with Context Menus
Understanding the color and swatch palettes
Editing color & gradients
Applying Color and gradients
Text Creation and Editing
Links; art, photos and text document
Graphic object Creation and Manipulation
Transforming Objects
Using the Transform Tools
Saving Files and File Types

Masters, Styles and Templates
Use of Styles, Masters, and Templates
Designing Master Pages
Saving exsisting Pages as Masters
Applying Master Pages
Editing and overriding Master objects
Using Styles, Style Palettes and Dialog boxes
Creating, Applying and Editing Styles
Saving Files as Templates
Using Templates