Adobe Indesign

The Adobe InDesign course by Mentorus is designed to help professionals create polished layouts for print and digital publications. This course covers essential tools for designing brochures, magazines, reports, and marketing materials. Participants will learn how to manage typography, grids, images, and multi-page documents efficiently. The training focuses on practical, real-world projects to build confidence and workflow efficiency. It is ideal for beginners and professionals seeking to produce professional-quality layouts with ease.

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Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard layout application for both print and digital publishing. This comprehensive course covers fundamental to advanced features of the software. You will learn to create professional publications with effective typography and well-structured layouts. The course also focuses on preparing files correctly for print and digital output. By the end, you will be able to design high-quality publications with confidence and accuracy.

Course Overview

Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard layout application for print and digital publishing. This comprehensive course covers both fundamental and advanced features, enabling you to create professional publications with effective typography, sophisticated layouts, and proper preparation for various output methods.

Learning Objectives

Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard layout application for print and digital publishing. This comprehensive course covers both fundamental and advanced features, enabling you to create professional publications with effective typography, sophisticated layouts, and proper preparation for various output methods.

Course Curriculum

Day 1 (3 hours)
  • Introduction (10 minutes)
  • Course overview and software installation check
  • Setting up workspaces and preferences
  • Block 1: InDesign Fundamentals (80 minutes)
  • Understanding the InDesign interface
  • Document setup and preferences
  • Margins, columns, and bleeds
  • Working with pages and spreads
  • Break (10 minutes)
  • Block 2: Working with Frames (80 minutes)
  • Creating and modifying text frames
  • Working with graphics frames
  • Frame fitting options
  • Basic layout exercises
  • Session Wrap-up (10 minutes)
  • Frame fitting options
  • Q&A session
  • Preview of Day 2
  • Practice assignment
Day 2 (3 hours)
  • Recap & Assignment Review (10 minutes)
  • Block 1: Typography Basics (80 minutes)
  • Character formatting and control
  • Paragraph formatting
  • Managing fonts and typefaces
  • Kerning, tracking, and leading
  • Break (10 minutes)
  • Block 2: Advanced Typography (80 minutes)
  • Special characters and glyphs
  • Bullets and numbering
  • Tabs and indents
  • Text threads and continued indicators
  • Session Wrap-up (10 minutes)
  • Q&A session
  • Preview of Day 3
  • Practice assignment
Day 3 (3 hours)
  • Recap & Assignment Review (10 minutes)
  • Block 1: Styles for Efficiency (80 minutes)
  • Creating and applying paragraph styles
  • Character styles and nested styles
  • Object styles for consistent formatting
  • Style groups and management
  • Break (10 minutes)
  • Block 2: Working with Graphics & Color (80 minutes)
  • Placing and managing images
  • Text wrap options
  • Creating and applying colors
  • Working with gradients and swatches
  • Session Wrap-up (10 minutes)
  • Q&A session
  • Preview of Day 4
  • Practice assignment
Day 4 (3 hours)
  • Recap & Assignment Review (10 minutes)
  • Block 1: Long Document Features (80 minutes)
  • Working with master pages
  • Automatic page numbering
  • Creating tables of contents
  • Working with sections and chapters
  • Break (10 minutes)
  • Block 2: Tables & Data (80 minutes)
  • Creating and formatting tables
  • Table and cell styles
  • Importing data
  • Data merge for catalogs and variable content
  • Session Wrap-up (10 minutes)
  • Q&A session
  • Preview of Day 5
  • Final project assignment
Day 5 (3 hours)
  • Recap & Project Review (10 minutes)
  • Block 1: Interactive & Digital Publishing (80
  • minutes)
  • Creating interactive PDFs
  • Adding buttons and forms
  • Creating bookmarks and hyperlinks
  • EPUB export options
  • Break (10 minutes)
  • Block 2: Final Project Workshop (80
  • minutes)
  • Guided work session on individual
  • projects
  • Application of multiple techniques
  • Output and production preparation
  • Project presentation and critique
  • Course Conclusion (10 minutes)
  • Final Q&A
  • Resources for continued learning
  • Next steps in design education

Adobe Indesign

Duration: 15 hours (5 days at 3 hours per day)
Trainer: Ivan Andrew

د.إ2,999.00