# Adobe InDesign Course Online 100% online with Adobe InDesign software, live support, and industry-recognized certificate Canonical URL: ## Overview Learn Adobe InDesign through this self-paced course. Build a strong set of skills for creating page layouts that combine text, graphics, and multiple pages. Practice styling text, importing images, defining colors, threading text frames, and using the core tools needed to produce polished, professional layouts. Apply what you learn through real-world projects such as books, magazines, and brochures while working with paragraph and character styles, parent pages, baseline grids, hyphenation, and more. You'll also learn how to package files for printing, create PDFs for digital or print use, and apply essential professional typesetting techniques. ## What you'll learn - Create layouts that combine text, color, and graphics - Import text and apply styling - Add and manage color within your designs - Design short or long documents such as brochures, business cards, restaurant menus, magazines, and books - Prepare files for final output, whether for printing or PDF - Create and modify paragraph and character styles to format and update text across a design with ease - Use parent pages to manage and control layouts in multi-page documents ## Curriculum ### 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 ### Section 3 #### Restaurant Menu: Paragraph Styles - Creating & Editing Paragraph Styles - Using the Eyedropper to Apply Paragraph Styles - Using Find/Change to Apply Paragraph Styles - Paragraph Rules #### Restaurant Menu: Character Styles & Nested Styles - Creating & Editing Character Styles - Using the Eyedropper to Apply Character Styles - Using Nested Styles to Automatically Apply Character Styles - Disabling Hyphenation #### Restaurant Menu: Keep With Next & Spanning Columns - Keep with Next Paragraph - Spanning Columns ### Section 4 #### Restaurant Menu: Bulleted Lists - Styling Bulleted Lists - Forced Line Breaks #### Magazine: Laying Out a Page & Threading Text Frames - Creating a Magazine Page Layout with Text & Images - Threading Text Frames #### Magazine: Paragraph Styles & Baseline Grid - Creating Paragraph Styles - Setting Up the Baseline Grid - Making Paragraph Styles Use the Baseline Grid #### Magazine: Color Themes & Custom Shapes - Removing the Default Color Swatches - Using the Color Theme Tool to Create Swatches - Using the Direct Selection Tool to Alter a Shape - Using Pathfinder to Create a Custom Shaped Photo Frame ### Section 5 #### Magazine: Text Wrap - Using Text Wrap - Wrap Around Object Shape vs Jump Object - Creating a Circle Photo with Text Wrap - Using an Invisible Shape to Wrap Text #### Magazine: Parent Pages - Adding Page Numbers - Creating a Layer for Parent Page Content - Creating More Parent Pages #### Magazine: Adding Pages & Controlling Page Order - Adding a New Page at a Specific Location - Allow Document Pages to Shuffle , - Adding a Spread Between Other Pages - Applying a Parent Page to Multiple Pages at Once #### Book: File Setup & Parent Pages - Setting Up the Document - Importing the Text - Setting Up the Parent Page - Adding Page Numbers - Adding a Chapter Title to All Left Pages ### Section 6 #### Book: Paragraph & Character Styles - Creating Paragraph Styles - Apply Styles Quickly Using Keystrokes & Find/Change - Drop Caps #### Book: Hyphenation & Keep Options - Turning Off Hyphenation - Setting Custom Hyphenation & Keep Options - Using Discretionary Hyphens to Control or Prevent Hyphenation #### Book: Setting Up & Using a Baseline Grid - Baseline Grid Settings & Making Paragraph Styles Use It #### Book: Running Heads & Chapter Opener Pages - Setting Up & Inserting a Running Header Text Variable - Setting Roman Numeral Page Numbers for Frontmatter - Adding a Section Start to Set the True Page 1 - Applying a Different Parent Page for Chapter Opener Pages - Applying a [None] Parent Page ## FAQ ### Who is the target audience for this course? Beginners with no prior design experience who want to learn Adobe InDesign Marketers, publishers, and other professionals seeking to expand their skill set with InDesign Designers looking to refresh or enhance their digital design skills using InDesign ### Is this course open to beginners? Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required. ### Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course? This course does not qualify for payment plans or student financing. See our Payment Options FAQ to find related programs that qualify. ### How long do I have access to the course materials? This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable. ### What is the cancellation and refund policy for this single course? For this course, you are entitled to a 90% refund (your payment less the nonrefundable 10% registration fee) within 30 days of purchase if you have not accessed the course materials. ### What’s included with my tuition? A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed Extensive video training resources to support your learning journey Access to Adobe InDesign (1 month) during your training Expert support with answers to your questions from real instructors throughout your learning journey Additional personalized 1-on-1 bonus training with an industry expert to reinforce concepts Comprehensive learning materials including proprietary workbook developed by industry experts 30-day access to class recordings to review material at your own pace A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment The confidence of learning at an accredited institution ### Are there any additional fees or expenses? There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us. ### Do you offer any discounts for this course? Take this course as part of a certificate program and save: Graphic Design Certification Course Online Price: $2,995 | Hours: 132 Hours InDesign Certification Course Online Price: $1,699 | Hours: 24 Hours Digital Design Certificate Online Price: $4,495 | Hours: 138 Hours AI Design Certificate Program Online Price: $6,995 | Hours: 438 Hours AI Graphic Design Bootcamp Online Price: $4,995 | Hours: 330 Hours ## Pricing **Tuition:** $975