IUPUI

InDesign CS4: The Basics

This workshop is intended to be a four-hour hands-on experience. In the context of constructing a basic newsletter, participants of this workshop will manipulate text and graphic objects using a broad range of InDesign tools. Brief references to basic design principles and terminology will be incorporated into the process.

Participants will:

apply basic principles of layout and design

set up publication

configure Master pages

create, edit, and apply styles to format text

work with text and graphic frames

import and place external graphics

The following workshops are suggested prerequisites to this workshop:

Word: The Essentials

Participants should already be able to:

use word processing features

apply text styles

be proficient with refined mousing tasks