Free Online Course from Alison: Adobe InDesign CS6

Alison is offering a free online course on Adobe InDesign CS6. InDesign is a desktop publishing and typesetting software program made by Adobe and is widely used by publishing and print industry professionals for creating posters, brochures, flyers, and even eBooks.

About this course:

The course starts off with a basic introduction to the application, such as creating documents, navigating the interface, setting preferences and saving documents. Then the course moves on to the main tools taking you through each type, from basic selection tools to object creation, and object manipulation. Next, the course moves on to creating text frames, importing text, how to use features such as find and change, and how to track changes for collaborative work on a document. You will also learn about formatting text, paragraphs and creating columns for displaying your content in magazine or newspaper layouts.

You will also learn about images, starting off with the digital image formats, and the differences between them and which to use where and why. You will learn about importing images, moving, resizing and cropping images; along with importing images from Adobe's free Mini Bridge software, fitting images into a content frame and how to add a caption to them. You will learn about creating and drawing shapes using both the predefined shapes tools and freehand drawing using the pen and pencil tools. You will learn about editing and formatting the shapes and how to work with anchor points.

Duration:

The course lasts 4-5 hours

Topics Covered in the Course:

• Getting started with InDesign.
• Tools overview.
• Working with text & formatting options.
• Working with images.
• Shapes and drawing.
• Working with colors.

Learning Outcome:

By the end of the course, the learner will be able to:

• Recognize how to create documents and set your personal preferences.
• Identify how to use the tools for selection, moving, object creation, object manipulation, and framing.
• Recognize how to use frames to place text and graphics.
• Recognize to commands and tools for formatting text and paragraphs.
• Discuss the different types of image files that can be used in InDesign.
• Identify how to import and manipulate images.
• Identify how to draw and manipulate objects.

Course Costs:

All Alison courses are free to enroll, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this Certificate course, you have the option to acquire an official certificate, which is a great way to share your achievements with the world.

Your Alison Certificate is:

• Ideal for sharing with potential – include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.
• An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results.
• An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

Alison offer 3 types of Certificates for completed Certificate courses:

• Digital Certificate: a downloadable Certificate in PDF format, immediately available to you when you complete your purchase.
• Certificate: a physical version of your officially branded and security – marked Certificate, posted to you with free shipping.
• Framed Certificate: a physical version of your officially branded and security – marked Certificate in a stylish frame, posted to you with free shipping.

About Alison:

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