Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Older versions of Adobe InDesign are also applicable, including all versions of Adobe InDesign CS5 and CS4 (not included in enrollment).

Adobe InDesign CS6 (Windows), Adobe CS6 Design and Web Premium (Windows), Adobe CS6 Master Collection (Windows), InDesign CS6 (Mac), Adobe CS6 Design and Web Premium (Mac), Adobe CS6 Master Collection (Mac), or Adobe InDesign CC Student or Retail versions (Mac or Windows).

Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred.

This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

There are no prerequisites to take this course. You will come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software to design and create professional-quality letterhead, business cards, brochures, forms, interactive PDF files, an eBook, and more. You will explore the best ways to create different types of material, how to reuse items such as colors and artwork, and how to produce publications for different page sizes and devices.

Lesson by lesson, you will discover how the program features relate to producing actual usable documents. To check your work or troubleshoot any problems you encounter, you will always get a copy of the finished InDesign project file. Then you will use the downloaded graphics, images, fonts, and other content to complete the project.

You will get dozens of files to work with, including a partially completed InDesign document used to start each lesson. In each lesson, you will learn an important aspect of InDesign CC and prepare a range of print and online products for a fictional company. Have you ever seen a terrific-looking brochure or newsletter and wondered how it was made? Chances are the designer used Adobe InDesign CC, the industry-standard desktop publishing software now available through the Creative Cloud.

Indesign course