Adobe InDesign 1 MDIA 1049

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Create threaded text that flows correctly from column to column across multiple pages.
• Format text by changing fonts and applying kerning, tracking, and other typographic controls.
• Control different horizontal alignment settings, apply left and right indents, create drop caps, adjust bad line breaks, and add additional leading between paragraphs.
• Horizontally align multiple columns of text by setting up a horizontal grid.
• Create and apply paragraph styles that can globally update text formatting to enable a more consistent overall design.
• Position any object precisely on a page both horizontally and vertically through defining a zero point setting and matching reference point setting.
• Assign text, pictures, graphics, video, and music to individual layers to organize and create your content efficiently.
• Create text that flows along a curved path.
• Build a default preference file that assigns measurements, display performance controls, and typographic controls.
• Create colours, tints and gradients to use in your artwork.
• Ensure that all of your assets are available through using the links panel.
• Use a pen tool to create graphics.

Effective as of Fall 2016

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