About This Course

In this Adobe InDesign CS4 class, you'll get hands-on training in desktop publishing and come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software to design and create professional quality letterhead, newsletters, business cards, brochures, PDF files that play movies, and more. You'll discover that you don't need to be a designer or an artist to produce professional quality documents!

In each lesson, you'll explore an important aspect of InDesign CS4 as you prepare a range of print and online products. You'll get dozens of files to practice with, including partially completed InDesign files, graphics, images, and fonts. And to check your work or troubleshoot any problems you encounter, you'll always get a copy of the finished InDesign project file.

Lesson by lesson, you'll learn the best ways to create different types of material, find out how to organize and name your files, and see how to reuse items such as colors and artwork. By the time you finish the course, you'll be comfortable with all the tools and features that Adobe InDesign software offers, and you'll know the most efficient ways to use the program to produce the materials you need for your own work or hobbies.

About The Instructor

This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor for this course will be Donna Baker. Donna Baker is a freelance graphic designer and the author of many books about design software and Web design. You can read tips and tutorials from her books through Adobe Design Center (www.adobe.com/designcenter), and on Web sites such as Creativepro.com. She writes a monthly column for one of Adobe's Web sites and is an Adobe Community Expert and an Adobe Certified Expert, as well as a member of the Experts' Panel at acrobatusers.com, an Adobe community site.