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Adobe InDesign Essentials (Online at your own pace)


Adult Enrichment / Computers & Technology -
Online Certificates and Courses 2025

Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. This course is a comprehensive exploration of InDesign tools and capabilities to create professional documents. Learn how to manage the InDesign environment, create, setup, design, enhance and finalize multi-page documents.

Software Requirements: Adobe InDesign. More information on Adobe Creative Cloud software can be found at adobe.com

This class can be taken on its own or as part of the Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate


Courses are online and asynchronous, meaning students may login to the classroom anytime during the course session, day or night, 24/7. For more information, go to our Online Professional Development Certificates & Courses FAQ


Class details:
Unit 1: Getting to Know the Interface and Setting up a Document
    Interface menus
    Tools
    Panels
    Starting and setting up a multi-page document in InDesign
Unit 2: Working with Objects and Color
    Learning to work with color panels
    Creating, managing and applying color to elements
    Inserting and managing images and illustrations into an InDesign document
Unit 3: Working with Text
    Learning about insert and flow text to multiple pages
    Managing long text documents
    Text editing in InDesign documents
Unit 4: Typography
    Advance typography tools and menus
    Character and paragraph settings and styles
    Creating print-ready PDF files.
Instructor

Andy Helmi


Andy Helmi is a graphic and website designer, technical consultant and an online marketing specialist located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His education background includes over ten years of academic training in electronic/computer engineering, graphic and web design, music and digital photography.

Andy’s professional experience in digital media started in 1996. He has worked for a few companies and also has been running his own freelance design business ever since.
Andy also has passion for teaching. He is an Adobe certified instructor and has completed “BC Instructional Skills” certification. He has been developing courses/programs and teaching at several local colleges and universities including Vancouver School Board, Vancouver Community College, Langara College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

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Online
Sun-Sat, Apr 7 - May 2
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Price: $ 225 00
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Jan. 7th at 9:00 AM
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Sun-Sat, Nov 3 - Nov 28
12:01 - 11:59 AM

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Min Age   18 yr.

Price: $ 225 00
Registration begins  
Jan. 7th at 9:00 AM