Adobe InDesign Essentials

Course code LERN 1670

Credit 0.0

Length 16.0 hours

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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. Access to Adobe InDesign software required.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • 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.

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
12275 April 6, 2026
to May 1, 2026
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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
22559 June 1, 2026
to June 26, 2026
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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
22560 August 3, 2026
to August 28, 2026
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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

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