Learn Adobe InDesign in an hour

Use InDesign with confidence | Edit existing work | Create pdfs for commercial printing | Create documents from scratch

Want to get to grips with InDesign in a hurry? This is the course for you. Can you learn absolutely everything about InDesign in just an hour? No, but you’ll see (at speed) about 80% of what we usually cover on a 2 day InDesign Introduction course when we teach it in a classroom. No frills, just solid skills you can use immediately. In 49 succinct videos you'll learn everything from editing text and images to social media images from scratch.

“I really enjoy your calm, clear, non-nonsense way of explaining difficult new stuff. Not everyone who is good at something can also teach their skills to others. Well done!”
– Fieke Bazelmans

“Excellent overview class ! especially if you already have some knowledge of Adobe's other products - gives you what you need to know in a short amount of time!”
– Dara Gbolahan

“As an experienced user of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, I found this quick breeze through really helpful in getting a quick overview of InDesign. The instructor covers basics for beginners which were review for me but he went quickly enough that I didn't have to waste a bunch of time trying to get to the things that I did need.“
– Tzaddi Gordon, Artist, Graphic Designer, Illustrator

• Learn InDesign in an hour 57:42

  • 1: 1-Introduction v3_PP 00:38
  • 2: 2-What-is-InDesign-used-for-new 00:55
  • 3: 3-the-indesign-interface-and-workspaces 00:59
  • 4: 4-How-InDesign-templates-work 01:06
  • 5: 5-how-to-import-an-image-into-indesign 00:35
  • 6: 6-How-to-edit-text-in-InDesign 00:46
  • 7: 7-About-Bitmap-and-Vector-graphics 01:55
  • 8: 8-What-a-link-is-and-why-it-is-important 01:08
  • 9: 9-Why-do-my-images-look-terrible-in-InDesign 00:43
  • 10: 10-About-Normal-Preview-and-Presentation-modes 01:15
  • 11: 11-How-to-change-the-colour-of-a-frame-in-InDesign 00:40
  • 12: 12-How-to-change-the-colour-of-text-and-a-logo-in-InDesign 00:57
  • 13: 13-How-to-automatically-scale-an-image-in-InDesign 00:54
  • 14: 14-How-to-manually-scale-and-crop-an-image-in-InDesign 01:06
  • 15: 15-How-to-place-multiple-images-at-once-into-InDesign 00:46
  • 16: 16-How-to-import-text-into-InDesign 00:41
  • 17: 17-How-to-change-to-another-font-in-InDesign 00:58
  • 18: 18-Some-basic-graphic-design-theory 01:33
  • 19: 19-How-to-create-a-new-document-from-scratch-in-InDesign 01:18
  • 20: 20-How-to-create-frames-in-InDesign 01:48
  • 21: 21-How-to-import-and-scale-a-logo-in-InDesign 01:41
  • 22: 22-How-to-apply-a-border-around-a-frame 01:25
  • 23: 23-How-to-align-an-object-to-the-center-of-a-page 01:35
  • 24: 24-how-to-align-and-repeat-objects-in-InDesign 01:17
  • 25: a-Intermission-new 00:25
  • 26: 25-How-to-create-a-social-media-image-in-InDesign 01:49
  • 27: 26-How-to-export-a-png-from-InDesign 01:27
  • 28: 27-how-to-style-longer-text-quickly-and-consistently-with-InDesign 01:44
  • 29: 28-how-to-create-paragraph-styles-in-InDesign 02:10
  • 30: 29-How-does-text-flow-from-one-column-or-page-to-another-inInDesign 02:14
  • 31: 30-How-to-create-multi-column-and-multi-page-text-flow 01:13
  • 32: 31-How-to-make-text-run-around-images 01:13
  • 33: 32-What-are-Tracking-Leading-and-Kerning 01:46
  • 34: 33-How-to-use-tracking-to-make-text-fit 01:32
  • 35: 34-How-to-tell-if-your-text-is-inconsistent--and-how-to-fix-it 01:05
  • 36: 35-How-to-tidy-up-your-panels-in-InDesign 01:02
  • 37: 36-How-to-create-your-own-custom-colour-in-InDesign 01:06
  • 38: 37-How-to-use-colours-and-styles-in-multiple-InDesign-documents 01:16
  • 39: 38-What-is-the-A-Master-Page-in-InDesign 00:49
  • 40: 39-Automatic-frames-from-the-master-page 01:14
  • 41: 40-How-to-edit-a-paragraph-style-in-InDesign 00:33
  • 42: 41-What-are-Facing-Pages-in-InDesign 00:41
  • 43: 42-How-to-add-an-automatic-page-number-in-InDesign 00:57
  • 44: 43-How-to-check-spelling-in-InDesign 00:23
  • 45: 44-What-is-bleed-and-how-do-I-add-it-in-InDesign 01:17
  • 46: 45-How-do-I-know-if-I-have-low-res-images-in-InDesign 01:34
  • 47: 46-How-to-tell-if-you-have-missing-images-or-fonts-in-InDesign 01:02
  • 48: 47-How-to-create-a-pdf-for-a-commercial-printer 01:36
  • 49: 48-Goodbye-and-Next-Steps 00:55

Here's the complete running order for Learn InDesign in an hour:

Running Order

1. Introduction
2. What is InDesign used for?
3. The Indesign interface and workspaces
4. How templates work
5. How to import an image
6. How to edit text
7. About Bitmap and Vector graphics
8. What is a link and why is it important?
9. Why do my images look terrible in InDesign?
10. About Normal, Preview and Presentation modes
11. How to change the colour of a frame
12. How to change the colour of text and a logo
13. How to automatically scale an image
14. How to manually scale and crop an image
15. How to place multiple images at once
16. How to import text
17. How to change to another font
18. Some basic graphic design theory
19. How to create a new document from scratch
20. How to create frames
21. How to import and scale a logo
22. How to apply a border around a frame
23. How to align an object to the center of a page
24. How to align and repeat objects
25. Intermission
26. How to create a social media image
27. How to export a png from InDesign
28. How to style longer text quickly and consistently
29. How to create paragraph styles
30. How does text flow from one column or page to another?
31. How to create multi column and multi page text flow
32. How to make text run around images
33. What are Tracking Leading and Kerning?
34. How to use tracking to make text fit
35. How to tell if your text is inconsistent and how to fix it
36. How to tidy up your panels
37. How to create your own custom colour
38. How to use colours and styles in multiple documents
39. What is the A Master Page?
40. How to make automatic frames from the master page
41. How to edit a paragraph style
42. What are Facing Pages?
43. How to add an automatic page number
44. How to check spelling
45. What is bleed and how do I add it?
46. How do I know if I have low res images?
47. How to tell if you have missing images or fonts
48. How to create a pdf for a commercial printer
49. Goodbye and Next Steps

This course is for anyone looking to learn the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign without wasting time, regardless of their background. It's particularly relevant for those working in marketing or communications roles, such as marketing assistants, marketing managers, digital marketers, social media marketers and communications assistants. If you've just taken a job where you need to know InDesign, it's the ideal place to start.

To fully take part in this course you will need access to the Adobe InDesign software. Which means that you'll either need a (paid) Adobe Creative Cloud account to use it, or have access to the trial version, which is available free from Adobe for 7 days. However, you can still learn a lot about the program by just watching.

Taking this course will give you a head start to take on creative tasks (like editing social images, flyers or newsletters) you might be expected to do as a marketer. It will also prepare you for more demanding marketing roles that expect you to have design skills, like "creative marketer".

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