Build a strong foundation of typographic, page layout, and document-construction skills through the step-by-step lessons in this book. The real-world projects—ranging from a printed postcard with a QR code to an interactive Adobe PDF with form fields—are designed to guide novice Adobe InDesign users through the most fundamental features to the most powerful. Experienced InDesign users learn best practices and explore features that will rapidly become a designer's best friend, such as intelligent image placement and access to the Adobe Fonts library.

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe InDesign

Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.

Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book (2022 release) contains 15 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.

Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting Started" section to unlock access to:

• Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book
• Web Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, and videos that walk you through the lessons step by step

What you need to use this book: Adobe InDesign (2022 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)

Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe InDesign software.

Kelly Kordes Anton has written and edited dozens of books and training resources on publishing technologies and InDesign, including nine previous editions of Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book. She is a freelance writer based in Littleton, Colorado, and she also writes about ergonomics and lean manufacturing.

Tina DeJarld has worked on the front lines of taking designs from the computer screen to real-world production since before InDesign 1.0. She is highly accomplished in both prepress and graphic design production and passionate about building files that will work correctly. Tina has handled thousands of large and complex projects, becoming an expert on InDesign best practices and techniques. Tina is currently a senior production artist at thePub, a production studio in Chicago.

Getting Started

1 Introducing the Workspace

2 Getting to Know InDesign

3 Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages

4 Working with Objects

5 Working with Color

6 Flowing Text 

7 Editing Text 

8 Working with Typography

9 Working with Styles

10 Creating Tables 

11 Importing and Modifying Graphics

12 Working with Transparency

13 Printing and Exporting

14 Creating Adobe PDF Files with Form Fields

15 Creating a Fixed-Layout ePub and Publishing Online