InDesign for Beginners | FREE COURSE

This course is for beginners. You don’t need any previous knowledge in InDesign, graphic design, or desktop publishing. We’ll start right at the beginning, working our way through step by step. Together, we’ll make a four-page brochure, learning the tools and techniques necessary to design it and print it professionally. We’ll work with color, picking our own and using corporate colors. We’ll explore how to choose and use fonts like a pro. We’ll find, resize, and crop images. So, if you’ve never opened InDesign before, or you’ve opened it and struggled, join this course and I’ll show you the easy way to make beautiful design work in Adobe InDesign.

The source files contain the examples and projects presented in the course videos. Use them to work alongside the instructor and even share the results in the Envato forums.

1. Introduction
0:00 1.1 Welcome to the Course
1:16 1.2 Course Project Files and Getting Started With InDesign

2. Understanding Pages
6:37 2.1 Creating a New InDesign Document
17:15 2.2 Creating and Using Color
31:41 2.3 Basic Navigation of the InDesign Software

3. Text and Fonts
40:11 3.1 Adding and Manipulating Text
46:56 3.2 How to Use Adobe Fonts

4. Images in InDesign
59:25 4.1 Finding and Using Free and Paid Images
1:11:51 4.2 What Is Image Resolution?

5. Long Text
1:21:40 5.1 Single Pages vs. Spreads
1:25:10 5.2 Columns and Linking Text Boxes
1:31:43 5.3 How to Create Paragraph Styles
1:41:08 5.4 InDesign Tips & Tricks

6. Exporting
1:54:59 6.1 Exporting Your Documents

7. Sharing Files
2:03:55 7.1 Sharing Your Files With Others
2:11:00 7.2 Working With Other People’s InDesign Documents

8. Conclusion
2:18:44 8.1 How to Use InDesign Templates
2:22:56 8.2 Thanks for Watching!

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[KQXT]

I watched this tutorial before starting my job in December 2019 where I would be using Indesign every single day. I had never used Indesign before, but after watching this I started my job without any problems! I now recommend this video to all my new colleagues. Thank you!

[valbonahalili]

Please don't ever delete these tutorials! They're the best!

[marcelvanlierop]

You are, hands down, the best voice-over of a tutorial I've ever heard. Plenty of dynamic range in your voice, some humor, up-to-speed, sufficient base and a nice accent to listen to. Bravo!

[redstrings]

I don't think I ever commented at the time, but this video saved my life earlier this spring. I needed to design the layout for my college's literary and visual arts magazine– a tidy little 64-page publication– with no prior experience using Adobe software whatsoever. Feeling absolutely in over my head and helplessly googling variations on "how fast to learn indesign for beginners" and "cool royalty free cover designs for books, " I stumbled on this video– over the course of two weekends, splitting the tutorial into two sessions for my sanity, I sat down at one of the campus library's Macs and followed along religiously with this dude.
I swear to god, he is not kidding when he tells you that he'll teach you all the basic skills you need to know. I think there was like, one or two things I looked up after the fact to suit my specific needs– stuff like how to make the page numbers start on a later page, or the step-by-step to make all my rgb images cmyk, probably– but putting together a tourism brochure while holding this video's hand like we were crossing the street together gave me all the skills, familiarity, and confidence I needed to tackle the project. Such a fantastic course. You rock, Dan.

[jonnysegway]

Still a useful course after 4 years, much better than even paid ones!

[Omnitrix]

I swear this is hands down the most comprehensive InDesign tutorial that exists on YouTube. The explanation is so easy to soak up!

[aspenlovesbirds]

You are one of the single best online lecturers I have ever seen, I sat down and watched this entire thing in one go!! Thank you for making this available on YouTube!

[topclass]

I cannot tell you how much I benefitted from watching this video. I have been given access to inDesign and I knew nothing about inDesign. Thanks to you I am flying, on another point, ; I learnt lots and lots about the field in general, it answered some lingering "I have no idea", thoughts from years of not knowing. On a wider point what a teacher, totally eliminated any hint of patronising and turning every error into humour and best practice. I was totally engrossed in the whole course. Please accept my grateful thanks for an outstanding presentation.

[BringYourOwnLaptop]

Hi everyone. Dan the instructor here. Exciting. Just 20 minutes to go.

[radekhurt]

Right click on a Mac: Click on Apple Icon top left - Go to System Preferences - Mouse - Tick Box next to Secondary Click to activate right click. Great tutorial. Thanks Dan.

[pinkroses]

I feel so accomplished after following this tutorial. I love your voice and teaching style! It's like you know I"m slow at this because you repeat each step. A lot of people doing tutorials forget that their viewers are newbies and start moving way too fast. You didn't do that! Though I'm going to probably watch this 5 more times, I just wanted to say that this is the best tutorial I've found thus far. Thank you so much!

[JenniferTurner-mbfh]

I learned InDesign from this video 2 years ago and keep coming back for refresher and more detail. I am a long experienced designer, artist and illustrator, but “old school” and needed to learn InDesign when I took on work for a not-for-profit arts festival in Scotland. Now do an annual 52 page program and all the website and SM content with ease thanks to Dan Scott. Thank you Dan.

[kathleenmadden]

Without a doubt you are the best YouTube teacher I have seen Danial Walter Scott! You are fast paced, thorough, and easy to follow because you start at the beginning and show screens for every action. Captions are also helpful. Thanks so much.

[Ahmed-Crane]

Please don't ever delete these tutorials! They're the best!

[robertdixon]

Still an amazing intro course in 2022! Love your teaching style, providing the source files makes it incredibly easy for beginners, and love the personal touches as well. Makes it feel fun to follow along!

[MaximumYu]

5 years on the run now and this course still remains the best Indesign course on YouTube. Thank you, Dan Scott. You're the best!

[leng.j.s.]

I'm new to InDesign and watching random tutorial to learn until I found this gem. This is amazing, well explained and humorous tutorial, thank you very much.

[MarkCarloSeno]

"Maraming Salamat" is a Filipino expression for deep gratitude. I am so thankful for your tutorials Sir. Your guide is the best teachings I have found here in youtube. This upgraded my skills in Adobe Products. From the Philippines, Mabuhay!

[yadusnair]

This is hands down the best tutorial I have ever come across.... Much respect for u Sir 😍

[rufy]

I just started using InDesign with no idea of how anything worked. Glad I found your video before I started messing around with anything. It has now become my go-to video every time I run into a question I need answered because I know you talked about it. Much thanks!