Next week I’ll be introducing a dozen graphic design professionals to Adobe InDesign. These folks are the creative staff at the Tombras Group, a Knoxville integrated marketing firm that has been using Quark and is making the switch to become an all-Adobe shop. Their website has these great shoe images as a metaphor for their “street-smart branding.” It’s a metaphor too for teaching, where I try to put myself “in the shoes” of graphic design students and professionals. I’ve been on the receiving end of some training sessions myself, which helps me design a hands-on session that will (I hope) flatten the learning curve and build enthusiasm for this great page layout application.
Update: Here are answers to a few questions from our training.
- To create a 3-page spread in InDesign CS3, check “allow document pages to shuffle” in the Pages Palette menu. Use this feature to design a tri-fold brochure, for example.
- Looking for hidden shortcuts? Here is a downloadable PDF of keyboard shortcuts, including hidden ones that don’t appear on menus or tool tips.
- Video tips are available from Adobe here.
Seriously though, they couldn’t ask for someone more knowledgeable to show them the ropes.
By: Kitty on March 4, 2008 
