This workshop is intended to be a four-hour hands-on experience. In the context of constructing a basic newsletter, participants of this workshop will manipulate text and graphic objects using a broad range of InDesign tools. Brief references to basic design principles and terminology will be incorporated into the process.

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Participants will:

• apply basic principles of layout and design
• set up publication
• configure Master pages
• create, edit, and apply styles to format text
• work with text and graphic frames
• import and place external graphics

The following workshops are suggested prerequisites to this workshop:

• Word: The Essentials

Participants should already be able to:

• use word processing features
• apply text styles
• be proficient with refined mousing tasks