Using InDesign as a PowerPoint Alternative
PowerPoint has been the standard for creating presentation documents for years. Software required: InDesign CC v9.2.
What you'll learn
PowerPoint has been the standard for creating presentation documents for years. If you've ever been frustrated with the look of the files created there, or if you've ever had a PowerPoint presentation change once it was moved to another computer, then this course is for you. This course will start slow, so if you've never used InDesign before, don't worry: we won't leave you behind. First, we'll see how to work with InDesign pages instead of PowerPoint slides. Next, we'll learn how to create vector shapes that can be used as graphics. From here, we'll learn how to create and format text to fit with our presentation, as well as how we can bring in images or graphics that were created in other applications. To wrap this training up, we'll learn how to export our interactive files out of InDesign. As a bonus, we'll learn how to get your flash-based animations to show up in your interactive PDF files. By the end of this training, you will not only see the benefit to creating your presentation files in InDesign, but you'll also be excited to get started doing just that. Software required: InDesign CC v9.2.
Table of contents
- Setting up the Document 7m
- Working with Pages Instead of Slides 7m
- Creating and Working with Basic Shapes 8m
- Adding Color to Shapes 8m
- Adding Effects and Blend Modes 8m
- Creating and Formatting Text 8m
- Creating Custom Shapes 7m
- Adding Images and Graphics 7m
- Creating a Master Page 8m
- Adding Page Transitions 6m
- Adding Audio and Video Files to a Presentation 7m
- Exporting to a PDF 6m
- Creating Animations for a Presentation 7m
- Using Animations in an Interactive Pdf 8m
About the author
Eddie began teaching creative professionals over ten years ago for Digital Tutors. In 2014 Digital Tutors was acquired by Pluralsight and he continued his focus on creating high quality training for artists in both the film and games industries. With a background in graphic design and illustration Eddie has always been focused on visual appeal. This can be seen through his courses in which he shares secrets for achieving production level quality for concept art, illustrations, textures, mater... more