- Lesson 1: Why can’t I use Microsoft Word?
- The value of using a layout program
- Lesson 2: Choosing the right file for your needs
- Newsletter
- Brochure
- Postcard
- Insert
- Ad
- Wills Guide
- Lesson 3: Downloading files from CrescendoInteractive.com
- How to Unstuff files
- How to link images
- How to load fonts
- Lesson 4: Fonts
- Loading fonts
- Changing fonts
- Purchasing fonts
- Installing fonts
- Lesson 5: Working with images
- Importing images
- Resizing images
- Moving images
- Lesson 6: Working with color
- The basics of CMYK vs. RGB vs. Spot
- Creating swatches
- Replacing colors
- Lesson 7: Preparing your files for the printer
- Preflight
- Creating a PDF
- Understanding basic printer terms
- Paper selection
"I attended the InDesign workshop and while I knew nothing about desktop publishing when I arrived, I learned a lot of very practical and helpful information that day which will better enable our organization to take advantage of all of the publications available from Crescendo. I will be working with our Publications Department and our Copy Services Department as we move ahead with the utilization of all the great publications available from Crescendo."
Jeff Lake
Director of Gift Planning and Capital Support
University of Evansville
Director of Gift Planning and Capital Support
University of Evansville
Crescendo's hands-on teaching style is perfect for learning Adobe InDesign. Learning how to manipulate color, text, and images via exercises really sank in the lessons. I couldn't wait to get back to the office to start customizing the marketing templates provided by Crescendo. When you have a busy central Creative Services office that serves the entire school system like we do, being empowered to make design changes in-house is fantastic!"
Unyong, Nakata
Director of Estate Planning
University of Hawaii Foundation
Director of Estate Planning
University of Hawaii Foundation
"By taking the Crescendo InDesign seminar, a whole new level of opportunity opened up to our GiftLegacy marketing program. Having the knowledge and ability to edit and modify the already existing GiftLegacy newsletters and brochures will certainly give us a wealth of new marketing options.
The seminar was wonderfully presented with helpful hands on modules to assist you in learning and understanding the concepts. The class was simple enough for those who were not as computer literate and yet captivating and challenging enough for us more advanced users. Great job! I hope you will offer more classes like this!"
The seminar was wonderfully presented with helpful hands on modules to assist you in learning and understanding the concepts. The class was simple enough for those who were not as computer literate and yet captivating and challenging enough for us more advanced users. Great job! I hope you will offer more classes like this!"
Christy Lusareta '05
Office of Planned Giving
University of San Francisco
Office of Planned Giving
University of San Francisco
| Seminar | Dates | |||
| eDesign Chicago, IL(PPGC) |
9/29/2010 | - | 9/29/2010 | ![]() |
| eDesign Camarillo, CA |
10/08/2010 | - | 10/08/2010 | ![]() |












Crescendo marketing literature, and customize it for maximum marketing impact. This interactive seminar takes a hands-on approach and walks you through the basics of using Adobe InDesign* to prepare Crescendo literature templates for your printer.


