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===[https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html Default keyboard shortcuts] ===
 
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:[https://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/indesign-tutorials-1232639 '''42 InDesign tutorials to boost your skills'''] — creativebloq.com
 
:'''[https://www.avery.com/templates Avery Templates]''' — design and print using InDesign
 
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== Alternatives ==
 
:'''[https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/learn/publisher/desktop/ AFFINITY Publisher]''' — alternative to Adobe InDesign
 
:'''[https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/learn/publisher/desktop/ AFFINITY Publisher]''' — alternative to Adobe InDesign
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:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
 
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 3 December 2024

Adobe InDesign is a commercial software package used for page layout.

InDesign is available for Windows and macOS, but not Linux or mobile devices.

Adobe InDesign is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud, and it is installed on our (Windows) Design Workstations 2 and 3.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

 


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Tips

Links to external sites:

Illustrator vs. InDesign

When to use which design application.

QR Code Generation

Pick Object -> Generate QR Code... and fill in the dialog box

Default keyboard shortcuts

External Training

Links to adobe.com:

Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation
InDesign Get Started course
Adobe InDesign Product Home Page
Learn Adobe Apps
All Products — Adobe

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Adobe Illustrator Tips
Adobe Photoshop Tips
Adobe Bridge Tips
Canva Tips
QR Codes
  Computers — Windows  

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

42 InDesign tutorials to boost your skills — creativebloq.com
Avery Templates — design and print using InDesign

Alternatives

AFFINITY Publisher — alternative to Adobe InDesign
The Best Adobe InDesign Alternatives — alternativeto.net

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
List of all PPM Slack channels
Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software, and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.