Exam Objectives
Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign
Show your understanding and ability to create print and digital media publications using Adobe InDesign, the industry-leading layout and page design application.
1. Working in the Design Industry
This objective covers critical concepts related to working with others as well as
crucial legal, technical, and design-related knowledge.
1.1 Identify terminology and interpret communication relating to the
purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing publications.
1.2 Assess the type of copyright, permissions, and licensing required to
use specific content.
1.3 Demonstrate an understanding of key terminology related to
publications and knowledge of design principles and best practices.
2. Project Setup and Interface
This objective covers the interface setup and program settings, creating and
configuring documents, and knowledge about importing digital assets.
2.1 Create a document.
2.2 Configure the application workspace.
2.3 Use non-printing design tools in the interface to aid in design
or workflow.
2.4 Import assets into a project.
2.5 Manage colors, swatches, and gradients.
3. Organizing Documents
This objective covers document structure, such as layers and pages including
parent pages.
3.1 Use layers to manage design elements.
3.2 Manage and modify pages.
4. Creating and Modifying Text and Tables
This objective covers text, paragraph and character styles, text wrap and flow,
and tables.
4.1 Add and manipulate text.
4.2 Create, modify, and apply paragraph and character styles.
4.3 Use editing techniques to manipulate document content.
4.4 Create and edit tables.
5. Adding and Modifying Visual Elements
This objective covers tools that affect the visual appearance of elements.
5.1 Use core tools and features to lay out visual elements.
5.2 Transform graphics within a publication.
5.3 Modify the appearance of elements.
5.4 Add interactivity.
5.5 Use InDesign’s artificial intelligence (AI) features to generate and
modify graphics.
6. Publishing Documents
This objective covers publishing and packaging.
6.1 Prepare documents for publishing.
6.2 Export or save documents.
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