Adobe Certified Professional - InDesign study plan

Set up a new document with custom page size, margins, columns, and bleed, then verify the settings in Document Setup

Create and reorder master pages, then apply a two-page spread master to a body-page range

Build a paragraph and character style set, then apply both to a multi-page layout to confirm consistency

Insert automatic page numbering and section markers on a master page and confirm they populate across pages

Lay out a multi-page document using guides, ruler zero point, and a baseline grid to align frames

Place text and image frames on a grid and adjust frame fitting options for placed content

Import a multi-page PDF or Word file using Place with Show Import Options and flow it across linked frames

Export the layout as a print-ready PDF with crop marks and bleed to verify page geometry

Apply and modify paragraph styles to control indents, spacing, hyphenation, and keep options

Set up nested styles and a drop cap to automate recurring text formatting

Use Find/Change with GREP to correct a repeated formatting or text pattern across the document

Build a table of contents from applied heading styles and update it after edits

Wrap text around an irregular image using contour options and adjust offset values

Group, align, and distribute objects using the Align panel and smart guides

Apply object styles to standardize stroke, fill, and text-frame insets across a layout

Adjust text frame options (columns, inset, vertical justification) to fit copy precisely

Create process, spot, and tint swatches and apply them consistently to fills and strokes

Build a color group and load an ASE swatch library into the Swatches panel

Convert a spot color to process and verify the change in the Separations Preview panel

Set overprint and knockout behavior on an object and confirm the effect in preview

Apply transparency, blend modes, and drop shadows to objects and flatten-check the result

Use the Links panel to relink, update, and embed placed graphics while resolving missing links

Create a gradient swatch and apply it to a shape, then edit the gradient stops

Package the document and confirm all fonts and linked assets are collected

Configure PDF export presets for print and for interactive distribution and compare the outputs

Add hyperlinks, bookmarks, and buttons, then export an interactive PDF and test navigation

Run a preflight profile and resolve every flagged error before final export

Export the document to EPUB (reflowable) and inspect the reflowed result

Complete a timed full-length practice build covering all five domains end to end

Review every missed item and write a one-line correction note for each weak objective

Re-run the two lowest-scoring domain tasks until each is completed without reference

Finalize a one-page personal checklist of shortcuts and panel locations for exam day