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Adobe InDesign is Adobe’s tool for designing and laying out print and digital publications. You can use InDesign to create more engaging and visually compelling course materials and handouts, and you can create and share digital publications that include interactive elements. Your students can use InDesign to create assignments. InDesign is an effective tool to help students showcase important creative communication skills while demonstrating discipline- or course-specific knowledge. InDesign can also be used to create other kinds of documents as well, including posters, flyers, newsletters, and more. Adobe Stock, also available to IU users, includes a variety of InDesign templates, including ones students can use to create more attractive and noticeable resumes and cover letters.

• Create more engaging course material. Use InDesign to create print and digital course materials using text, photos, graphics, and other elements.
• Communicate content creatively. Challenge students to use design skills to showcase their discipline knowledge by creating engaging posters or other print and digital material.
• Create more effective research posters. Design a research poster that really stands out at your next conference poster session.
• Adapt design templates. From resumes, to brochures, to proposals, free InDesign templates from Adobe Stock can be useful even for the beginner.