Need to be an expert in Adobe InDesign

While I agree with the folks who recommend all the great books and remote training solutions above, if you really need to quickly become an expert at InDesign at publication deadline, you need to audit somebody's book being produced at deadline.

Tutorials are good, but they don't show you how to make InDesign work when you're on deadline. Take all the suggestions above, with special emphasis on what Barb Binder recommended, then go to a publication and watch them use InDesign on deadline. You probably won't find a local competitor who'll let you do that -- but you may, if you can call in a big favor with a friend in the business -- but amongst association affiliations/friends you've worked with/went to school with, you'll probably be able to call on somebody for help.

If not, hire somebody who knows InDesign and knows deadlines and have them sit with you through one or two. I guarantee you that you'll save more than you ever spend on professionals who can show how InDesign works when it really counts.

I'll add the best book for beginners in InDesign: Sandee Cohen's Visual QuickStart Guide. It's designed so you don't need to read it through, but just jump into the feature you need to learn.

InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide (2014 release)

In addition to the ideas listed above, here's a list of Adobe Certified Instructors who offer training on InDesign:

Adobe Partner Finder | Adobe Training & Certification

The ACIs have to pass expert exams on the products they teach, and have teaching credentials. You might find that there is one in your hometown, or you might consider attending an instructor-led, online training class.

Hi,

As said above tutorials from Lynda are one of the best. InDesign - Online Courses, Classes, Training, Tutorials on Lynda They are exhaustive and include all functions/features/concepts with exercise files that let you try as you watch.

You can also start with these free tutorials from Adobe itself. InDesign tutorials | Learn how to use InDesign CC

And finally trying as you learn, is the best way!

-Aman

Check video tutorials at lynda.com from David Blatner, Anne-Marie Concepción, and others - this are the best courses on InDesign I ever seen