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Assess your Adobe InDesign skills for free

45-question technical assessment drawn from a 72-question bank to place a learner in Adobe InDesign and recommend the most useful training modules.

This assessment measures knowledge and produces a practical diagnostic. Modules are recommended after the test; they are not an offer of paid courses.

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What is assessed

Questions about practical workplace skills

The test covers different areas of the software, including beginner, intermediate and advanced questions. The score and skill-area breakdown help reveal strengths and topics to revisit.

This is not an official certification and should not be the sole factor in an employment decision.

Who can use it

page-layout specialist

Employees and applicants.
HR professionals.
Employers, managers and team leads.

Assessment learning framework

Modules that may appear in your recommended plan

The topics below form the recommendation framework associated with this assessment. The system selects priorities using individual answers and proposes a plan to use independently with a provider of your choice. We do not deliver these courses through this website.

Topic M01

Documents, pages and parent pages

Reuse layout elements across multiple pages without recreating them • Work in facing spreads for documents such as magazines and brochures • Define a base grid for consistently aligning content

Reuse layout elements across multiple pages without recreating them
Work in facing spreads for documents such as magazines and brochures
Define a base grid for consistently aligning content
Change the size or position of a specific page in the document
Apply a structured workflow for documents, pages and parent pages

3 h

Topic M02

Text, frames and styles

Consistently apply typographic settings to paragraphs • Apply local character formatting without replacing the paragraph style • Flow text automatically from one frame to another

Consistently apply typographic settings to paragraphs
Apply local character formatting without replacing the paragraph style
Flow text automatically from one frame to another
Align lines of text to a common vertical rhythm
Apply a structured workflow for text, frames and styles

3 h

Topic M03

Images, links and fitting

Import an image or external file while keeping a link to its source • Monitor placed files, modifications and missing links • Automatically fit an image in its frame with awareness of its content

Import an image or external file while keeping a link to its source
Monitor placed files, modifications and missing links
Automatically fit an image in its frame with awareness of its content
Automatically hide areas of a placed image using a path or channel
Apply a structured workflow for images, links and fitting

3 h

Topic M04

Objects, tables and data

Standardize stroke, fill, text wrap and other frame properties • Apply consistent formatting to an entire table • Control formatting for specific cells within a table

Standardize stroke, fill, text wrap and other frame properties
Apply consistent formatting to an entire table
Control formatting for specific cells within a table
Generate multiple document variations from tabular data
Apply a structured workflow for objects, tables and data

3 h

Topic M05

Long documents and navigation

Automatically generate a table of contents from paragraph styles • Create dynamic references that update when pagination changes • Manage multiple InDesign files as chapters of one publication

Automatically generate a table of contents from paragraph styles
Create dynamic references that update when pagination changes
Manage multiple InDesign files as chapters of one publication
Manage text-linked notes with automatic numbering and formatting
Apply a structured workflow for long documents and navigation

3 h

Topic M06

Color, transparency and print

Centralize and reuse process colors, spot colors and gradients • Prepare a separate printing ink such as a Pantone color or varnish • Preview on screen how overprints and separations will behave

Centralize and reuse process colors, spot colors and gradients
Prepare a separate printing ink such as a Pantone color or varnish
Preview on screen how overprints and separations will behave
Manage opacity, shadows and blending modes applied to objects
Apply a structured workflow for color, transparency and print

3 h

Topic M07

Preflight, packaging and quality control

Automatically detect production errors using custom rules • Collect the document, links and fonts needed to hand off the project • Provide artwork beyond the trim edge to prevent white slivers after cutting

Automatically detect production errors using custom rules
Collect the document, links and fonts needed to hand off the project
Provide artwork beyond the trim edge to prevent white slivers after cutting
Inspect ink plates, overprints and coverage values
Apply a structured workflow for preflight, packaging and quality control

3 h

Topic M08

PDF export and digital publishing

Export a PDF compliant with professional print requirements • Preserve semantic structure useful for accessibility in the PDF • Export supported elements such as hyperlinks, buttons and media

Export a PDF compliant with professional print requirements
Preserve semantic structure useful for accessibility in the PDF
Export supported elements such as hyperlinks, buttons and media
Produce an ebook whose text adapts to the screen size
Apply a structured workflow for pdf export and digital publishing

3 h

Topic M09

Typographic automation and advanced production

Automatically apply a character style to matching text patterns • Automatically sequence character styles within a paragraph • Automate repetitive or complex operations in InDesign

Automatically apply a character style to matching text patterns
Automatically sequence character styles within a paragraph
Automate repetitive or complex operations in InDesign
Show or hide content variants within the same document
Apply a structured workflow for typographic automation and advanced production

3 h

Assessment output

Actionable insight, not a sales pitch

The report provides an overall score, category breakdown and recommended modules. Use it to inform development discussions, document progress or complement candidate assessment.

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