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Adobe Certified Professional in Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign

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Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign
Access
Arrange a seat with a Certiport Authorized Testing Center that offers the selected English 2026 v21.x examination through Compass for Windows or Compass for Mac; private academic CATCs may restrict seats to their students or educators. The current catalog does not list this selected version under Compass Cloud or Exam from Home. General ACP OnVUE access is not asserted for this specific version.
Availability
No examination end date is published for the selected 2026 version in the current retirement schedule. Neither the requested 2026-11-25 through 2027-01-31 horizon nor a particular appointment is guaranteed by this research; CATC seat and software availability must be arranged. The version is not explicitly scheduled to retire before 2027-03-01.
Award
Pass the one application-specific ACP examination; Questions and live-in-the-app Tasks are parts of the same examination, not separate exam prerequisites.
Candidate Requirements
Certiport candidate account and proctor-administered examination; CATC candidates present identification bearing a photograph and signature, candidates under 18 provide signed parental consent, and candidates accept the NDA and applicable testing terms.
Preparation
Adobe recommends approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on application experience; this is target-candidate preparation guidance, not a separately evidenced mandatory training credential.
Scope Boundary
No aggregate specialty credential, championship project, additional application examination, prior certification, or separate writing examination is introduced.
Validity
The personal certificate is valid for three years after issue; this is not an examination retirement date.

Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign

Provider
Certiport, a Pearson VUE business
Format
One proctored examination: selected-response Questions section followed by Tasks performed live in Adobe InDesign; both sections contribute to the same examination result.
Exam questions
Total questions: 30.
Time limit
50 minutes for both sections; additional administrative seat time is required.
Passing score
700 on the 1-to-1000 scaled score; this is not a claim of 70% correct.
Examination outline
  • Working in the Design Industry
    • Identify terminology and interpret communication relating to the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing publications.
    • Assess the type of copyright, permissions, and licensing required to use specific content.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of key terminology related to publications and knowledge of design principles and best practices.
  • Project Setup and Interface
    • Create a document.
    • Configure the application workspace.
    • Use non-printing design tools in the interface to aid in design or workflow.
    • Import assets into a project.
    • Manage colors, swatches, and gradients.
  • Organizing Documents
    • Use layers to manage design elements.
    • Manage and modify pages.
  • Creating and Modifying Text and Tables
    • Add and manipulate text.
    • Create, modify, and apply paragraph and character styles.
    • Use editing techniques to manipulate document content.
    • Create and edit tables.
  • Adding and Modifying Visual Elements
    • Use core tools and features to lay out visual elements.
    • Transform graphics within a publication.
    • Modify the appearance of elements.
    • Add interactivity.
    • Use InDesign’s artificial intelligence (AI) features to generate and modify graphics.
  • Publishing Documents
    • Prepare documents for publishing.
    • Export or save documents.
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