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Scheduled:

Date Location Duration Cost
28 May 2012 (Mon)
29 May 2012 (Tue)
Washington 2 £ 395
16 Jul 2012 (Mon)
17 Jul 2012 (Tue)
Washington 2 £ 395
04 Sep 2012 (Tue)
05 Sep 2012 (Wed)
Washington 2 £ 395
06 Nov 2012 (Tue)
07 Nov 2012 (Wed)
Washington 2 £ 395
13 Dec 2012 (Thu)
14 Dec 2012 (Fri)
Washington 2 £ 395
All prices exclude VAT

Private:

This outline is available as a private course. Please contact us to arrange this course at a venue and date of your choice.
Private courses can be held at your site or one of our training venues, and can be customised to fit your requirements.

You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.

We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.

Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.

Course Overview

Adobe InDesign is Adobe's answer to QuarkXpress. This course, aimed at those who have never used the application, will introduce the essential tools and techniques through hands on exercises and theory. Delegates will gain an understanding of InDesign to use it with confidence.

Prerequisites

Course Content

Quick tour

    Getting started
    Threading text in frames
    Working with styles
    Placing graphics
    Working with master pages

The work area

    Using the tools
    Using palettes
    Opening and closing documents
    Changing the view
    Selecting objects
    Saving
    Undoing mistakes
    Preferences and defaults

Setting up pages

    Basic layout options
    Using rulers, guides, and grids
    Working with pages and spreads
    Numbering pages
    Using masters
    Laying out pages with frames
    Adjusting layout objects automatically
    Working with layers

Working with text

    Text frames
    Adding text
    Threading text through frames
    Setting text frame properties
    Editing text
    Finding and changing text
    Checking spelling
    Combining text and graphics

Setting type

    Formatting characters
    Formatting paragraphs
    Working with tabs
    Working with composition
    Controlling hyphenation and justification
    Using styles

Working with graphics

    Placing a graphic
    Understanding graphic formats
    Managing links and embedded images
    Using object libraries

Transforming objects

    Grouping and ungrouping commands
    Stacking objects
    Align and distribute
    Locking position
    Using the transform palette
    Moving objects
    Changing size, proportions and orientation
    Duplicating objects

Colour

    Colour modes and models
    Spot and process colours
    Working with swatches
    Creating a custom colour
    Using Pantone colours

Preparing for commercial printing

    Training Options

    • Scheduled public courses at one of our training venues
    • Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
    • Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
    • For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377

    What's Included

    • 1 delegate per computer
    • Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
    • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
    • Comprehensive course manual and exercises
    Adobe InDesign is a registered trademark


    Introduction to Adobe InDesign courses in North East England. Short training courses in Durham, Washington, Newcastle and throughout the North East.


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