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Adobe InDesign CS - One Day Introduction Training Course— Bespoke

Adobe InDesign CS is the page layout application of choice fo many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application. It also boasts and interface similar to many of Adobe’s other leading design applications and so is reasonably intuitive for users of these applications. Further, Adobe InDesign integrates seamlessly with the other Adobe applications and can include native Photoshop and Illustrator files. PDF output, XML , and export to GoLive output are also supported, making InDesign the perfect tool for repurposing content.

In this one day course we cover the main features of InDesign you’ll need to create attractive, professional page layouts. Due to the time constraints of a single day course, we will focus on those areas of the course description (see below) that you think are most suited to your workflow.

By the end of this course you will be able to use InDesign CS’s key layout and editing features to create layouts for print.

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Adobe InDesign CS - One Day Introduction Training Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Palettes & Workspace Layout
-Palettes
-Workspaces
-Toolbox, Control strip, Contextual Menu

Document Set-up
-New Documents
-Rulers & Grids
-Views & Navigation
-Opening other document types

Basic Text entry
-Text Frames
-Character formatting
-Paragraph formatting
-Text Distortions and Utilities
-Text flowing & frames

Creating and working with objects
-Creating frames & frame types
-Duplicate, Transform, Arrange, etc.
-Grouping, Measuring, Locking

Color
-Colour Palettes: Mixers, Swatches etc
-Colour/Ink types
-Creating mixed inks & Tints
-Gradient swatches
-Eyedropper and Overprinting

Customising Object Appearance
-Fills & Strokes
-Transparency & Drop Shadows

Pen & Bezier tools
-Path tools in InDesign

Images
-File Types
-Importing and options
-Image Frames: simple, compound & custom
-Fitting images: Control Palette and shortcuts
-Inline graphics
-Clipping Paths, Alpha channels, Viewing

Text Effects
-Text Wrap: Options and Palette
-Text on Paths
-Rules

Page Layout & Books
-Page Palette and working with pages
-Text Flow and Links
-Master Pages
-Numbering Pages
-Making & Packaging Books
-Contents & Index creation

Layers
-Layers Palette
-Moving across layers

Libraries
-Using InDesign libraries

Tabs & Tables
-Setting Tabs
-Tables: data & layout

Styling Text & Find/Replace Functions
-Spelling
-Find/Replace
-Story Editor
-Styling options: Drop Caps, Leading etc.
-Creating Styles: Paragraph & Character

Output
- Print, Separation, Flattening
-Print options
-PostScript, preflighting and Packaging
-Other features

Exporting
-Producing PDF files with Export...

Preferences & Custom Set-ups
-Setting InDesign’s preferences

Advantages of learning Adobe InDesign CS with XChangeTraining

-Our InDesign CS trainers are experienced print and design professionals with excellent knowledge off all aspects of print workflows from creating artwork to guaranteeing successful output.
-It's bespoke and solutions based: before you come to XChange Training we agree the course content with you based on your needs.
-We take the time to work specifically on any files you bring along to the course, ensuring that you see benefits to your workflow immediately.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-On-site and off-site training is available for the whole UK.
-Free email support service for 3 months after course.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.
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Training Pricing

On-site course pricing
Prices include a set of course notes per trainee, 3 months telephone and/or e-mail support service after the course and all refreshments including a light lunch if held at the training centre.

For training courses outside of London a standard return train fare and/or taxi fare may be applicable.

Training centre pricing
Pricing for training at the Britton Street facility:
1 person £395 for a 1 day course*
2 people £495 for a 1 day course*
3 people £595 for a 1 day course
4 people £695 for a 1 day course
5 people £795 for a 1 day course
6 people £895 for a 1 day course
All prices subject to VAT

Training Centre address
17-18 Britton Street,
Clerkenwell, London
EC1M 5NQ

Tel: 020 7490 4455
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk

* For courses held outside of London for less than 3 trainees, there is an additional charge of £75, plus a standard return train fare and/or taxi fare may be applicable.

Training Booking
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