This scheduled InDesign introduction training course allows you to learn about the tools and features available in Adobe InDesign CS5 which take desktop publishing and design to a new level combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat software. You will learn to create simple documents and prepare them for print or export as a PDF. Topics in this training course include learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector based graphics, and the basics of design.
Through this training course, you can join the growing ranks of creative professionals discovering new levels of creative freedom and productivity using Adobe InDesign software. Tightly integrated with the Adobe applications you use most, InDesign delivers faster production workflows and a more fluid creative environment for designing professional layouts with sophisticated graphics and typography.
Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
-Manage the InDesign environment
-Design documents and manage text
-Utilise colours, swatches, and gradients
-Manage transparency and utilise tables
-Prepare for handoff to a service provider
-Create Acrobat PDF files
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A copy of this quality manual is available to all attendees of this course: |
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Brilliant Adobe InDesign CS5 by Steve Johnson
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Price listed is per delegate and excludes VAT. |
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XChange Training limit class size (4-8 delegates max) to ensure an excellent quality of training is provided so courses can fill up quickly. Please book up early to guarantee your place.
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Adobe InDesign CS5 Introduction 2 Days - Leeds 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.
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Managing the Adobe InDesign Environment
-Preferences
-Customize Your Workspace
-Set General Preferences
-Manage Document Presets
-Workspace and Window arrangement
Designing Documents
-Create a New Document
-Alter a Document’s Layout
-Create the Structure of a Document
-Develop Master Pages
-Manage Text and Graphic Placement
-Develop Layers
Managing and Formatting Text
-Add Text
-Edit Text
-Spell Check Text
-Thread Text
-Find/ Change
-Change Text Threads
-Format Characters
-Format Paragraphs
-Numbering paragraphs
-Text variables
-Manage Styles
-Style Groups
-Quick Apply
-Text Wrap
-Text on a path
-Rules
-The Glyphs panel
Objects
-Arranging, Aligning and Distributing
-Transforming Objects
-Duplicating
-Rotating
-Scaling
-Skewing
-Mirroring
-The Transform Again commands
-Object Styles
-InDesign Snippets
-Links Panel
Utilising Colours, Swatches, and Gradients
-Utilise Colour
-Utilise Swatches
-Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes
Managing Transparency
-Apply Transparency
-Apply Transparency Flattener Presets
Graphics
-File Types
-Importing options
-Image Frames simple, compound and custom
-Fitting images Control Palette and shortcuts
-Inline graphics
-Clipping Paths, Alpha channels
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Pen & Bezier tools
-Path tools in InDesign
Effects
-Inner Shadow
-Bevel and Emboss
-Gradient Feather
-Inner Glow and Outer Glow
Tabs and Tables
-Create a Table
-Modify a Table
-Format a Table
-Table Styles
Libraries
-Using InDesign libraries
Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
-Check Documents for Problems
-Print a Document
-Package Files
-Preview Output
-Print, Separation, Flattening
-Print options
-PostScript, preflighting and Packaging
Creating Acrobat PDF Files
-Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
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Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites
This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.
Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including a fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.
Location information for this scheduled course
This course will be offered at the Leeds training centre in at:
Old Broadcasting House,
148 Woodhouse Lane,
Leeds,
LS2 9EN
The Old Broadcasting House is located at Leeds Metropolitan University on Woodhouse Lane which is easily accessible by car and from Leeds train station. If you are driving, the nearest car park is the Woodhouse Lane NCP multi storey which is close by.
Courses are run between 9.30am and 4.30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.
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Training Centre address
Central Leeds
Tel: 0845 363 1130
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk |
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Advantages of learning Adobe InDesign CS5 with XChange
Training
-XChange Training is an Adobe Certified Training Centre
-Our InDesign CS5 trainers are certified professional with excellent knowledge of all aspects of print workflows from creating artwork to guaranteeing successful output.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-Free Course manual provided for each trainee as excellent post-course reference material.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course included in the price.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.
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Contacting XChange Training
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