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Adobe InDesign CC Essentials Introduction 1 Day - Manchester
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction
Duration:
1
Day - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£275 + vat
Learn the basics of the leading desktop-publishing program. Our introduction will show you the first steps in creating attractive, simple documents, and is an essential starting point for anyone interested in the fields of creative design and digital publishing.
After we guide you through the essentials of controlling the InDesign environment, we will show you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. You will grasp how quick and easy it is to create documents for the web and for print, including how to produce professional PDF files.
Learn the basics of the leading desktop-publishing program. Our introduction will show you the first steps in creating attractive, simple documents, and is an essential starting point for anyone interested in the fields of creative design and digital publishing.
After we guide you through the essentials of controlling the InDesign environment, we will show you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. You will grasp how quick and easy it is to create documents for the web and for print, including how to produce professional PDF files.
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InDesign Introduction 1 Day
Course Details
This 1-day Essentials course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Adobe InDesign CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes desktop publishing and design to a new level, and combines production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat software. You will learn to create attractive, simple documents and prepare them for the web and for print. We will guide you in learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector-based graphics, and the basics of design.
Creative professionals appreciate the freedom and productivity gains made possible through the use of Adobe InDesign. We will show you how to improve your workflow by harnessing InDesign's integration with other popular Adobe programs.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the InDesign environment
- Design documents and save them as Acrobat PDF files
- Use colours, swatches, and gradients
- Manage transparency and use tables
- Prepare for hand-off to a service provider
Our goal is for you to be able to create simple but professional documents that are ready to use for the web and for print.
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.
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer's operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
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Full 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.
Getting started in InDesign- Customise Your Workspace
- Workspace and Window arrangement
- Create a New Document
- Zooming in and out
- Moving around your document
- Using Control panel options
- Previewing your document
- Add Text
- Spell Check Text
- Basic Character formatting options
- Basic Paragraph formatting options
- Showing Hidden Characters
- Threading Text
- Adding images
- Cropping images
- Resizing images
- Adding Text Wrap
- Understanding commonly used image file types
- Using the Links panel
- Checking resolution
Colours, Swatches, and Gradients- Adding colour to Fill/Stroke
- Creating Swatches
- Stroke settings
- Creating different shapes
- Transforming and Duplicating Objects
- Setting up Parent pages
- Applying a Parent page
- Adding page numbers
- Overriding Parent page items
- Check Documents for Overset text
- Print a Document
- Packaging Files
- Exporting to PDF
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training Manchester training centre based at:
Piccadilly House
49 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2APPiccadilly House is located in the heart of Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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InDesign Introduction 1 Day - Upcoming Manchester Course Dates
14 Oct - 14 Oct £275 + vat 11 Nov - 11 Nov £275 + vat 16 Dec - 16 Dec £275 + vat 13 Jan - 13 Jan £275 + vat 12 Feb - 12 Feb £275 + vat 10 Mar - 10 Mar £275 + vat 09 Apr - 09 Apr £275 + vat 12 May - 12 May £275 + vat 18 Jun - 18 Jun £275 + vat 07 Jul - 07 Jul £275 + vat -
Client Reviews
"To say that this course has revolutionised my design life is an understatement; It will benefit my work certainly but also several projects currently ongoing in my personal life as I am an aspiring writer and food blogger. Fantastic course delivered by an amazing trainer!"
Lyndsay Stewart, Next, InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"It was an informative two days I now feel confident enough to design and create my own brochures and have picked up some handy short cuts."
Lauren Partakis, Fairhome Group, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"I really enjoyed the course and the content/pace was easy to follow and gave us opportunities to play around and test what we had learnt. "
Ashleigh Toll, NSPCC, InDesign - 2 Day Bespoke
"Brilliant two days. I was sceptical about how much we would learn in two days but now feel like I am definitely ready and eager to use InDesign on my own. The facilities were great and the class size perfect and it is brilliant that we receive a book to help us through post-course use of the software. Nice relaxed atmosphere. "
Emma Bedford, Wem Town Hall Trust, InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"Thanks for a very pleasant and educational 2 days. I think it was especially good because it was a small class which gave very individual training."
Nigel Hopwood, Jacob Jensen Design, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
"I was very happy with the way the course was ran and felt everything I wanted to learn was covered. Our tutor was very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend to a colleague or friend."
Jade Barnes, ANS Group, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"I had no knowledge of InDesign prior to this training, now I feel like I can use it with confidence. The course has equipped me with new skills and knowledge that has made me genuinely excited to get back to work and use this software."
Sam Wright, Industrial Tomography Systems, InDesign Introduction - 2 Days
"The course was thorough and well explained. The friendly approach made it all easy to understand and follow and all questions were dealt with straight away. Thank you!"
Jade Hindley, Inspire, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"An outstanding training course led by a very knowledgeable and insightful tutor. Thoroughly enjoyed my time and will take forward all new knowledge to my workplace and personal life too. Really enjoyed this, thanks very much!"
Emma McLean, University of Strathclyde, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"The training was excellent, well paced and all of our questions were answered. There was time at the end to put into practice what had been learnt and ask further questions or queries. Prepared handouts were are clear and useful for future reference."
Kerry Willis, Paignton Zoo, InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
£275 + vat
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Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe InDesign training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
Allen had superb knowledge and explained his course expertly. he was very friendly and answered any questions we might have had. I have never done a course like this before and i would love to do one again.
10/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Great introduction to InDesign
03/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Instructor was informative and patient, I learnt a lot of useful tips and tricks on this course.
03/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Fantastic course which covered all of the essentials of InDesign. Phil was a great instructor and covered the content in great detail and was able to answer any questions we had.
22/08/2024
5/5 Stars
Phil is a great instructor, very enthusiastic, engaging and helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and feel comfortable and excited to apply my new skills back at work.
22/08/2024
5/5 Stars
it is a very thorough and well thought out workshop, and the instructor was extremely kind and helpful, and she didn't mind having to go back and repeat herself if we didn't get it first time.
30/07/2024
5/5 Stars
The course gave an excellent intro into indesign and helped me unlearn lots of bad habits I've picked up from trying to teach myself! The desktop set up was great - really useful to be able to see the screen and follow along. Donna was really knowledgeable and gave clear, easy to follow instructions helping to demystify all the different tools and make them easier to use. The content covered feels like a great starting point to take forward for my current needs. I would definitely recommend the course to my colleagues/friends!
30/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Very clear in-depth explanations, answered any questions, very friendly environment. I had used InDesign slightly before this course but had no clue how to sett up documents from scratch, from doing this course I now believe I can create files from scratch and have learned extremely helpful tips and tricks with using InDesign. Donna was a great trainer, thank you!
30/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Donna was excellent and I feel more confident with the software, thank you for everything!
30/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Simon has made me more confident at approaching collateral for my company and I have learned from bad habits.
17/07/2024
4/5 Stars
I would not recommend grouping one person with another large group from another company. It becomes focused on their needs and requirements, and the other person often feels as if their requirements are not considered. There were many occassions where what was being talked about at considerable length was very specific to the other group and not me at all, but there was no time to explore areas that were relevant for me and my job.
11/07/2024
4/5 Stars
Great course! Wish it lasted longer to get even more information. A bit quick paced but I understand there was a lot to cover. Would recommend!
11/07/2024
5/5 Stars
I thought this was a really engaging way of learning the basics of indesign. The team were really fun, and professional. I feel like I'm ready to get started!
11/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Tutor had a great attitude, super helpful and engaging! For next time: I would have liked a short test e.g., replicate a magazine page layout in 20 mins.
11/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Great coverage of the material and details. Good opportunity to ask specific and weird questions! Feel prepared to give these skills a go in the office.
11/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Very useful and insightful for someone who has never worked in InDesign. Doug is an excellent instructor and made us fall in love with graphic design.
11/07/2024
4/5 Stars
Better than expected
25/06/2024
5/5 Stars
Very friendly and thorough approach.
25/06/2024
5/5 Stars
great knowledge and great vibes. Phil was super helpful
25/06/2024
5/5 Stars
Loved everything, I really learned a lot and enjoyed it so much. The instructor was Amazing, positive energy.
25/06/2024
5/5 Stars
I have thoroughly enjoyed the course, which was really educational. I have learnt a lot and will definitely be utilising my new found knowledge in my InDesign work going forwards. Donna was a fantastic instructor who made the remote experience really good despite teaching to a full in person class. She continually engaged with me and was able to assist whenever I got stuck seemlessly. I look forward to attending further courses in the future.
06/06/2024
5/5 Stars
great coverage of Indesign tools, general and specific ones
04/06/2024
5/5 Stars
I really enjoyed both days of the course. Phil was great and very patient with explaining all the functions and answering our questions. Literally the only comment I might have would be possibly adding some time for "assignments" like 20 minutes to put together a design based on explained functions.
21/05/2024
5/5 Stars
The course was packed with useful information and the instructor was just amazing.
21/05/2024
4/5 Stars
It was very informative and Phil was very enthusiastic about teaching us. The shortcuts were very useful
17/05/2024
5/5 Stars
Great session - very friendly, efficient. A nice learning atmosphere.
17/05/2024
5/5 Stars
Phil was amazing, very enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. Great training
17/05/2024
5/5 Stars
The course was great - Phil did a lovely job of meeting us where we all were skill level wise and made the session fun and interactive
17/05/2024
5/5 Stars
I am very pleased with the information I have received whilst on the course and as such I feel much more confident using InDesign going forward.
25/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Phil is great, very knowledgeable and no question is too much
25/04/2024
5/5 Stars
The course was well structured and easy to follow with a good pace. Phil is an excellent teacher who explained everything clearly, with good examples, and allowed us all enough time to trial and error things ourselves. He is very helpful and approachable.
25/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Excellent course the instructor worked to everyone's level of un understanding
25/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Phil was very postive, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Nothing was too much trouble and I feel I've learnt so much that I can apply to my job role. Thanks so much Phil :)
25/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Alan was very informative, you could tell he had a very good knowledge of every aspect of InDesign. He was happy to go over anything we'd missed and reiterated how to do certain steps multiple times to help us remember the key info, even tailoring it for if we were using a mac / pc.
24/04/2024
5/5 Stars
As someone who was self taught prior to this course I did find alot of already known information in the course material, but having it delivered in a structured way opened up a more concrete understanding of how to create organised projects
24/04/2024
5/5 Stars
I had some IT gaps but the notes will help, a good course. I will keep practicing and come back for another if I need help. Thank you
24/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Really enjoyed the whole course - I've learnt so much. Thank You !
11/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Great insight into the interface and beginners knowledge of the software
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Very helpful and informative. The course was timed very well and was punctual. Doug was very patient and his timing was great! Props.
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
I thought it was a great course and an excellent teacher !
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
I found the course to be extremely helpful and I know feel confident that I can complete tasks on Indesign. The instructor explained things in a simple way and welcomed questions.
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
really brilliant. learnt a lot of knowledge of where i can use this in future work places.
08/04/2024
5/5 Stars
great experience wish it was a little bit more interactive and not just follow what the trainer is doing maybe a little test and audience participation
28/03/2024
4/5 Stars
Very well organised, ensured the course was interactive, and everything was very clear with useful notes provided for afterwards.
28/03/2024
5/5 Stars
Sofia was great. The pace was quite fast and I sometimes felt I could have done with being shown things twice before trying but overall it was excellent
26/03/2024
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate 
Lunch and refreshments
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the Manchester Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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