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Adobe InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days - Newcastle



Learn the fundamentals of InDesign as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading desktop-publishing program. We will show you how to create and export attractive, simple documents. This is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in digital publishing.
After we give you a complete tour of the InDesign environment, we will show you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. We will help you add consistency through the use of paragraph and character styles. 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.
Price: | £495.00 ex VAT |
Version: | Adobe InDesign CC |
Level: | Introduction to Intermediate |
Duration: | 2 Days (10am-5pm) |
Location: | Newcastle |
Computer: | Windows & Mac |
Next Dates: |
01 Feb - 02 Feb |
InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep
InDesign Introduction 2 Days Overview
This 2-day Introduction 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. You will also learn how to apply consistency to your text through the use of paragraph and character styles.
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
- Add effects to objects
- Apply paragraph and character styles
- 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.

InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep


Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days 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
- Edit Text using Story Editor
- Spell Check Text
- Find/ Change
- Character formatting options
- Paragraph formatting options
- The Glyphs panel
- Showing Hidden Characters
- Threading Text
- Adding images
- Cropping images
- Resizing images
- Adding Text Wrap
- Understanding different image file types
- Using the Links panel
- Understanding and checking resolution
- Adding colour to Fill/Stroke
- Adding Swatches
- Understanding the difference between CMYK, RGB, Pantone colours
- Creating tint swatches
- Creating Gradients
- Stroke settings
- Creating different shapes
- Arranging, Aligning and Distributing
- Transforming Objects
- Duplicating
- Layers
- Object Styles
- Applying Effects
- Shape and corner options
- Setting up Paragraph Styles
- Setting up Character Styles
- Changing Paragraph & Character styles
- Setting up Master pages
- Applying a Master page
- Using Master pages with facing pages
- Adding page numbers
- Overriding Master page items
- Using Preflight for basic checks
- Print a Document
- Packaging Files
- Exporting to PDF

InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep


Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
What's Included
The following are provided for your best experience on this course:
- All computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac systems
- Small class size (limited to a maximum of 4-8 attendees on all sessions)
- Quality reference manual for post course reference to take away with you
- 6 months post course support to assist you where needed
- Official Adobe Authorised Certificate for your successful completion of the course
- Lunch To give you the most flexible options for lunch we provide lunch vouchers which can be redeemed locally at a number of popular eateries including Pret A Manger, EAT, Starbucks, Tesco, Sainsburys, Boots and Greggs
- Refreshments to keep you on top form are available for you throughout the course with a full range of teas, coffees and biscuits
- Pads and pens
Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm 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.
Further details on benefits included with this Adobe InDesign CC course:
Included with our InDesign courses is the Brilliant InDesign book provided for free to use as a post course reference resource. This is a full 300+ page manual to supplement the content covered during the course.
Included with your course booking for all delegates on this course is 6 months free support so if you run into problems or need assistance relating to anything covered during your course we would be happy to assist you during this time.
After your Adobe class with XChange Training you will receive our official Adobe Authorised Training Certificate as a record of your successful completion of the Adobe Certified InDesign course.
Delegates attending scheduled or bespoke courses at our training centres will receive lunch and plentiful refreshments including tea, coffee and hot chocolate for each day of the course.

InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep


Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
Training Location
This course is provided at the XChange Training Newcastle training centre located at:
The BeaconWestgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 9PQ
The training centre is situated on Westgate Road near Central Newcastle within easy reach by bus of Newcastle Central Station for both local Metro and overland trains. If you are driving there is free parking available at the training centre.
Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.

InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep


Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
Scheduled Course Enquiry
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If you would prefer to check course details by phone please call us on 0345 363 1130.

InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep


Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
Bespoke Adobe InDesign Training
Our bespoke course options for Adobe InDesign training are shown below:
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Adobe InDesign CC - 2 Day Introduction Training Course
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Adobe InDesign CC - 2 Day Advanced Training Course
Adobe InDesign and Twixl for Creating Tablet & Phone Apps - 2 Day Training Course
Adobe InDesign CC - Interactive Multimedia documents 1 Day Training Course
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InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep


Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
Testimonials
Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
Excellent. Course was tailored to our requirements, so didn't feel that any time was wasted.
Susanna Booth, Competition Comm., InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
Fantastic two day course on InDesign, well worth doing. Staff very friendly. 10 out of 10
Daniel Kosta, Icon Productions, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
The training content was set at just the right pace. Full of content that we were all able to 'get to grips with' and the trainer was very helpful.
Helen Seddon, ENEHL, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
The trainer was easy to follow and very easy going, which creates a excellent training environment. I will certainly be coming back in the future. A great teacher and a great course!
Scott Godfrey, InDesign - 4 Day Masterclass
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
A really informative course with lots of useful hints and tips to use InDesign.
Anisha Patel, AAPG, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
Thoroughly enjoyed my day of training on Adobe InDesign, the trainer was very professional and easy to get on with. His knowledge and delivery was very good. Will definitely recommend you to others.
Anthony Barnes, The Design Business, InDesign - 1 Day Essentials
I found the course very enjoyable. After using InDesign for a year just teaching myself how to do things, it is good to now know how to do them properly! Thank you very much.
Justine Rich, Capita, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
Impressive course! Many thanks also for the InDesign Shortcuts & Preference Guide which will be very useful and are greatly appreciated
Tom Gilling, Vividesigns, InDesign - 4 Day Masterclass

InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days
The Beacon, Central Newcastle
Next available Newcastle course dates
- 01 Feb - 02 Feb
- 01 Mar - 02 Mar
- 12 Apr - 13 Apr
- 12 May - 13 May
- 14 Jun - 15 Jun
- 05 Jul - 06 Jul
- 26 Jul - 27 Jul
- 25 Aug - 26 Aug
- 20 Sep - 21 Sep


Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough.
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 Day Introduction