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InDesign Training

Adobe InDesign software allows the creation and design of online and offline documents. Create compelling print layouts, immersive content for playback in the Adobe Flash Player runtime, and interactive PDF documents.

InDesign

Essentials

Course Objectives

This Adobe InDesign training course providers the skills necessary to create documents for print and online.

Duration

2 Days

Cost

£575 (ex VAT)

Schedule

Course Dates

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system

Additional Notes

Courses can be run on Windows and Macintosh platforms and tailored to meet customers’ requirements. Courses run in Edinburgh, Glasgow and at client sites throughout the UK.

Exams

Adobe® InDesign® CS5 Exam – (PDF)

Course Outline

Adobe InDesign – Essentials

Introducing the Workspace

  • Looking at the Workspace
  • Working with Panels
  • Customising the Workspace
  • Changing the Magnification of a Document
  • Navigating through a Document

Getting to Know InDesign

  • Changing the View Mode
  • Viewing Guides
  • Adding Text
  • Threading Text in Frames
  • Fine-tuning the Layout

Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages

  • Creating and Saving Custom Page Settings
  • Creating a New Document
  • Working with Master Pages
  • Adding New Pages
  • Placing Text and Graphics on the Document Pages
  • Overriding Master Page Items on Document Pages
  • Viewing the Completed Spread

Working with Frames

  • Working with Layers
  • Creating and Editing Text Frames
  • Creating and Editing Graphics Frames
  • Working with Frames

Importing and Editing Text

  • Creating and Entering Text
  • Vertically Aligning Text
  • Flowing Text Manually
  • Flowing Text Automatically
  • Using Semi-autoflow to Place Text Frames
  • Changing the Number of Columns in a Frame
  • Flowing Text into an Existing Frame
  • Adding Pages while Flowing Text
  • Finding and Changing Text and Formatting
  • Checking Spelling
  • Using the Story Editor

Working with Typography

  • Adjusting Vertical Spacing
  • Changing Fonts and Type Style
  • Changing Paragraph Alignment
  • Adjusting Letter and Word Spacing
  • Setting Tabs
  • Adding a Rule above a Paragraph

Working with Colour

  • Defining Printing Requirements
  • Creating and Applying Colours
  • Working with Gradients
  • Creating a Tint
  • Creating a Spot Colour
  • Applying Colour to Text

Working with Styles

  • Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles
  • Creating and Applying Character Styles
  • Creating and Applying Object Styles
  • Creating and Applying Table and Cell Styles
  • Loading Styles from another Document

Importing and Modifying Graphics

  • Adding Graphics from other Programs
  • Comparing Vector and Bitmap Graphics
  • Managing Links to Imported files
  • Updating Revised Graphics
  • Adjusting View Quality

Creating Tables

  • Importing and Formatting a Table
  • Using Graphics within Tables
  • Formatting Text within a Table

Working with Transparency

  • Applying Transparency Settings
  • Adjusting Transparency Settings for EPS Images
  • Adjusting Transparency to Images

Output and Exporting

  • Live Preflighting Files
  • Packaging Files
  • Creating an Adobe PDF Proof
  • Printing a laser or inkjet Proof

 

Advanced

Course Objectives

In this course, you will use the advanced features of InDesign to create documents.

Duration

1 Day

Cost

£375 (ex VAT)

Schedule

Course Dates

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, delegates should have completed the Adobe InDesign® – Essentials course or have equivalent knowledge of InDesign

Additional Notes

Courses can be run on Windows and Macintosh platforms and tailored to meet customers’ requirements. Courses run in Edinburgh, Glasgow and at client sites throughout the UK.

Exams

Adobe® InDesign® CS5 Exam – (PDF)

Course Outline

Adobe InDesign – Advanced

Working with Colour

  • Setting up Colour Management in InDesign
  • Colour Managing Imported Images in InDesign

Importing and Modifying Graphics

  • Working with Clipping Paths
  • Working with Alpha Channels
  • Creating a Library
  • Using a Library to Manage Objects
  • Placing Native Files
  • Using Adobe Bridge to Import Graphics

Working with Transparency

  • Importing and Colorizing a Grayscale Image
  • Applying Transparency Settings
  • Importing and Adjusting Illustrator Files that use Transparency
  • Applying Transparency Settings to Text
  • Working with Effects

Working with Long Documents

  • Starting a Book
  • Adding Sections to change Page Numbering
  • Creating a Running Footer
  • Adding a Footnote
  • Adding a Cross-Reference
  • Synchronising a Book
  • Generating a Table of Contents
  • Indexing a Book

Output and Exporting

  • Previewing Separations
  • Previewing how Transparency will be Flattened
  • Previewing the Page
  • Preflighting as you Work

Creating Rich Interactive Documents

  • Setting up an Online Document
  • Adding Buttons, Page Transitions and Hyperlinks
  • Exporting as Flash
  • Exporting as Adobe PDF
  • Converting a Print Document for Online Use