Testimonials
Janine Gates
Date: Feb 04, 2010
Great that the instructor was so flexible and attentive to our learning goals.
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Duration
1 Day |
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Class Size
~15 |
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Times
9:00-4:00 |
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Computer
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Training Manual
Included |
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Price
$235.00 + GST |
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Course Description The InDesign Course is an Introduction course that will teach the fundamentals of InDesign from the basic navigation to creating rich layouts for publications, and brochures. Learn how to make Adobe PDF files and Interactive documents. Export for Printing and the Web. Target Audience This Course is designed for beginners to Adobe InDesign who have a need or desire to create rich graphics or marketing publications. No prior experience of InDesign is required. Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this InDesign training class students will be able to:
- Navigate within the InDesign Environment
- Add, Edit, and work with Text
- Work with Graphics, and Images
- Use the many Tools in InDesign
- Create and Import a multitude of Data
- Effectively use Tables in InDesign
- Use Transparency and Color and adjust the Many Related Settings
- Prepare documents for Publication to Print, and the Web
- Advanced features and tips to get best out of InDesign
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Course Outline |
Morning
Learning the Work Area
- The Start Screen
- The Application Tar and Workspace Menu
- The Control Panel
- Basic Keyboard Shortcuts
Setup Your Preferences
- General Preference Settings
- Setting up Type and Composition Preferences
- Customize the Layout and Guides
- Spelling, Autocorrect and Story Editor
- The Clipboard and File Handling Settings
Working with Documents
- Create and Setup a New Document
- Utilize Templates
- Missing Fonts & Broken Links?
Navigate and View your Work
- Pages, Layers and View-Modes
- How to Pan & Zoom
- Rotating the Spread View
Margins, Guides, and Rulers
- Introducing Units, and Margins
- How to use the Rulers
- Using the Guides to Align and Place Objects
Working with Text
- Add and Edit Text in Frames
- Frame Types Explained
- Insert Text from File
- Auto Flow and Smart Text Reflow
- Choose your Fonts
- Swatches and Leading
- Find and Replace Text
- Hyphenation and Justification
- Create and Apply Styles
- Clear and Redefine Style Options
Import, Place and Edit Graphics
- Learn Bridge Basics
- Import Graphics and Images
- Place and Scale Images
- Frame and Content Fitting
- Build your Own Library
- Work with Multiple Files
- Use the Links Panel Effectively
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Afternoon
Lists and Tables
- Format Text with Tabs
- Create, Select, and Navigate Tables
- Formatting Cells in Tables
- Tips for Time Saving (Table & Cell Styles)
- Bullets, and Numbered Lists
Create your Own Shapes
- Create Shapes and Frames
- Transform and Edit Shapes
- Alignment Matters
- Text Wrapping Basics
Create and Edit Layers
- Create Layers
- Place Content on Layers
- Managing Layers
- Moving Content Between Layers
Colors, Swatches and Transparency
- Introducing…
- Create Swatches
- Choosing Colors and Using Transparency
- Gradients and Working with Swatches
- Some more Transparency Effects
Object Styles
- What Are Object Styles
- Define the Default Object Styles
- Create New Object Styles
- Update and Apply Object Styles
Creating Rich Interactive Documents
- Setting up an online document
- Create a Table of Contents (Interactive)
- Create and Edit Hyperlinks
- Adding Buttons, and Page transitions
- Exporting as Flash
- Exporting as Adobe PDF
- Converting a print document for the Web
Preflight and Print
- Live Preflighting
- Packaging for Output
- What are my Printing Options?
- Booklets, PDF’s and More
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