Adobe InDesign Introduction - 1 dayFace to face / Online closed & onsite training. Restaurant lunch included at STL venues.
To be able to use InDesign to create and manipulate professional documentation
To be introduced to desktop publishing
Delegates attending this course should have a working understanding of their operating system, particularly being able to use a mouse.
Document Basics
Creating and saving a document
Understanding and appreciating the InDesign approach
Overview of features/tools/palette
Document navigation/Using Views/Smart Views
Tool Box
Selection Tools
Achieving accurate layout
Grids
Guides
Rulers
Text handling
Text Frames
Text Frame Formatting
Text on a path
Text Frame Options
Text flow
Creating and formatting columns
Type
Importing/Placing/Threading Text
Character formatting
Paragraph formatting
Adobe Paragraph Composer
Basic typography and layout
Graphics
Graphic boxes
Editing graphic boxes
Editing graphics
Resizing graphics
Reshaping graphic boxes
Text meets graphics
Text wrapping options
Flowing text round graphic boxes
Tabs
Tabs and Tab Characters
Leaders
Tabs Palette
Layers
Creating and using layers
Layers palette
Layer order
Layer visibility
Tables
Building basic tables
Formatting tables
Tables and Text
Tables, colour fills and strokes
Colour
Colour principles and modes
Colour Palette
Creating and applying new colours
Editing colour
Strokes and Fills
Document Handoff
Issues relating to document handoff to service providers such as printers
Output
Preview
Print
Print Options
Print Presets
Pre-flight
Arguably, the most experienced and highest motivated trainers.
Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.
Modern-spec IT, fully networked with internet access
A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:
Courses start at 9:30am.
Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.
Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).
Available throughout the day:
Regular breaks throughout the day.
Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes
Available online. 100+ pages with step-by-step instructions
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Royal Horticultural Society
Antonia Harland-Lang,
Exhibitions And Events Officer
I thought you did a really good job of covering all technical difficulties. I found the training really useful and I will definitely be able to apply it! One suggestion I had was maybe the trainer could have been supplied with the RHS brand guidelines in advance.
InDesign Introduction (1 day)
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Citigroup
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Top-quality training by friendly instructors in good venues
"I've done several courses with these guys, including Advanced Excel and PowerPoint. The days are well organised and they lay on a great lunch, too. Their tutors are always lively and engaged with attendees. I thoroughly recommend their services."
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MS Office shortcut keys for all versions
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