Adobe InDesign CS4 - Getting Started — A 2-day course
Synopsis
Imagine being able to create documents of many types, from single page advertisements and flyers, to complex multi-page colour publications after just 2 days of training! That's what you'll be able to do after you take the InDesign training course offered by GBDirect.
This InDesign training course allows you to take desktop publishing and design to a new level, combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat software. Create simple documents and prepare them for print or export as a PDF. Topics in this training course include learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector based graphics, and the basics of design.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Layout Text & Graphics in a Document while making use of InDesign Frames
- Share formatting and appearance attributes with Styles
- Manage linked files and missing Fonts
- Automate the workflow with Master pages
- Define Colours, Tints & Gradients using the Swatches panel
- Output an Artwork for Prepress printing
Suitable For
Our InDesign training courses are a great way to learn to make the most of this powerful product quickly and efficiently, whether you are a total beginner or an advanced user.
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
London — £550 (+VAT)
- 24–25 Mar 2010
- 6–7 Apr 2010
- 20–21 Apr 2010
- 28–29 Apr 2010
- 4–5 May 2010
- 19–20 May 2010
- 26–27 May 2010
- 1–2 Jun 2010
- 16–17 Jun 2010
- 28–29 Jun 2010
- 30 Jun–1 Jul 2010
Birmingham — £550 (+VAT)
- 24–25 Mar 2010
- 19–20 May 2010
Manchester — £550 (+VAT)
- 24–25 Mar 2010
- 28–29 Apr 2010
- 10–11 May 2010
- 12–13 May 2010
- 9–10 Jun 2010
- 16–17 Jun 2010
- 21–22 Jul 2010
Newcastle — £550 (+VAT)
- 21–22 Apr 2010
- 16–17 Jun 2010
Glasgow — £550 (+VAT)
- 12–13 Apr 2010
- 19–20 May 2010
- 21–22 Jun 2010
Course Contents
Setting Up Your Document
- Be precise with Rulers and Guides
- Add, move & shuffle Pages in your Document
- Paginate Spread Pages
- Using Bridge to organise your creative assets and InDesign Libraries to share them
Working with Frames
- Place Text & Graphics on the Document Pages
- Applying Colours, Tints and Gradients
- Get creative with the Stroke panel
- Shapes & Corner options inside of InDesign
- Transforming Frames Content
- Changing the default Transparency
- Share the Appearance attributes with Object Styles
Importing and Editing Text
- Flowing Text & multiple Columns design
- Formatting with Character & Paragraph Styles
- Leading, Spacing, Tracking and Kerning
- Create Bulleted & Numbered lists
- Explore decorative Fonts & special Characters with Glyphs panel
Working with Graphics
- Image quality & Display options
- Fitting or Clipping graphics with Frames
- Share Colours across the with Swatch Exchange Format
- Manage linked files & automate updating of your content
- Vector artworks inside of InDesign
- Goodies inside of the Effects panel
Page Layout tools
- Using Placeholders, Eyedropper and Master Pages for different workflow
- Aligning multiple Objects & working with Object Groups
- Wrap text around inline Objects while making use of Alpha
Channels
- Be a professional with Baseline Grid alignment
Outputting and PDF Export
- Understanding Bleed & Slug
- Differentiate between Spot & Process colours
- Create a Package to share InDesign Documents
- Manage missing Fonts
- Preflight for Prepress
