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Unlock Your Design Potential: Adobe InDesign Foundation Training Course
Ready to master the tools that power the publishing world? This dynamic one-day Adobe inDesign foundation training course is specifically designed for complete newcomers—no prior experience with InDesign or desktop publishing is needed!
What You'll Create:
By the end of this course, you won't just know the software; you'll have the foundational skills to design essential print materials like:
— Stunning Brochures
— Professional Newsletters
— Eye-catching Business Cards & Advertisements
This core knowledge also provides the perfect springboard for advanced skills, including crafting e-Books for Kindle and other devices, designing multi-chapter books, or creating interactive digital publications with video and sound!
Seamless Learning, Maximum Support
Your expert instructor will walk you step-by-step through setting up documents, and adding and formatting text, graphics, and other design elements. You'll solidify your learning with a series of carefully constructed, hands-on tasks at every stage.
Online Flexibility: Taking the course remotely? We've split the online version into two convenient half-day sessions to easily fit around your work-from-home commitments. (Classroom and online formats usually alternate monthly.)
Post-Course Resources: You'll receive a comprehensive electronic course reference guide and unlimited, free email support (fair usage policy applies) for topics covered in the training.
Bring the Training to Your Team!
Want a custom session? We'll run this Adobe InDesign training course—or a tailored version—on your premises for just £415 + VAT per day for up to two people. Add only £75 + VAT for each additional person.
This includes all reference notes and email support. (Excludes trainer's travel/accommodation costs where necessary.)
Contact us today to arrange your private training!
Testimonial
I found Chris when I was looking for some training in publishing software. As I was almost an absolute beginner, I was concerned that I would take ages to train, that I would not understand anything, and that I was going to find that doing my own print design was a mistake. During and after my training sessions with Chris I not only learned how to use the software, but gained a bit of confidence due to his sensible advice and insights on publishing. The training went beyond value-for-money and I'd happily hire Chris again or recommend him.
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Course Content
What you can expect to learn on this short Adobe InDesign Foundation Level training course:
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An Overview of Desktop Publishing
- The Traditional Publishing Process and how it’s related to:
- The Electronic Publishing Process using Adobe InDesign CS or CC
Understanding the User Interface
- The Adobe InDesign Views – Story Editor & Layout
- The Adobe InDesign Toolbox
- The Control Palette
- Docking, Undocking and Floating Palettes
- Setting Adobe InDesign Document and Application Preferences
- The Adobe InDesign Selection Tools
- Keyboard shortcuts
Creating, Opening and Saving Documents
- Creating a New InDesign Document
- Adobe InDesign Document Setup
- Opening Existing Adobe InDesign Documents
- Setting up the Master Pages
- Adding Automatic Page Numbering
- Adding Running Headers and Footers
- Saving your InDesign Work
Working with Graphics
- Importing (Placing) Pictures and other Graphic Elements in InDesign Layouts
- Understanding the Difference between Bitmap and Vector Graphics
- Maintaining Image Quality – Avoiding the “Jaggies”
- Using Rectangular, Elliptical and Polygonal Frames as Containers for Graphics in InDesign
- Fitting pictures to Frames
- Cropping, Sizing & Scaling Images
- Wrapping Text Around Frames & Graphics
- Moving & Transforming Frames & Graphics
- Applying Fills & Strokes (Borders and Shading)
- Drawing Lines & Boxes
Formatting & Editing Text
- Adding Type to a Page with the InDesign Type Tool
- Importing (Placing) Text
- Formatting Text
- Working with the InDesign Story Editor
- Spell Checking, Search & Replace
- Linking and Unlinking Text Frames
- Drop Caps and Bullets
Colour Issues
- Working with Colour and other Fill Swatches
- Applying, Editing and Creating Colour Fills & Strokes
- Understanding and Using Pantone and Other Spot Colour Matching Standards
- Converting Spot Colours to Process CMYK Colours
Printing & Typesetting Terminology Explained
- Choosing and Using Typefaces Effectively
- Understanding Leading, Kerning, Tracking etc.
- Typesetting for maximum readability
- Techniques for Copy-Fitting
Printing & Output
- Print Options
- Package a Document to send to an External Print Provider
- PDF Output Options
- Some Common Output Problems explained – Fonts and Picture Formats
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