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Bespoke InDesign CC - 2 Day Intermediate

Key Course Details:

Level:

Intermediate to Advanced

Location:

UK Centres, Online, Onsite

Class, Online, Onsite

Duration:

2 Days (10am-5pm)

Price:

From £1,095 + VAT

Dates:

Dates to suit you

Join the professionals in getting the best out of InDesign with our bespoke intermediate course which will show you how to unlock the power of InDesign's intermediate tools, and help you to become more proficient and confident in laying out documents.

This course can be based around our base outline or part/fully customised according to your level & requirements. Our bespoke Adobe InDesign CC training is offered either Online, Onsite at your offices or at one of the XChange centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Bespoke InDesign CC - 2 Day Intermediate

Course Details

Adobe InDesign CC is the page layout application of choice for many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application that can be applied to text and objects. It also boasts an interface similar to Adobe’s other leading design applications and so is intuitive for users of these applications.

Further, Adobe InDesign CC integrates seamlessly with the other Adobe applications and can include native Photoshop and Illustrator files, and in CC you can now centralise your whole workflow through Adobe Bridge. PDF output, XML, and export to GoLive output are also supported, making InDesign the perfect tool for repurposing content.

In this 2 day course we cover all of the key features of InDesign CC beyond your current knowledge to develop enhanced skills to create attractive, professional page layouts. During the day we also create a print-ready version of a publication that you work on, to ensure that when you have finished the training you are able to cover all aspects of document production you are likely to work on.

(This course is also available as a 1 day course which covers most of the basics of the 2 day course but allows less time for experimenting and creating completed designs.)

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:

This course is intended for those who wish to enhance their existing knowledge of InDesign and who work as graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, or marketing communications professionals.

You will need basic experience in using InDesign. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe InDesign CC Introduction 2 Day course.

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Full Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Type and Text
- Add Text
- Edit Text
- Spell Check Text
- Thread Text
- Find/ Change (Enhanced)
- Change Text Threads
- Format Characters
- Format Paragraphs
- Numbering paragraphs (New)
- Text variables (New)
- Manage Styles
- Style Groups (New)
- Quick Apply (Enhanced)
- Text Wrap (Enhanced)
- Text on a path
- Rules
- The Glyphs panel (Enhanced)
Layers
- Layers Panel
- Moving across layers
Objects
- Arranging, Aligning and Distributing
- Transforming Objects
- Duplicating
- Rotating
- Scaling
- Skewing
- Mirroring
- The Transform Again commands
- Object Styles
- InDesign Snippets
Utilising Colours, Swatches, and Gradients
- Utilise Colour
- Utilise Swatches
- Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes
Managing Transparency
- Apply Transparency (Enhanced)
- Apply Transparency Flattener Presets
Graphics
- File Types
- Multiple image placement (New)
- Importing options
- Adobe Photoshop support
- Adobe PDF layer support
- Selectively display layers and layer comps
- Image Frames simple, compound & custom
- Fitting images Control Palette and shortcuts (Enhanced)
- Anchored Objects
- Clipping Paths, Alpha channels
- Importing InDesign documents (New)
Libraries
- Using InDesign libraries
Pen & Bezier tools
- Path tools in InDesign
Effects
- Inner Shadow (New)
- Bevel and Emboss (New)
- Gradient Feather (New)
- Inner Glow and Outer Glow (New)
Tabs and Tables
- Creating a table
- Adjusting rows and columns
- Adding and deleting rows and columns
- Formatting a table
- Formatting cells
- Headers and footers
- Table styles (New)
- Placing graphics in cells
- Working with Microsoft Word and Excel table
Long Documents
- Page Palette and working with pages
- Text Flow and Links
- Multiple Master Pages
- Numbering Pages
- Making & Packaging Books
- Table of Contents
- Indexes
Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
- Check Documents for Problems
- Print a Document
- Package Files
- Preview Output
- Print, Separation, Flattening
- Print options (Enhanced)
- PostScript, preflighting and Packaging
Creating Acrobat PDF Files
- Prepare PDF Files for Web
- Distribution
- Manage PDF Presets
- Export PDF Files for Printing
Workflows
- Export to XHTML (New)
- Email based assignments for InCopy • workflow (New)
- Automatically generated layouts from -XML (New)
Adobe Bridge
- Improved performance (Enhanced)
- Filter panel (New)
- Compare and preview images (Enhanced)
- Compare multiple images in the Preview panel and use the Loupe tool to zoom in on image previews (Enhanced)
- Version Cue Inspector and Version Cue buttons (Enhanced)
- Workspace flexibility (Enhanced)
Training Location Options
Online ↓ London ↓ Manchester ↓ Glasgow ↓ Onsite ↓
This course is offered for your convenience at one of our bespoke training centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow, Remote Online, or Onsite at your offices anywhere in the UK. Just let us know what would work best for you or your team.

Remote Online

Delivered Online to your location

Live online training offers an extremely flexible and convenient way of covering the same content as our bespoke classroom based courses. You will receive professional, certified design training from one of our experienced instructors direct to your screen, offering the perfect solution for those wishing to learn without having to travel.
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Remote Online Training Courses

Central London

5 St John’s Lane, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4BH

St John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
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London Training Centre

Central Manchester

Piccadilly House, 49 Piccadilly, M1 2AP

Piccadilly House is located in central Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
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Manchester Training Centre

Central Glasgow

Centrum Business Centre, 38 Queen Street, G1 3DX

The Queen Street training centre is located in central Glasgow within easy walking distance of the 3 local train options of Central Station, Queen Street and Argyle Street offering excellent transport connections.
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Glasgow Training Centre

Onsite

Onsite at your Offices/Premises

If you have the required set up and would prefer to have the training at your location we will be able to deliver the same session onsite at your premises as in our training centres. This will provide you with the same tailored training but without the need to travel and less disruption to you or your teams work schedule.
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Onsite Training
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Client Reviews

''A thoroughly enjoyable course, very useful and brilliantly tailored to our requirements. Have completed two other introductory InDesign courses and this has been the best by far. Would definitely recommend to others.''
Juliet McEwan, University of Glasgow, InDesign - 2 Day Bespoke Introduction
''I found the course very enjoyable. After using InDesign for a year just teaching myself how to do things, it is good to now know how to do them properly! Thank you very much.''
Justine Rich, Capita, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
''Really useful content presented in an understandable yet comprehensive manner. Covered a lot without being overwhelming. Fantastic and very helpful training and great tips on shortcuts too!''
Carley Willis, UKTI, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
''The course was great - a lot of content and adapted well for both attendees needs - brilliant trainer who obviously has a lot of experience which really helped. Thank you.''
Amanda Hayes, Weil Gotshal & Manges, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
''Well-paced and was taught the most important processes that will make a real difference to everyday use of InDesign.''
Carly Rolfe, Manchester University, InDesign Introduction - 2 Days
''The trainer had an extremely high level of knowledge about InDesign. He was very thorough in all his explanations and clear when providing any instructions. I feel very confident in the information I have been given and now feel able to go away and use InDesign. Excellent trainer.''
Maria Juszczyszyn, Aldi, InDesign Introduction - Two Days
''An outstanding training course led by a very knowledgeable and insightful tutor. Thoroughly enjoyed my time and will take forward all new knowledge to my workplace and personal life too. Really enjoyed this, thanks very much!''
Emma McLean, University of Strathclyde, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
''Clear, easy to follow training, well paced and interactive with positive tutition. Interesting and enjoyable, would recommend.''
Emma Fullalove, Tom Parker Ltd, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
''I have studied a course with XChange Training before and it is extremely well organised, friendly staff and has a good work environment.''
Victoria Hassett, ETM Group, InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
''Excellent. Course was tailored to our requirements, so didn't feel that any time was wasted.''
Susanna Booth, Competition Comm., InDesign - 1 Day Introduction

Frequently Asked Questions:

What dates are available for this course?

As a bespoke course the date arrangement is based around your requirements and availability in our schedule. With your guide of when you are looking for the training we will advise suitable date options ahead of finalising the planned date(s).

Can the content be tailored to my requirements?

Yes we are flexible about tailoring content and can adapt to be fully based on your requirements, a mixture of content from different levels of our base courses or a base outline with some additional focus areas.

Can this course be delivered live online?

Yes we can provide the same bespoke course as a live online session connecting to you or your group with either Zoom or Microsoft Teams if preferred.

What is the cost to deliver the course onsite?

We are equally able to deliver our bespoke training onsite at your premises and the cost to deliver this is the same structure as classroom with the addition of basic expenses depending on your location. Onsite courses in and around London, Manchester and Glasgow are usually without additional costs.

Can the course include my work samples?

It is often possible to review and include consideration towards sample files however the main course content is usually structured around prepared examples which are best suited to the planned content and structure of teaching the required skills in the best format.