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ePub Creation with InDesign 1 Day

Key Course Details:

Level:

Introduction

Location:

UK Centres, Online, Onsite

Class, Online, Onsite

Duration:

1 Day (10am-5pm)

Price:

From £595 + VAT

Dates:

Dates to suit you

Find out how to get your documents onto Kindles, iPads, and other devices with this bespoke course. Learn about the ePub digital-publishing format and pick up some great tips as you prepare to appeal to a wider digital audience.

This course can be based around our base outline or part/fully customised according to your level & requirements. Our bespoke ePub 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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ePub Creation with InDesign 1 Day
Course Details

This bespoke course will help you learn about the ePub specification, including how to examine and put together an ePub package of your own. We will show you how to apply consistent styling to text, create an eye-catching front cover, and publish the final product ready for anyone with a tablet or eReader to read.
The 1-day Introduction course will enhance your existing knowledge of Adobe InDesign CC by focusing on ePub, which is the digital-publishing format used to produce content for a wide variety of eReaders such as Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, Nook, and many more. We will show you how to take your existing layouts and publish them for these devices. With our help, you will learn how InDesign makes the publishing process straightforward, even if you have never used ePub before.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the ePub specification
- Explore an ePub package
- Examine XHTML and CSS
- Control section breaks and image behaviour
- Apply paragraph and character styles
- Produce a front cover
- Use the Articles panel
- Convert to .mobi (Kindle) and other formats
Our goal is to help you understand and implement the techniques necessary to convert your existing and new layouts to ePub format.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and 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.
ePub Overview
- Examining the ePub specification (3.0)
- Examples of existing ePub documents
- Software and hardware solutions
- What works and what doesn't
Exploring an ePub package
- How to open the package (Mac and PC)
- Structure of content
- XHTML pages
- CSS definitions
- Software in the marketplace
Document flow
- Understanding document flow
- Ways to overcome document flow issues
- Creating a front cover – options available
- Anchoring content inside the document flow
- Options for document and article flow
Producing design content
- Grouping elements
- Adding elements to articles panel
- Keeping content together
Adding text styles
- Overview of paragraph styles
- Overview of character styles
- Using Find/Change to overcome widowed styles
Images
- Defining measurements
- Examine suggested image sizes
- Full page images
- Controlling behaviour of images
Preflight check
- Using Live Preflight
- Creating a custom profile
- Exporting your profile
- Importing a profile
Creating a Table of Contents (TOC)
- Defining document structure
- Creating a TOC style
- Generating a TOC
- Updating a TOCFonts
- Issues surrounding fonts
- Embedded or defaulting
- Export options for fonts
Creating a book
- Adding documents into a book
- Rearranging document order
- Synchronise styles
- Controlling chapter layout order
Export to ePub
- Document Metadata
- Cover
- Ordering
- Formatting options
- Image preservation (and overrides)
- Control control
- CSS options
- Viewing options
- Display in Adobe Digital Editions (ADE)
Cracking open the ePub
- Options for Windows
- Options for Mac
- Expand and compress (.zip)
Options for fine tuning
- Opening ePub XHTML files
- Opening ePub CSS files
- Making edits
Validation and cleanup
- Validating your ePub
- Convert to .mobi for Kindle
- Distribute
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

''Thanks for an informative day!''
Kate Hardie, Culham Studio, ePub - 1 Day Introduction
''Overall the course was very informative and covered a lot of the information I was after.''
Deborah Durojaiye, Macmillan, ePub - 1 Day Introduction
''The trainer was excellent and I have learned a lot. I would recommend XChange Training to anyone who needs to learn new skills in practical and useful way. ''
Zeljko Kovacevic, St. Edmunds College, Dreamweaver - 1 Day Introduction
''Fantastic two day course on InDesign, well worth doing. Staff very friendly. 10 out of 10''
Daniel Kosta, Icon Productions, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
''Good pace and very clear directions. I will definitely be recommending XChange Training in the future. ''
Charlotte Green, AXA Investment Managers, Powerpoint & Excel - Bespoke Introduction
''Very comprehensive and well delivered training. ''
Deborah Martin, University of Derby, Colour Management - 1 Day Introduction
''The instructor was absolutely brilliant, he was enthusiastic and no question was ever too much to answer. The environment was lovely and learning was enjoyable.''
Laura Kay, Lakelovers, InDesign Introduction - 2 Days
''Thank you for a brilliant course which I found very useful. The trainer was fantastic with excellent knowledge on Filemaker. I would advise anyone to go to XChange Training. ''
Alex Cardozo, The Met Police, Bespoke FileMaker Introduction Masterclass
''For such a brief time frame an awful lot is covered. The walk-throughs via projection were excellent and instruction/explanation was excellent. He is clearly a very knowledgeable professional!''
Angelo Christodoulou, Queen Mary University, InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
''Brilliant, I can't fault it really. Everything was clearly explained and course content was tailored to our needs. Thanks''
Annike Spiller, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Design Masterclass - 5 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.