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Adobe InDesign CC Print Production 1 Day - London
Key Course Details:
Level:
Intermediate
Duration:
1
Day - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£325 + vat
Put the focus on improving print output as you join us to learn about transparencies, PDF standards, preflighting, and more. Learn the skills you need to give your print designs the professional treatment.
We will show you the systems and standards used in InDesign so that your print-ready output can look its best. We will cover best practices in colour mapping, previewing and packaging for hand-off. Our tips will help you make your documents shine and you will come away understanding the techniques that make the all difference in producing professional documents for print.
Put the focus on improving print output as you join us to learn about transparencies, PDF standards, preflighting, and more. Learn the skills you need to give your print designs the professional treatment.
We will show you the systems and standards used in InDesign so that your print-ready output can look its best. We will cover best practices in colour mapping, previewing and packaging for hand-off. Our tips will help you make your documents shine and you will come away understanding the techniques that make the all difference in producing professional documents for print.
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InDesign Print Production 1 Day
Course Details
This 1-day specialist introduction course will enhance your existing knowledge of Adobe InDesign CC by focusing on print production. Together, we will discuss some of the less well-known features of the program, and you will gain an understanding of the concepts behind the production of consistent, professional output for print.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Handle transparencies, layering, and flattening
- Understand why, when, and how to use the Preflight panel
- Package files for hand-off to a print provider
- Configure presets and export PDF files
Specialist courses require specialist trainers: your instructor for the day will be an Adobe Acrobat and InDesign Certified Instructor and a current member of the Ghent PDF Workgroup.
Our goal is to help you understand and implement the techniques necessary to improve the quality and consistency of your print output.
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 PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer's operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
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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.
Configuring your environment- Configuring rich black parameters
- Overprint preview options
- Testing overprinting object control
- Generating a new workspace
- Reverting to default
- Configuring palettes
- Tearing and docking palettes
- Using the Printing and Proofing options
- Fixing missing fonts globally
- Examing OpenType and CFF formats
- Updating paragraph styles
- Checking link resolutions
- Embedding options
- Link colour space and resolution issues
- Preview and fix transparency issues
- Preview and fix separation issues
- Preview and fix ink densities
- Use object layering and stacking
- Identify transparency
- Exploring the flattening process
- Discuss between live and flattened objects
- (cross reference PDF/X-4 and 5)
- Build swatches in Pantone and CMYK
- Understanding the alternate colour space
- Remapping colours
- Removing unused colours
Generating a PDF through Export- Adobe PDF Library core technology
- Exploring the presets and modifying
- Differences between Distiller and Export
- Brief explanation of the PDF Specification
- Create and use intent driven print presets
- Saving and loading shared presets
- Understand print drivers, PPDs, colour-space, postscript levels, registration, trim and bleed and colour conversion options. The benefits of simulation on output, OPI and flattening
- Examine preflight checks
- Output of fonts include CJK
- Differences between in-document content and PDF Export considerations
- Other preflight alternatives
- Packaging for print provider output
- Reading the preflight report
- What items are checked by InDesign
- Font licensing and embedding
- Pros and Cons of Packagiing
- PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 standards
- New PDF/X-4, 4p and 4g
- Benefits of ISO standards and the future
- Adobe PDF Print Engine
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training London training centre based at:
5 St John’s Lane
Clerkenwell
London
EC1M 4BHSt 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.
Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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InDesign Print Production 1 Day - Upcoming London Course Dates
28 May - 28 May £325 + vat 28 Jul - 28 Jul £325 + vat 09 Oct - 09 Oct £325 + vat -
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
"Excellent facilities, close to the station. The tutor really understood the program and the work of designers. He taught more than was required and answered advanced questions with knowledge and understanding. The course will help me enormously with my work and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend XChange Training to my fellow colleagues and friends."
Gary Stafford, Shoreline Housing Partnership, InDesign - 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
"Trainer was very knowledgeable and professional - good amount of bespoke content covered."
Victoria Portwin, Gottex, InDesign - 1 Day Bespoke
"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
"Impressive course! Many thanks also for the InDesign Shortcuts & Preference Guide which will be very useful and are greatly appreciated"
Tom Gilling, Vividesigns, InDesign - 4 Day Masterclass
"The training content was set at just the right pace. Full of content that we were all able to 'get to grips with' and the trainer was very helpful."
Helen Seddon, ENEHL, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
"The trainer was excellent - she explained everything in depth and gave me enough time to keep up. The content was very useful and I know feel a lot more confident to use InDesign. "
Sian Hughes, UKTI, InDesign - 1 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 was easy to follow and very easy going, which creates a excellent training environment. I will certainly be coming back in the future. A great teacher and a great course!"
Scott Godfrey, InDesign - 4 Day Masterclass
£325 + vat
Next Dates:
28 May
28 Jul
09 Oct
Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe InDesign training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
The course was very insightful, and tailored to what me and my colleague need for our day-to-day work. The pace of the day was kept in-line with the skills we already had/what we needed to learn and overall was extremely helpful in improving our workflow.
11/04/2025
5/5 Stars
The course really helped to expand my knowledge on InDesign with loads of really useful fundamentals to help me with my design work. Phil was extremely helpful and answered every question I asked, and more, and made sure to offer his assistance with any queries after the day.
11/04/2025
5/5 Stars
Hi, I really enjoyed this two day course. The instructor was very friendly and attentive.
10/04/2025
5/5 Stars
easy to follow the tutorials
08/04/2025
5/5 Stars
The overall course was really fantastic. Being able to learn both the theory and practical aspects really should helped grow my understanding of InDesign and I am excited to continue learning and using the program.
08/04/2025
4/5 Stars
The course was run well, one bit of feedback that could be helpful in the future is to have a document explaining what we will cover during the course so we can follow along as the time progresses, alongside knowing what to expect.
08/04/2025
4/5 Stars
Very helpful introduction into InDesign
24/02/2025
5/5 Stars
Good course, covers the basics and provides a grounding knowledge base.
24/02/2025
5/5 Stars
very easy to follow and great knowledge from instructor
24/02/2025
5/5 Stars
We covered a lot in a short amount of time. I felt so excited by the end of the first day and did not want to stop/leave the course! On this last/second day, same feeling, like I have so much more to learn. I hope I can do the Advanced course one day.
21/01/2025
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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