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Adobe InDesign CC Advanced 2 Days - Online
Key Course Details:
Level:
Advanced
Duration:
2
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£395 + vat
Join the professionals in getting the best out of the world's leading desktop-publishing program. Our course will show you how to unlock the power of InDesign's advanced tools and help you to become more proficient and confident in laying out documents.
With our help, you will take your existing InDesign know-how and enhance it as you learn how to create interactive PDFs, eBooks, and more. We will show you how to work more efficiently by saving re-usable data and storing PDF presets. This course is a great way to step up to expert level by increasing the quality, consistency, and speed of your output.
Join the professionals in getting the best out of the world's leading desktop-publishing program. Our course will show you how to unlock the power of InDesign's advanced tools and help you to become more proficient and confident in laying out documents.
With our help, you will take your existing InDesign know-how and enhance it as you learn how to create interactive PDFs, eBooks, and more. We will show you how to work more efficiently by saving re-usable data and storing PDF presets. This course is a great way to step up to expert level by increasing the quality, consistency, and speed of your output.
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InDesign Advanced 2 Days
Course Details
This 2-day Advanced course will help to develop your skills as you explore the advanced features of Adobe InDesign CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes desktop publishing and design to a new level, and combines production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat software.
You will already understand the basics of the program, and we will show you how to take that knowledge to the next level. We will cover advanced topics such as creating eBooks, generating indexes, and automating workflows.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Use advanced tools and palettes
- Create complex documents such as interactive PDFs and eBooks
- Re-use data via libraries and snippets
- Generate tables of contents and indexes
- Store PDF presets
This course is the perfect preparation if you plan to take the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam.
Our goals are for you to understand the advanced features of InDesign and for you to become a confident power user.
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.
Managing Your Workspaces- Organising Your Panels
- Advanced Zooming and Navigation
- Advanced View Options
- Typographical preferences
- Advanced Character formatting options
- Advanced Paragraph formatting options
- Review of setting up Style Sheets
- Advanced Style Sheet Tips
- Nested Styles
- Using ‘Based on’, ‘Next Style’ and Quick Apply
- Review of setting up Parent Pages
- Parent & Child masters
- Overriding Parent Page items
- Using ‘Shuffle’ options
- Best practice with Parent pages
- Numbering and Section options
- Advanced Align options
- Using keyboard shortcuts for align and distribute
- Using the Gap tool
- Using Autofit for images
- Review of setting up Object Styles
- Setting up a Baseline Grid
- Creating custom frames and objects with the pen tool
- Review of Swatches – managing colours and gradients
- Creating Mixed Inks
- Using the Ink Manager
- Sharing Swatches between documents and with Photoshop and Illustrator
Managing Documents- Using Libraries and Snippets
- Creating Templates
- Creating and using Find/Change queries
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Using an InDesign ‘Book’ to collate documents
- Setting up Indexes
- Tables
- Setting up Tables
- Importing Excel & Word tables
- Creating Table and Cell styles
- Adding Hyperlinks, Buttons, Movies and Sounds
- Setting up Page Transitions
- Exporting an Interactive PDF
- Understanding what an e-book is
- Overview of preparing an existing file to become an e-book
- Overview of Export options
- Understanding InDesign preferences
- Changing document preferences
- Changing application preferences
- Using the Overprint Preview and the Separations Preview panel
- Defining the Transparency Flattener settings
- Using Preflight
- Understanding an RGB workflow
- Creating PDF presets
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Location Details
This course is provided as a remote online course with live training provided by our Adobe Certified Trainer.
Accessing the live online course anywhere is easy and all you will need is:
- Computer with the trial or full version of Adobe InDesign installed
- Separate screen or device for the shared video display
- Sound output via computer or headset
- Ideally a camera and microphone on the computer for remote contact
Our goal is for you to be able to create simple but professional documents that are ready to use for the web and for print.
It is important to note this is not a classroom based training.
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InDesign Advanced 2 Days - Upcoming Online Course Dates
24 Apr - 25 Apr Special Offer! £345 + vat 22 May - 23 May £395 + vat 05 Jun - 06 Jun £395 + vat 17 Jul - 18 Jul £395 + vat 31 Jul - 01 Aug £395 + vat 18 Sep - 19 Sep £395 + vat 02 Oct - 03 Oct £395 + vat 13 Nov - 14 Nov £395 + vat 27 Nov - 28 Nov £395 + vat -
Client Reviews
"Excellent course, excellent trainer. Learnt so much. We covered lots of things I had tried to do before with much difficulty. The training made things simple, I will be much more efficient now! "
Laura Millar, FCA, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"Very organized training course covered all the basics needed and ran efficiently and in a nice relaxed and amenable environment."
Amaya Climent, The Crown Estate, InDesign - 1 Day Essentials
"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
"Thoroughly enjoyed the two day training course. We had a fantastic trainer and the course content was very clear and helpful. Thank you very much."
Ella Luscombe, Kier Construction Southern, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"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
"It was brilliant. I feel like I have learnt so much in 2 days. Our trainer was fantastic and I would love to come back and learn more."
Alex East, ISG, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"Excellent explanation, professional and friendly approach. Very clear in explanations. Overall an excellent trainer."
Andrew Shelmerdine, Vinci Academy, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
"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 training was excellent, well paced and all of our questions were answered. There was time at the end to put into practice what had been learnt and ask further questions or queries. Prepared handouts were are clear and useful for future reference."
Kerry Willis, Paignton Zoo, InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
Next Dates:
24 Apr - 25 Apr Special Offer! £345 + vat
22 May - 23 May
05 Jun - 06 Jun
17 Jul - 18 Jul
31 Jul - 01 Aug
18 Sep - 19 Sep
Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe InDesign training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
Really enjoyed the whole course - I've learnt so much. Thank You !
11/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Great insight into the interface and beginners knowledge of the software
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
Very helpful and informative. The course was timed very well and was punctual. Doug was very patient and his timing was great! Props.
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
I thought it was a great course and an excellent teacher !
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
I found the course to be extremely helpful and I know feel confident that I can complete tasks on Indesign. The instructor explained things in a simple way and welcomed questions.
09/04/2024
5/5 Stars
really brilliant. learnt a lot of knowledge of where i can use this in future work places.
08/04/2024
5/5 Stars
great experience wish it was a little bit more interactive and not just follow what the trainer is doing maybe a little test and audience participation
28/03/2024
4/5 Stars
Very well organised, ensured the course was interactive, and everything was very clear with useful notes provided for afterwards.
28/03/2024
5/5 Stars
Sofia was great. The pace was quite fast and I sometimes felt I could have done with being shown things twice before trying but overall it was excellent
26/03/2024
5/5 Stars
Sofia was a fantastic instructor, very knowledge, friendly and covered everything that I needed. A great 2 day course.
26/03/2024
4/5 Stars
Doug was very knowledgable and approachable - easy to ask questions as we went along and didn't feel too restricted. Hybrid model of having people in class and people on Zoom worked smoothly. Thank you.
07/03/2024
5/5 Stars
Really good training course, Phil was great and full of knowledge and happy to share. Also reiterated for us to get in touch with him after the session if there's anything we need in the future. Feel much more confident to use InDesign now and know what I'm doing on it. Thank you! Would just say it would be better to have more lunch options included but Phil explained why there isn't - could be something to relook at.
20/02/2024
4/5 Stars
The connecting room has thin walls and there was a lot of noise from staff in the middle of the morning. The afternoon was much better. The room was quite warm
16/02/2024
4/5 Stars
The course was quite informative and relevant for my work. The formatting content is very comprehensive and helpful, but would be nice to have a bit cool design tricks, especially for title pages.
16/02/2024
5/5 Stars
Craig is very experienced and professional. Impressed with his knowledge.
16/02/2024
5/5 Stars
Phil was excellent as always, very enthusiastic and full of energy and knowledge. Learned loads of really useful and applicable knowledge in the space of a day that will transform our workflows for the better. Thank you! :-)
09/02/2024
5/5 Stars
The training was great as always! Phil is such an ethusiastic instructor and I always enjoy his workshops. Really good in depth knowlege and answered every questions spot on! Cant recomend Xchage enough.
09/02/2024
5/5 Stars
Like always, super useful, great day of learning and I can already see from the teams reactions how much they will take from today and use in the everyday work. :-)
09/02/2024
5/5 Stars
A lot of what we covered will be applicable for us to use in our work. A lot of todays learnings will be so useful to us to make sure our work is consistent.
09/02/2024
5/5 Stars
I have learnt so much useful information, and feel more confident using InDesign than I did before.
01/02/2024
4/5 Stars
Have all software ready to go.
31/01/2024
4/5 Stars
Bespoke course, usefull for specific task
31/01/2024
5/5 Stars
Good understanding, feel confident using what I will need InDesign for
30/01/2024
5/5 Stars
very well presented and in depth explanations also open to questions
30/01/2024
5/5 Stars
Very informative
30/01/2024
5/5 Stars
Generally very good, got a bit lost a few times, but instructor was happy to help and go over things again
30/01/2024
5/5 Stars
Donna was a superb trainer - even the one day introductory course has opened up a whole expanse of new skills for us to implement in our work
29/01/2024
5/5 Stars
Our instructor Phil was excellent, answered all questions and equipped me with knowledge i need to take back to the workplace.
18/01/2024
5/5 Stars
I had a great time on the course, I learnt so much and came away ready to start using InDesign within my job. Phil, my instructor was absolutely wonderful. He was so helpful, organised and kind and most importantly a great teacher. His method of teaching was great, he had so much knowledge about the software and was also great with making sure we fully understood each step before moving forward to the next. Couldn't have asked for a better training course and couple of days. I would highly recommend.
16/01/2024
5/5 Stars
Phil is an excellent instructor
16/01/2024
5/5 Stars
Very good course, went through all the very basics which helped me to understand how to work with InDesign. Very good knowledge and never made to feel silly for asking simple questions. Would highly recommend and would like to attend a more advanced course in the future.
09/01/2024
5/5 Stars
The course was excellently structured and delivered, explaining processes in detail and providing examples and exercises to practise and perfect using the software. I particularly liked how each method we learnt was applicable to the next; summarised by the exercise which put together everything we learnt.
09/01/2024
4/5 Stars
Allan was great, so knowledgeable and very patient. Quickly put a workaround in for me when I wasn't able to download the course files sent the day prior to the course starting because of organisational restrictions. Admin guidance was to download the files to my personal laptop but this didn't help because the course files were then on a different machine to my InDesign and Zoom. Thanks to Allan for making sure I could still participate.
21/12/2023
5/5 Stars
Thank you so much for a great two days! I feel so much more confident with InDesign. Alan was very helpful and took time to explain things and go back to any steps we'd missed, while still staying to schedule. If there was one thing that would have made it even better for me it would've been more breaks in the morning and afternoon blocks, as I found the screen time and sustained focus quite intense. But overall a brilliant, well planned and delivered course!
21/12/2023
5/5 Stars
Really excellent instruction at a pace which broughtn the whole group along. Infinite patience with questions.
20/12/2023
5/5 Stars
I am so glad to step forward and diced to take that course with XChange Training, big big big thanks to Simon for the valued information that I have learnt until now and the vibe he offer in the class. cheers
28/11/2023
5/5 Stars
really interesting course
28/11/2023
5/5 Stars
Great, in-depth training. Solid basic understanding - previous training did not cover the bases but now I feel very confident in using the program. Will recommend to colleagues.
28/11/2023
5/5 Stars
Good instructor, nice environment, very positive experience.
28/11/2023
5/5 Stars
Really useful and informative. Simon was great, engaging and helpful. Open to questions and knowledgeable. Appreciated the small class size which meant direct, personal feedback and training. I feel much more confident using InDesign than before the course. Thank you!
28/11/2023
5/5 Stars
This has been a great experience. As someone who has never dealt with indesign before I now feel confident that I can create basic documents and social media posts.
28/11/2023
5/5 Stars
Overall a really good course with the basics being covered off well. I enjoyed the group learning and thought the structure and speed of the course was just right.
28/11/2023
4/5 Stars
Susannah was great fun, very knowledgeable, and extremely patient. The course was well paced.
28/11/2023
4/5 Stars
Very good course, the first two days were a great introduction to InDesign and I learnt a lot from Donna. The course didn't feel overly long each day and Donna was very good at explaining everything and making sure that no-one was left behind. The advanced course was more mixed and it felt like it was one size fits all but would prefer if there were more specific ones for print/digital/animated content rather than bundled together. Also having people join for the second two days that hadn't done the first two days we went back over content that had already been covered so they could do this.
23/11/2023
5/5 Stars
Phil, the trainer was the most knowledgeable, personable and expert trainer I have ever experienced - and I've done a lot over the years! I couldn't fault him. He had such a good way of teaching and conducted a fast pace to get through all the topics but not so fast that you couldn't keep up, and when you needed him to pause in case you missed a step, he would quickly go over the step again. He had a great method and mannerism to teaching too and keep each delegate encouraged. His use of easy to understand descriptions of even the most technical task helped delegates understand and his friendly mannerism kept you focused. He handled the whole class of various abilities in an even and fair way, so even slightly slower ones like me wouldn't feel inferior. Well done for that Phil! And now I feel the knowledge and understanding I have gained on Adobe Illustrator advanced has equipped me for life. I also feel so much more confident and can't wait to start using my advanced skills on a daily basis. Thank you so much. Maria
23/11/2023
Whats Included:
Live online remote tuition 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Authorised Course Certificate
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all online courses 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?
For this online course you will need to have your computer ready with the relevant software (trial or full) and our live instructor will guide you through the skills remotely during the session. Files for use in the training will be made available in advance for download. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate 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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