Adobe InDesign CC Essentials Introduction 1 Day - Glasgow
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction
Duration:
1
Day - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£295 + vat
Learn the basics of the leading desktop-publishing program. Our introduction will show you the first steps in creating attractive, simple documents, and is an essential starting point for anyone interested in the fields of creative design and digital publishing.
After we guide you through the essentials of controlling the InDesign environment, we will show you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. You will grasp how quick and easy it is to create documents for the web and for print, including how to produce professional PDF files.
Learn the basics of the leading desktop-publishing program. Our introduction will show you the first steps in creating attractive, simple documents, and is an essential starting point for anyone interested in the fields of creative design and digital publishing.
After we guide you through the essentials of controlling the InDesign environment, we will show you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. You will grasp how quick and easy it is to create documents for the web and for print, including how to produce professional PDF files.
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InDesign Introduction 1 Day
Course Details
This 1-day Essentials course helps you learn about the tools and features available in 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 learn to create attractive, simple documents and prepare them for the web and for print. We will guide you in learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector-based graphics, and the basics of design.
Creative professionals appreciate the freedom and productivity gains made possible through the use of Adobe InDesign. We will show you how to improve your workflow by harnessing InDesign's integration with other popular Adobe programs.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the InDesign environment
- Design documents and save them as Acrobat PDF files
- Use colours, swatches, and gradients
- Manage transparency and use tables
- Prepare for hand-off to a service provider
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.
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. -
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.
Getting started in InDesign- Customise Your Workspace
- Workspace and Window arrangement
- Create a New Document
- Zooming in and out
- Moving around your document
- Using Control panel options
- Previewing your document
- Add Text
- Spell Check Text
- Basic Character formatting options
- Basic Paragraph formatting options
- Showing Hidden Characters
- Threading Text
- Adding images
- Cropping images
- Resizing images
- Adding Text Wrap
- Understanding commonly used image file types
- Using the Links panel
- Checking resolution
Colours, Swatches, and Gradients- Adding colour to Fill/Stroke
- Creating Swatches
- Stroke settings
- Creating different shapes
- Transforming and Duplicating Objects
- Setting up Parent pages
- Applying a Parent page
- Adding page numbers
- Overriding Parent page items
- Check Documents for Overset text
- Print a Document
- Packaging Files
- Exporting to PDF
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Location Details
This course is provided at our Scotland training centre located in central Glasgow at:
Centrum Business Centre
38 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3DXThe Glasgow training centre is located on Queen Street in the heart of Glasgow close to Central Station, Queen Street Station and Argyle Street Station.
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 Introduction 1 Day - Upcoming Glasgow Course Dates
14 Jul - 14 Jul £295 + vat 01 Sep - 01 Sep £295 + vat 27 Oct - 27 Oct £295 + vat 15 Dec - 15 Dec £295 + vat -
Client Reviews
"Brilliant two days of training which allowed me to be confident in my own self taught/on the job knowledge, efficient working methods and hints and tips. Thank you. "
Jackie Williams, British Council, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Advanced
"Thanks for a very pleasant and educational 2 days. I think it was especially good because it was a small class which gave very individual training."
Nigel Hopwood, Jacob Jensen Design, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
"Top quality facilities, instructor and training (as always.). I cannot praise everyone highly enough. "
Steve Linehan, The Stationery Office (TSO), InDesign - 2 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
"I was very happy with the way the course was ran and felt everything I wanted to learn was covered. Our tutor was very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend to a colleague or friend."
Jade Barnes, ANS Group, 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
"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
"Our tutor was very knowledgeable and very patient whilst training. He answered all questions no matter how small. Not only did he show us the Adobe way but also faster shortcuts to ensure workflow on the system is better. I would recommend this training to anyone remotely interested in print or digital design. "
Marie Kinvig, Heron & Brearley, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
"Excellent. Course was tailored to our requirements, so didn't feel that any time was wasted."
Susanna Booth, Competition Comm., InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
"We had an excellent instructor for the InDesign course - as someone who had no prior knowledge, he explained everything thoroughly and enthusiastically. I will definitely be back if my training requirements change!"
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