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0845 686 0266 
InDesign CS3 Training Course
We offer a 2-day introductory and a 2-day advanced InDesign training
course.
We currently offer public InDesign training courses in many cities around the country. Please click on the schedule link to your right to see a complete list of our InDesign course offerings.
You can book for these courses by clicking on the booking link at the
top of this page or by clicking on the book link next to the scheduled dates on the right
We also offer bespoke InDesign
training courses and consulting which can be tailored and targeted
specifically to you and your staff. These courses can be held
at many training centres or on-site at your location
anywhere in the United Kingdom. We also provide InDesign live online training courses in a virtual classroom. Our InDesign training and
support team are all Adobe Certified.
Please contact training@multimediacentre.co.uk if
you would like more information on our InDesign bespoke training courses.
COURSE OUTLINES
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InDesign Level 1 Complete Schedule
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InDesign Level 2 Complete Schedule
Description
This 2-day instructor-led training course covers the basics of InDesign.
This Indesign training course allows you to take desktop publishing and design to a new level, combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat software. Create simple documents and prepare them for print or export as a PDF. Topics in this training course include learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector based graphics, and the basics of design.
Through this training course, you can join the growing ranks of creative professionals discovering new levels of creative freedom and productivity using Adobe InDesign software. Tightly integrated with the Adobe applications you use most, InDesign delivers faster production workflows and a more fluid creative environment for designing professional layouts with sophisticated graphics and typography.
Adobe InDesign Level 1 Course Outline
Managing the Adobe InDesign CS Environment
- Preferences
- Customize Your Workspace
- Set General Preferences
- Manage Document Presets
- Workspace and Window arrangement
Designing Documents
- Create a New Document
- Alter a Document’s Layout
- Create the Structure of a Document
- Develop Master Pages
- Manage Text and Graphic Placement
- Develop Layers
Managing and Formatting Text
- Add Tex
- Edit Text
- Spell Check Text
- Thread Text
- Find/ Change
- Change Text Threads
- Format Characters
- Format Paragraphs
- Numbering paragraphs
- Text variables
- Manage Styles
- Style Groups
- Quick Apply
- Text Wrap
- Text on a path
- Rules
- The Glyphs panel
Objects
- Arranging, Aligning and Distributing
- Transforming Objects
- Duplicating
- Rotating
- Scaling
- Skewing
- Mirroring
- The Transform Again commands
- Object Styles
- InDesign Snippets
- Links Panel
Utilizing Colours, Swatches, and Gradients
- Utilize Colour
- Utilize Swatches
- Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes
Managing Transparency
- Apply Transparency
- Apply Transparency Flattener Presets
Graphics
- File Types
- Importing options
- Image Frames simple, compound and custom
- Fitting images Control Palette and shortcuts
- Inline graphics
- Clipping Paths, Alpha channels
- Importing InDesign documents
Pen & Bezier tools
- Path tools in InDesign
Effects
- Inner Shadow
- Bevel and Emboss
- Gradient Feather
- Inner Glow and Outer Glow
Tabs and Tables
- Create a Table
- Modify a Table
- Format a Table
- Table Styles
Libraries
- Using InDesign libraries
Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider
- Check Documents for Problems
- Print a Document
- Package Files
- Preview Output
- Print, Separation, Flattening
- Print options
- PostScript, preflighting and Packaging
Creating Acrobat PDF Files
- Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
- Manage PDF Presets
- Export PDF Files for Printing
Audience
This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.
Course Summary
Imagine being able to create documents of many types, from single page advertisements and flyers, to complex multi-page colour publications after just 2 days of training!
You are starting to familiarize yourself with print layout and design using Adobe Indesign CS3. You would like to learn about the tools and features available to you in Adobe Indesign CS3. In this course, you will work with some of the tools and features to create eye-catching printed documents using Adobe Indesign CS3.
This Indesign training course allows you to take desktop publishing and design to a new level, combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat software. Create simple documents and prepare them for print or export as a PDF. Topics in this training course include learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector based graphics, and the basics of design.
Through this training course, you can join the growing ranks of creative professionals discovering new levels of creative freedom and productivity using Adobe InDesign software. Tightly integrated with the Adobe applications you use most, InDesign delivers faster production workflows and a more fluid creative environment for designing professional layouts with sophisticated graphics and typography.
Pre-Requisites
Before taking this course, the student must have basic PC skills, including a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.
On Completion
Upon completion of this course you will be able to navigate and zoom in an InDesign document. Place text and graphics, apply paragraph styles, and create and apply character styles. Edit and apply master pages and override master page items and output an InDesign document to PDF. Learn to control margin, columns, and guides within a document; modify frames and apply the fitting commands to frames and their content. Define colours using the Swatches palette as well as create and apply gradients and tints.
Description
This class provides the InDesign user the ability to hone their skills and move their knowledge of Adobe InDesign CS3 to an advanced level. Using the skills learned in the Level I class, students will create complex documents and work with a variety of palettes and tools to further understand the capabilities of this high-end design application.
We recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.
You will also explore InDesign shortcuts, workflow management issues and receive hints and tips from experienced InDesign professionals.
Adobe InDesign Level 2 Course Outline
Managing Your Workspace
- Organizing Your Palettes
- Advanced Zooming and Navigation
- Advanced View Options
- Dragging Items Between Documents
- Third-Party plug-ins
Page Layout
- Master Page Tips and Tricks
- Using Facing Pages
- Using Libraries
- File Formats
Type
- Advanced Style Sheet Tips
- Managing Long Documents
- Indexing
- Table of Contents
- Text Gradients
- Hyphenation and Justifi cation
- Tracking and Kerning
Drawing
- Mastering the Pen Tool
- Pen Tool Shortcuts
- Compound Paths
Where Text Meets Graphics
- Inline Graphics
- Creating Type Outlines
- Text Wrap Options
- sing Transparency
Importing and Exporting
- Adding Excel or Word Tables
- Import Text Options
- Import Graphic Options
- PDF Styles
- Export Options
Long Documents
- Adding Indexes
- Using Table of Contents
- Numbering & Section Options
The XML Factor
- What is XML?
- Adding Structure with XML
- Exporting to XML
- Mapping Styles to Tags
- Tips for Working with XML
- Libraries for Effi cient XML Production
Colour
- Using the Eyedropper to Create New Swatches
- Spot or Process?
Printing
- Using Printer Styles
- Colour Separations
- Understanding the Print Menu
- The Transparency Flattener
- Preflight and Package
Scripting
- Using the Script palette
- Editing the Scripting Label
Best practice in InDesign
Questions and answers
Audience
Graphic professionals who are already experienced in Adobe InDesign CS3 and want more in-depth knowledge of the application and the management of complex documents.
Course Summary
This class provides the InDesign user the ability to hone their skills and move their knowledge of Adobe InDesign CS3 to an advanced level. Using the skills learned in the Level I class, students will create complex documents and work with a variety of palettes and tools to further understand the capabilities of this high-end design application. We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.
Pre-Requisites
Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving fi les, and the general operations of computers.
While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills mabe required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend working with the application tutorial before coming to the course.
In addition, students are required to be relatively well-versed in the basics of Adobe InDesign.
On Completion
You will be able to:
- Advanced frame linking techniques
- Advanced layer usage and rules for using layers with objects on masters
- Advanced applications of Character styles and Paragraph styles
- Advanced Paragraph Typography - Rules, tabs, hanging bullets – custom uses for all
InDesign training courses offered in the UK
We can offer you customised on-site training courses in InDesign wherever you are in the UK:
Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire, Midlands and Greater London
We also provide InDesign training courses in the following cities:
InDesign training courses in London
InDesign training courses in Birmingham
InDesign training courses in Bristol
InDesign training courses in Manchester
InDesign training courses in Edinburgh
InDesign training courses in Glasgow
InDesign training courses in Liverpool
InDesign training courses in Cardiff
InDesign training courses in Newcastle
InDesign training courses in Nottingham
InDesign training courses in Leeds
InDesign training courses in Milton Keynes
InDesign training courses in Brighton
InDesign training courses in Bournemouth
InDesign training courses in Exeter
InDesign training courses in Plymouth
InDesign training courses in Southampton
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