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Adobe InDesign Fast Track Gold Training Course - (Beginner + Intermediate + Advanced)


Docklands Media

Summary

Price
£1,530 inc VAT
Or £127.50/mo. for 12 months...
Study method
Classroom
Duration
8 days · Full-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Certificate of completion - Free
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

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Location & dates

Location
Address
3 Laybourne House
Admirals Way
East London
London
E149UH
United Kingdom

Overview

Money-Back Guarantee
If you are not truly satisfied with your Adobe InDesign training, neither are we. Let us know on the first day and we will make it right. Otherwise, we will refund 100% of your money.

Lifetime Support
Once you have completed your InDesign course, you will have access to our email and telephone support for a lifetime. You can contact us for any questions or technical issues, related to what you’ve learned on your training course.

24-Month Free Class Retake
If you want to come back and attend this InDesign course again to refresh your skills, you have 24 months to do so. The retake is free of charge.

Certificates

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Course media

Description

InDesign Fast Track – Gold is a combination of the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced courses. You will learn many of the advanced skills you need, in order to create amazing publications for print, web and mobile devices. With hands-on practice, you will be guided through some real life projects by one of our expert instructors. This class will also prepare you for the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam, which will help you prove your InDesign skills and stand out from the crowd.

Introduction

  • InDesign workflow
  • Interface
  • Creating a new document
  • Tools and panels
  • Navigation

Smart Layout

  • Guides
  • Grids
  • Rulers

Typography

  • Working with text
  • Placing text
  • Text frames
  • Multi column setup
  • Character Styles
  • Paragraph Styles
  • Layouts

Tabs

  • Tab palette
  • Characters
  • Editing tabs
  • Adding leaders

Colour

  • Colour models
  • Creating and saving colours

Working with Images

  • Placing images
  • Editing images
  • Using graphic frames
  • Image formats

Output

  • Preview
  • Preflight
  • Export / Print

Master Pages

  • Introduction
  • Multiple master pages
  • Page numbering
  • Breaking master sections

Long Document Handling

  • Advanced TOC features
  • Indexes
  • Advanced Indexing

Book

  • Using the Book Palette
  • Book lists
  • Synchronising style and colour across books
  • TOCs across books
  • Working with libraries

Pen Tool

  • Using the Pen Tool
  • Freehand shapes
  • Bezier curves
  • Compound paths

Interactivity

  • Interactive options
  • Page transitions
  • Object states
  • Adding media

Artistic Effects

  • Eyedropper
  • Text on path
  • Drop shadow
  • Gradients

Advanced Graphic Handling

  • Clipping Paths
  • Alpha channels from Photoshop
  • Different Formats

Advanced Printing

  • Preflight
  • Print to PDF
  • PDF security
  • Exporting interactive media to Flash and PDF

Expanding Frames

  • Auto-size options
  • Hot corner resizing
  • Expanding workflow

GREP Logic

  • Find and replace
  • Creating a GREP query
  • Executing a GREP query
  • Using GREP styles

Text Variables

  • Understanding how variables work
  • Using the variables library
  • Executing a variable
  • Editing a variable
  • Working with variable lists

Footnotes

  • Footnote options
  • Inserting a footnote
  • Footnote shortcuts
  • Considerations for ePubs

Scripts and Plugins

  • Scripts Panel
  • Sample scripts
  • Using scripts and plugins

Snippets and Libraries

  • Understanding the differences
  • Exporting snippet content
  • Controlling the origin of content
  • Creating a library
  • Adding content and metadata

Conditional Text

  • Using conditional text
  • Creating conditions
  • Sets
  • Automatically adding and removing pages

Adobe Certified Exam (ACE)

  • What to expect on the exam day
  • Booking an exam
  • Sample questions
  • Practice Exam
  • Results

Who is this course for?

Those who want to learn the fundamentals of one of the most powerful desktop publishing applications out there. Our instructors will help you learn how to create eye-catching brochures, posters, flyouts and more.

Requirements

You do not need any prior knowledge of the software, in order to attend this course. However, you should have a basic understanding of your computer’s operating system – such as launching an application, creating folders, saving files and copying them onto a different drive.

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