InDesign Training...

Adobe InDesign Level 1...

Run across the UK this InDesign Level 1 course provides the skills to produce a variety of layouts and spreads working with images and pictures.  It is ideal for anyone beginning their journey into the world of desktop publishing and design.  The course can be run in onsite across the country from Yorkshire in the North through to Oxford in the South and Cambridge in the East.  The InDesign training can be run in most versions of the software up to CC 2016.

Adobe InDesign Training - You will learn...

The course teaches you how to edit and work with existing documentation then moves forward and shows how to create and design your own materials.  Find out to produce exhibition graphics, roller blinds, display stands, leaflets, flyers, glossy brochures and so forth.  It is ideal for anyone looking to bypass design agencies and bring their design inhouse to work with reports, tendors and Microsoft Office documents including Excel and Word.

InDesign Course Fees..

Prices onsite per day
All prices INCLUSIVE of VAT
Standard rate for one person is £275.00 inc VAT
Second /Subsequent Persons are £75.00 inc VAT

If required we can supply Laptop Hire at £25.00 per computer per day

Adobe InDesign Course Overview...

The Adobe InDesign Introduction Course Overview can be viewed below.  We specialise in customised Adobe Training Courses so this InDesign Course can be combined with any of our other courses including the InDesign Intermediate and InDesign Advanced training courses. 

InDesign Introduction Training Course Outline...

Starting with InDesign
Creating and saving a document
New document setup bleed /slug /columns
Tools / Window Menu /Panel
Navigating InDesign Documents

InDesign & Image Placement
Placing images
Understanding image selections
Image formats PNG /JPEG /Tiff
Image frames

InDesign Housekeeping
Grouping / Ungrouping
Locking / Unlocking
Align & Distribution
Step & Repeat

InDesign Objects & Effects
Object Modification >transform, scale, rotate
Creating / Editing Drop Shadows
Object Styling
Transparency & Blends
Tab Handling
Creating & Editing Tabs /Tab Stops
InDesign's 4 Tab Characters
Changing Tabs
Adding leaders

Colour Panels
Understanding Colour
Colour Modes RGB /CMYK
Swatches
Colour Picker / Colour Theme Tools
Producing Accurate Colour

Smart Layout
Grids & Guides
Smart Guides
Align & Distribute Objects
Rulers (Zero Point), 

Text frames
Formatting Text frames
Text frame properties
Text frame – multi column setup
Aligning to Grids

Typography
Placing External Text (Word, RTF)
Paragraph & Character Formatting
Typography & Layout
Create Outlines
Working with Text Flow
Handling Long Text Frames

InDesign & MS Office

Importing Excel Spreadsheets
Office Properties
Working with Word Documents
Mapping Word Styles to InDesign Styles
Import Options

Images
Resizing, Rotating, Adjusting Images
Working with Photoshop Images
Positioning Images in Layouts
Working with Multiple Images
Basic Clipping Pats

Object Graphic Styles
Designing Graphic Styles
Adding to Object Graphic Styles Panel
Editing Object Graphic Styles
Graphic Styles to Frames
Saving /Importing /Editing

Type & Images
Working with Text & Images
Working with Text Wrap
Clipping Paths
Removing Backgrounds for Text Wrap
Text Insets

Content...

On this InDesign Course you will learn to...

Edit Existing Documents...

Create & Design New Documents...

Work with Various Spreads & Layouts...

Use InDesign & MS.Office Documents...

Understand Page Set Up...

Work with Grids / Guides / Smart Guides...

Place & Manipulate Images...

Produce Smart Looking Type...

Work with Colour...

Wrap Text & Graphics...

Understand Clipping Paths...