CS5 Indesign (Intermediate)
This Adobe certified course is designed for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental features and uses of InDesign CS5 and the best way to use these to create brochures, newsletters, flyers and other page designs.
Prerequisites
Previous knowledge or attendance on the Fundamentals of Adobe CS5 InDesign (Fundamentals) Course. Basic working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
Price: £495 - 2 Days
VAT is charged at applicable rate.
What you will learn:
Advanced features and usage of Adobe Indesign.
Certification:
Whilst there is no certification attached to this course our tutor is a certified Adobe Trainer.
Adobe CS5 InDesign (Intermediate) Course Outline:
Lesson 1
Workspaces
• Saving Workspaces • Customising Menus • Customising Shortcuts • Multiple Document Windows
Lesson 2
Working with Graphics • Using Adobe Bridge • Using Mini Bridge • Customising the Links Panel to display attributes like scale, rotation and resolution • Photoshop Files: Layers; Layer Comps • Illustrator Files: Layers; Layer Comps
Lesson 3
Working with Colour
• Mixed Colour Swatches • Colourising Images
Lesson 4
Working with Text
• Styling text • Text Wraps • Targeting Layers • Paragraph Rules • Drop Caps • Breaks • Special Characters • More with Tables
Lesson 5
Frames and Objects
• Pathfinders • Converting Shapes • Working with Groups • Transforming objects; again; and again individually • Special Effects; Targeting Effects
Lesson 6
Working with Longer Documents
• Creating spread documents • Smart Text Reflow • Templates • Creating pages with different sizes • Master Pages • Based-on Masters • Loading & managing styles • Sections • Numbering • Table of Contents • Creating an Index • Libraries & Snippets • Books
Lesson 7
Output
• Pre Flight • Print Presets • Export to PDF • Export to eBooks
Lesson 8
Looking Ahead
• A short taster demonstration of the even more powerful features of InDesign, and variable data, covered in the Advanced courses.
