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1 day course

InDesign CS2 Level 1

Managing the InDesign Environment

  • Introduction to InDesign
  • Customize Your Workspace
  • Set General Preferences
  • Manage Document Presets

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 Text

  • Add Text
  • Edit Text
  • Spell Check Text
  • Thread Text
  • Change Text Threads
  • Format Characters
  • Format Paragraphs
  • Manage Styles

Utilizing Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

  • Utilize Color
  • Utilize Swatches
  • Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes

Managing Transparency

  • Apply Transparency
  • Apply Transparency Flattener Presets

Utilizing Tables

  • Create a Table
  • Modify a Table
  • Format a Table

Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider

  • Check Documents for Problems
  • Print a Document
  • Package Files
  • Preview Output

Creating Acrobat PDF Files

  • Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
  • Manage PDF Presets
  • Export PDF Files for Printing

Overview

You are starting to familiarize yourself with print layout and design using InDesign. You would like to learn about the tools and features available to you in InDesign CS2. In this course, you'll work with some of the tools and features to create eye-catching printed documents using InDesign CS2.

Course Objective

You will utilize Adobe InDesign CS2 to create and deliver eye-catching printed documents.

Target student

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.

Prerequisites

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.

Private Training Courses

We offer private training courses which may be delivered at our training centre or at your premises on dates to suit you and your delegates. Course content can follow the standard course material as listed in the course outline, or can be tailored to your specific requirements at no extra cost.

For a single company private course we normally recommend that any class does not exceed 8 delegates in order to ensure that the learning objectives are met.

Total price per day (ex-Vat)
Number of delegates 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extra Person
At our Reading Training Centre £545 £595 £645 £695 £745 £795 £50
On your premises £495 £545 £595 £645 £695 £745 £50

 

For on-site courses only:

  • Notebook computer hire is £40 per computer per day. Savings can be made for block bookings of 2 or more days, please ask for details.
  • Trainer travel and accomodation is charged at cost and we can give you a fixed price quote for this prior to booking.

Course fees are payable in advance and are listed exclusive of VAT.