InDesign CS4 Foundation

Public Course Dates

	Date	Location
	Mon, 12 Apr 2010	Reading
	Mon, 24 May 2010	Reading
	Mon, 5 Jul 2010	Reading
	Mon, 16 Aug 2010	Reading
	Mon, 27 Sep 2010	Reading
	Mon, 8 Nov 2010	Reading
	Mon, 20 Dec 2010	Reading
	Mon, 31 Jan 2011	Reading
	Mon, 14 Mar 2011	Reading

This course is available as a public course at our Reading training centre.

£495 for 2 days

Included in the price:

Comprehensive Manual
Refreshments & Lunch
Post Course Support

Course Description
Course Outline

Course Description

This course uses the latest software and is delivered using training workbooks and examples that the delegate can take away at the end of the course. The course is designed with a balance of hands-on practical exercises, demonstrations, reviews and discussions to ensure that a fi rm grasp is achieved of the concepts and practical skills of InDesign. This foundation course starts with program basics and quickly builds confi dence and skills in navigating the application and using tools to create single and multiple page layouts. Original layouts are created from scratch and techniques using frames, typography, colour, styles, graphics and tables are practiced.

Who should attend

This course is valuable for delegates with no or little experience of InDesign CS4 (or earlier versions such as CS3) who wish to gain a good working knowledge of the application within two days. The course content shown below lists what is covered during the two days and this includes all of the fundamental features of the software. The course is suitable for most situations where professional page layout skills are required.

What will I learn

Skills to enable you to: Create page layouts from scratch, or edit existing layouts. Design documents, enhance documents, add tables and fi nalize documents. Use styles to achieve consistency and improve maintenance.

We offer a range of InDesign training courses

Managing the InDesign Environment
Explore the InDesign Environment Customize the Workspace Set General and Interface Preferences
Setting Up Your Document
Text frames Threading text in frames Graphics frames Layers Styles
Importing and Editing Text
Creating and entering text Vertically aligning text Flowing text Working with styles Changing the number of columns on a page Loading styles from another document Checking spelling of a story Using the story editor
Typography
Adjusting vertical spacing Changing fonts and type style Changing paragraph alignment Creating a drop cap Adjusting letter and word spacing Working with tabs Adding a rule below a paragraph
Colour
Defining printing requirements Swatches panel Applying colours to objects Creating dashed strokes Working with gradients Tints and spot colour Applying colour to text Using advanced gradient techniques Ensuring consistent colour Color management
Styles
Paragraph styles Character styles Nesting styles Object styles Globally updating styles Loading styles from another document
Importing and Linking Graphics
Vector and bitmap graphics Updating revised graphics Adjusting view quality Working with clipping paths
Adobe Bridge
Managing objects Creating a library Importing graphics
Adding Tables
Create a Table Modify a Table Structure Format a Table Create Table and Cell Styles
Finalizing Documents
Check Documents for Problems Print a Document Package Files Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution

Publisher:	Adobe
Version:	CS4
Length:	2 Days
Course-ID:	SX521Bx

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This course was brilliant, everything very understandable and clear

- DLR