Adobe InDesign Training in Sydney
Course Info
Duration
2 Days
Class Size
Max 7 – 8
Course Times
9am to 4pm
Computers
Macs & PCs
After Course
Book included
Phone
9516 1715
Location
Level 7, 89 York St
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Price
$895
InDesign CS3/ CS4 Advanced Course
Upcoming Classes | Course Outline
Course Description
It is essential that students have at least 6 to 12 months solid experience with InDesign or have completed the 2 day Adobe InDesign Essentials course, and are familiar with the use of paragraph & character styles, master pages and paragraph rules. Completing the InDesign assessment quiz is part of the prerequisite. Please email for prerequisite PDF.
There is an emphasis on using shortcuts and replacing repetitive methods using global features, such as text & object styles, Find & Change and setting the right Application preferences.
Adobe Bridge is included to preview and select files and images, as well as to Batch Rename, Create Contact Sheets, Rate & Label files etc. to help with a better workflow.
Free
1 Gig USB
City Desktop Training provides students with a free 1 Gig USB Flash Drive with their first course, to be able to take their class files away with them.
What you will learn
See outline below for course content.
Upcoming InDesign Training at a glance
| January | February | March | April | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InDesign Introduction | 12 & 13 |
2 & 3 |
18 & 19 |
6 & 7 |
| InDesign Advanced | 29 & 30 | 12 & 13 | 22 & 23 |
Adobe InDesign CS3/ CS4 Advanced Course Outline
Following areas are explored in detail:
Preferences
Setting document and application preferences for Type & Guides.
File Menu
New: Library/ Book, Export to PDF, preflight and package, page/ print setups, Cross-media Exports, Document and print presets, placing InDesign files.
Edit Menu
Story Editor, Spelling: Autocorrect, Dynamic Spelling, UserDictionaries, Quick Apply, Transparency Blend Space, Colour Settings and Profiles, Find/ Change: Text and formats, GREP, Glyph and Object.
Layout Menu
Layout Adjustment, Table of Contents, Numbering & Section options, Multiple Master Pages.
Type Menu
Advanced Character and Paragraph formatting. Create Outlines, Type on a Path & Inserting Characters and Space. Find Font, Text Variables, Footnotes.
Object Menu
Object Styles, New Object Effects, Object Layer Options, Clipping Paths, Compound Paths, Pathfinder & Interactive Options.
Table Menu
Converting text to tables, Advanced design and editing of tables including table and cell styles.
View Menu
Baseline Grids, Overprint Preview.
Window Menu
Arranging Windows and using keyboard shortcuts to go between open files, New Window option.
Tools
Use the Pen tool and other drawing tools, Button Tool, Gradient Swatch, Free Transform, Eyedropper tool etc to their potential.
Adobe Bridge
Use Bridge for previewing & selecting files and images, Batch Rename, Create Contact Sheets, Rate & Label files are just a few of Bridge's features that enable a better workflow.
Other techniques include:
— Advanced use of styles (para, char and object), Redefine, Based
on, Next style, Loading styles from another document, Nested Styles
— Converting Pantone Colours, Separations Preview, Registration
marks, Info panel to see actual image resolution.
— Setting multiple master pages & guides, numbering options,
sectioning, multiple page spreads.
A lot of the more advanced aspects of InDesign revolves around shortcuts and tips and finding easier ways for the following: Selecting tools, tool preferences, keyboard equivalents, adjusting size of type & lines, selecting type & elements, resizing images, etc.