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InDesign CS4 Basic
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Adobe InDesign courses are conducted using CS4 |
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General Course Information In this 2 day program, participants will gain the knowledge and skills to allow them to create professional and graphically rich documents such as newsletters or brochures using Adobe InDesign.
After completing this course, students will know how to:
Ø Start Adobe InDesign, explore elements of the environment, and use InDesign Help. Ø Create a document, add basic elements to a layout, and position elements precisely by using guides and the Control panel. Ø Create a facing-pages document; create master pages; and apply master pages to a document. Ø Thread text between text frames, add jump lines, and adjust the number of columns in a text frame; use the Paragraph Formatting Controls to apply paragraph formatting; use Find/Change to replace formatting; and create and edit paragraph and character styles. Ø Position text in text frames and format frame borders; add Photoshop images to documents, adjust text wraps, modify graphics, and nest frames; group items and manipulate items within a group; and create layers and assign items to them. Ø Print documents, create print styles, and export documents to PDF; prepare documents for commercial printing; convert document files from other applications; and use Adobe Bridge.
Prerequisites Windows XP: Basic or Windows Vista: Basic
Electus training Electus is a South Australian company with over 20 years of experience in training. Trainers and facilitators at Electus are chosen for their expertise, practical and broad experience in their field and a relaxed and friendly manner.
Training includes Each participant receives a training reference manual/workbook and supplementary training materials. Refreshments and lunch are provided.
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Duration 2 days 9:00am-4:15pm
Who needs to come Anyone who would like to learn how to use Adobe InDesign to create newsletters, brochures or other marketing documents.
Regular venue 37 Angas Street Adelaide SA (near Victoria Square)
How to book Contact
Electus by
Course dates Visit www.electus.com.au for the latest course schedule or ring us on (08) 8221 5517.
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Course Content
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Introducing the Workspace
· Getting started · Looking at the workspace · Working with panels · Customising the workspace · Changing the magnification of a document · Navigating through a document · Using context manuals
Getting to Know InDesign
· Viewing the lesson document · Pre-flighting as you work · Changing the view mode · Viewing guides · Adding text · Threading text in frames · Fine tuning the layout · Working with styles · Working with graphics · Exploring on your own
Setting up a Document and Working with Pages
· Creating and saving custom page settings · Creating a new document · Switching between open InDesign documents · Working with master pages · Adding sections to change page numbering · Adding new pages · Arranging and deleting pages · Placing text and graphics on the document pages · Overriding master page items on document pages · Viewing the completed spreadsheet · Exploring on your own
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Working with Frames
· Working with layers · Creating and editing text frames · Creating and editing graphics frames · Working with frames · Transforming and aligning objects · Selecting and modifying grouped objects · Exploring on your own
Importing and Editing Text
· Creating and entering text · Vertically aligning text · Flowing text manually · Working with styles · Flowing text automatically · Adding a jump line page number · Using a semi-autoflow to place text frames · Changing the number of columns in a frame · Loading the styles from another document · Flowing text into an existing frame · Adding pages while flowing text · Finding and changing text and formatting · Checking spelling · Editing text by dragging and dropping · Using the story editor
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