From QuarkXPress to InDesign
Dates:
5 October 2010; 10 February, 18 May, 17 August & 16 November 201 (a one-day course)
Price:
£280+VAT (a number of discounts are available)
Note: Our rates will be changing in 2011. If you book before 31/12/2010 you will be charged the 2010 rate.
Venue:
The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)
Book course online or phone +44 (0)20 8874 2718 for availability
"Extremely useful and well taught. Plenty of chances to ask questions and refer back to each participant’s needs."
Electric Word delegate
If you already have a good working knowledge of QuarkXPress, this fast-paced one-day course will provide an introduction to the features and benefits of InDesign and help you to apply your existing skills to the new software.
If you need a general introduction to InDesign or have little experience with page layout programmes, our InDesign 1 course may better meet your needs.
This is a very hands-on course and you will have sole use of a networked Windows PC with all relevant software installed.
Programme
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InDesign user interface
- Similarities and differences with QuarkXPress’ user interface
- Palettes, menus and how to manage them
- Tools and how to use them efficiently
- Preferences (emphasising the comparison with QuarkXPress)
- The Workspace, multiple views and document presets
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Working with text
- Importing files from Word and Excel
- Creating tables in InDesign
- Linking text files
- Editing features, including Story Editor
- Hyphenation and spacing adjustments at a paragraph level
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Formatting text
- Character and paragraph attributes
- OpenType features in InDesign
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Images
- InDesign’s interface with images (advantages and limitations)
- Linking and embedding images
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Colour
- InDesign’s interface with colour (advantages and limitations)
- Spot, process and additional colours
- Multi-coloured gradients and the Eyedropper tool
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Pre-press with InDesign
- Pre-flight checks
- Converting to PDF files with Acrobat: Export versus Print
- Separations and overprint previews
- Proofing set-up and ink manager
Note: This course is taught using Adobe CS3 and QuarkXPress 7.
Who will benefit from this course?
Experienced QuarkXPress users who need a quick introduction to InDesign, and design and production managers and others who are considering purchasing the software.
This course is for those who already have a good working knowledge of QuarkXPress. If you need a general introduction to InDesign, see our InDesign 1 course.
Your tutor
Meg Richardson is a freelance graphic designer, typographer, book binder and trainer who has worked for a wide range of clients, designing and illustrating anything from small booklets to large academic volumes. Meg has been a visiting lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and De Montford University. Her limited edition artists’ books are in major collections such as the Tate Britain and the British Library.
Note that most of our short courses can also be run as in company events.
Send details of this course to a colleague.
Dates: 5 October 2010; 10 February, 18 May, 17 August & 16 November 201
Price: £280+VAT (a number of discounts are available).
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