Adobe InDesign CS4 Training Course
As the premier document production tool on the market, getting the most of it can be achieved by attending an Adobe InDesign Training Course.
Unlike training companies offering scheduled courses, we offer the alternative of your Adobe InDesign Training Course delivered in central London on a date of your choice, either onsite or at our offices near Moorgate, Liverpool Street or Bank. We offer courses for Introduction or Beginners to Advanced.
In addition we also run custom InDesign courses tailored to your exact requirement. You select required topics to build your own bespoke Adobe InDesign training course. Whether you need a consultative 1 to 1 Adobe InDesign training session using your examples or group training, our trainers can deliver a highly professional service.
Adobe InDesign Training Levels / Training Details / Locations / Schedule
Select a Indesign Training Course level below to view all the information you need about the course, including the cost of the course, the available training formats and much more.
- Introduction
- Advanced
InDesign CS4 Introduction Training Course
This course is designed for new users of InDesign, or those that have been self taught.
Duration
This is a 1 day InDesign Introduction Course. The course starts at 09:30 and runs until 16:30
Course Locations / Schedule
This course can be run Onsite, at our London training centre or any preferred location in the UK. The course is run on a date that suits you! We do not run public scheduled courses.
InDesign Introduction / Beginners Training Course Contents
Basics
- Creating and saving a file
- Opening & Closing a file
- The InDesign approach to page -layout
- Overview of main features
- Exploring the interface
- Overview of tools & palettes
- Navigating through documents
- Zooming
- Printing
Working with Text
- Using Text frames
- Importing text files
- Using Character formatting
- Working with tabs
- Working with Paragraph formatting
- Indenting of text
- Find and replace
- Spell-check
- Running text around images
- Creating threads
Styles
- Advantages of using styles
- Creating character and paragraph styles
- Setting parent and child styles
- Applying styles
- Importing styles
Graphics
- Graphic frames
- Overview of graphic formats
- Importing graphics
- Resizing graphics
- Links palette
- Using in-line graphics
- Cropping graphics
Tables
- Creating tables
- Formatting tables
- Imported tab delimited text files
- Importing Word and Excel tables
- Filling alternating rows or columns
Page Layout Options
- Setting your margins
- Using a layout grid Creating custom guides
- Multi-columns layouts
- Using frame-based & Page- based columns
Adobe InDesign Advanced Course
This course is aimed at more experienced users of Indesign
Course Duration
This is a 1 day InDesign Advanced . Course starts at 09:30 and runs until 16:30
Course Locations / Schedule
This course can be run Onsite, at our Course training Centre or any preferred location in the UK. The course is run on a date that suits you! We do not run public scheduled courses.
InDesign Advanced Training Course Contents
Master Pages
- Making master pages work
- Creating and editing master pages
- Applying master pages
- Setting page numbering
- Using hierarchical master pages
- Working with text
Working with Layers
- Moving items between layers
- Setting layer options
- Changing the stacking order
- Using layers with master pages
- Automatic layout adjustment
- Setting options for layout adjustment
- Using clipping paths
Typography
- Typographic shortcuts
- Using the Single Line Composer
- Using the Paragraph Composer
- Highlighting composition problems
- Creating hanging punctuation
- Manual kerning
- Using optical kerning
- Inserting special characters
- Creating drop caps
- Hyphenation and justification
Longer Documents
- Creating a table of contents
- Creating an index
- The Book palette
- Creating a book list
- Synchronising styles and colours
- Printing a book list
- Exporting a book list as PDF
- Page numbering across books
Drawing
- Using the drawing tools
- Creating freehand shapes
- Creating bezier curves
- Manipulating shapes
- Using the Transform palette
- Aligning objects
- Using the eye-dropper tool
Special Effects
- Placing text on a path
- Creating drop shadows
- Working with transparency
- Exporting transparency
- Using Blend modes
- Using Feathering
- Creating multi-colour gradients
- Converting text to path
Indesign Training Course Versions and Levels
Below are all our different versions of Indesign Training Courses
All Previous Versions
Please contact us for any previous versions of InDesign
Indesign Resources
Indesign Training Los Angeles - provided by Training Connection
InDesign Training Toronto - provided by Servitor Training Services
InDesign Training Sydney - provided by City Desktop Training



