InDesign CS4 Training DVD - Level 1 £41.59

This course covers all of the basics in getting to know and love InDesign. Great for if you are changing over to InDesign or learning from scratch. See all of the features in five-ten minutes bite size chunks.




Modules

1. The Interface - A guide you through the InDesign interface. You will see what does what and how it generally works.
   
2. Navigating documents - Use this tutorial to see how to easily work out where you are and how to get to where you want to be.
   
3. Getting started - This tutorial will show you how to correctly set up your document and get your settings right for what you are creating.
   
4. Importing text - There are several ways to import text and some are better than others. Learn the quickest and easiest way.
   
5. Linking text boxes - Useful if you are working with long documents. Make sure that your text flows in the correct way and doesn’t go missing.
   
6. Working with images - Learn the several key areas of knowledge that you need to know to get your images to look and print correctly.
   
7. Text wrap - An essential tutorial if you want to make sure that your text works well with your page and images.
   
8. Formatting text - Learn how to format your text correctly, the dialogue boxes involved and some key do’s and don’ts.
   
9. Kerning, tracking and formats - This tutorial will show you how to use some traditional tracking and kerning techniques to get your text to look good.
   
10. Paragraph formatting - Learn how to format whole paragraphs and why this differs from character formatting.
    
11. Paragraph style sheets - This tutorial shows you how to set up your paragraph style sheets, useful if you are dealing with lots of text changes.
    
12. Character style sheets - This tutorial will show you how to set up your character style sheets, essential when dealing with lots of text changes.
13. Applying colour - This tutorial will show you how to make sure you are sticking to the rules and get the colours that you want.
    
14. Common print problems - An essential tutorial for those sending work to print as there are usually problems if you don’t understand the process.
    
15. Sending files to print - Set up your document ready to print and how to gather all of the assets to ensure your printer has what they need.

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