InDesign CS2

Overview:

During this excellent InDesign CS2 course you will advance your skills in the latest page design and publishing application. The course has been created by an expert instructor with years of experience, as you can imagine, you will be given an abundance of insider knowledge and tips.

Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.

What skills will I gain?

• Discover the innovative cross-media support and control with the visibility of layers
• Automatically map the styles from Microsoft® Word files and import them in InDesign for efficient, streamlined documents
• Featuring the new lightweight snippet format, recycle and share portions of a layout with drag-n-drop ease

Meet the Instructor:

Steve Holmes is the creative director of the award-winning Energi Design, in San Francisco, California. With a history rich in design and typography for motion, broadcast and web design, Steve’s experience and the Energi portfolio are highly regarded in the design industry both in Europe and the US.

For over a decade, he has spoken at major design and animation conferences worldwide, and has a long-standing history as one of Total Training’s top presenters, sharing his knowledge of After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop with the world.

Course outline:

Section 1:

• Module 01: Quick Start Tour of Adobe InDesign CS2
• Module 02: Letting InDesign Work for you
• Module 03: Documents, Pre-sets & Dependencies
• Module 04: Navigation & Adobe Bridge
• Module 05: Letting InDesign Guide you
• Module 06: Beginning your Layout Design
• Module 07: Importing, Pouring, Flowing & Automation
• Module 08: Type Formatting
• Module 09: Paragraph Formatting & Design
• Module 10: The Basics of Typography
• Module 11: Opentype® & Typography
• Module 12: Basic Paragraph Style Sheets
• Module 13: Graphic Frames & Object Styles
• Module 14: Importing Vector Graphics
• Module 15: Adobe Photoshop® Import & Creativity
• Module 16: Layered Design & Text Wrap
• Module 17: Creating & Storing Colour
• Module 18: Intelligent Type Styles
• Module 19: Baseline Grid Control
• Module 20: Powerful Nested Styles & Snippets
• Module 21: Compounds, Shadows & Transparency

Section 2:

• Module 01: Cool Text & Image Tables
• Module 02: Tables for Design
• Module 03: Story Editing & Glyph Sets
• Module 04: Adobe Incopy® Assignments
• Module 05: Rules, Strokes & Tabs
• Module 06: Flexible Footnotes & Spell Checking
• Module 07: Feathering Magic
• Module 08: Folios, Master Pages & Libraries
• Module 09: Multiple Masters, Overrides & PDF Import
• Module 10: Sections, Books & Auto Pagination
• Module 11: Table of Contents Secrets
• Module 12: Trapping & Output Preview
• Module 13: Preflight, Package & Print
• Module 14: Adobe PDF Export
• Module 15: XML Workflow & Adobe GoLive® Packages
• Module 16: Interactive PDF Magic
• Module 17: Poster Design Magic

How will I be assessed?

• You will have one assignment. Pass mark is 65%.
• You will only need to pay £19 for assessment.
• You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days.

What Certification am I going to receive?

Those who successfully pass this course will be awarded a InDesign CS2 certificate. Anyone eligible for certification will receive a free e-certificate, and printed certificate.

What are requirements?

• You must be 16 or over
• You should have a basic understanding of English, Maths and ICT
• You will need a computer or tablet with internet connection (or access to one)

What careers can I get with this qualification?

With this qualification, you are able to fulfil various roles in a range of industries, such as:

• Marketing Assistant
• Graphic Designer
• Creative Art Worker
• Digital Designer
• Digital Creative

PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide any software with this course.