InDesign CS4 Advanced

Do you want to create interesting and visually appealing documents? Are you looking to set up newsletters, brochures or magazines? Or are you currently a graphic designer who is crossing over from another desktop publishing application and needing a working of knowledge of InDesign? Then this course is for you. Our Indesign Advanced course delves into all the key features of InDesign, leaving you with the knowledge required to create interesting layouts.

You'll learn all the tricks the professionals know that can save you hours of time in production. After watching this training, you will understand how to build advanced Paragraph Styles that include both Nested and Next styles. You'll learn everything from Master Pages to Object Styles, have a look at advanced features such as XML and Datamerge, plus discover numerous time saving InDesign workflow shortcuts along the way. This series is just what you need to take your InDesign skills one step further and get you well on your way to easily managing a multiple page document inside InDesign.

At UK Open Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students.

There are no entry requirements for this course.

We recommend an average of 100 hours of study to complete this course. It will of course depend on each learner how much time they need to feel comfortable with the material. There are 6 Hours of Beginner to Intermediate Training on the DVD rom, it is up to you how long you practice your skills until you are a confident user of InDesign.

1. Customising your Workflow.2. Advanced Type Techniques. 3. Using Type Styles.4. Working with Images.5. Working with Objects.6. Using Tables.7. Stoking, Aligning + Transforming. 8. Advanced Colour Techniques.9. Applying Effects.10. Advanced Find/Change Techniques.11. Working with Pages.12. Libraries + Snippets.13. Outputting Documents.14. Creating Books.15. Working with XML .16. Integrating with InCopy.17. Screen Sharing + Hidden Features.