One Day – price £269 +VAT

If you’re looking to learn InDesign CS3 or CS4 at lightning fast speed then this is the training course for you. To get the most out this course, however, you will either be a/ an experienced user of DTP software or b/ a natural – somebody who takes to computer software like a duck to water and is a confident user of other software packages.

If you fit the bill you might save time and money by racing through a select batch of InDesign’s myriad features. Let us teach you in a day what others teach you in a week.

We offer substantial discounts for bulk bookings.

What our clients say about this course

"I really enjoyed the InDesign training session. It's so good to be taught by someone who knows their subject inside out and has the passion to enable their students to learn so effectively and enjoyably."
Andrew Proctor
British Lung Foundation


"Thanks for providing an excellent and user-friendly approach to learning InDesign. This course is highly recommended for all."
Helen Richards,
Leica Microsystems


Thanks for the course. I found it very interesting and learned a lot. Hopefully I will remember it all."
Claire Rossiter,
Société Généralé


"The Europe Crash Course in InDesign was just what we needed. It taught us the shortcuts and templating skills we need to allow us to produce in-house flyers in less time and with a more professional edge."
Non Jenkins
Sportsworld


"The In Design course was great. It covered all the basics along with the opportunity to try out some more adventurous exercises. The trainer was clear and very knowledgeable and the information I have gained willgreatly help with my job"
Alex Marshall
InTouch Support


Course outline

The InDesign workspace
Creating a custom workspace
The tool palette
The control panel in-depth
The object pane in-depth
The character pane in-depth
The paragraph pane in-depth

Creating a basic page
Text frame options
Creating an intermediate page
Drag copying
Pasting inside a box

Placing text
Autoflowing text
semi-autoflowing text
The info palette

Creating a new document
Bleed and slug
Creating a master page
Creating paragraphs style sheets
Creating character style sheets
Creating drop caps
Creating nested style sheets
Using Find/ChangePlacing graphics
The selection tool
The direct selection tool

Using the info palette
Colorising grayscale images
Text wrap
Fills and strokes
Colour control shortcuts

Creating colour swatches
Creating process colours
Creating spot colours
Creating mixed ink groups
Creating colour tints
Creating gradients

Creating a print ready pdf
Preflighting
Packaging for output

Provider

*If you cancel a course without at least five full working days warning there may be a cancellation fee.