Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign Training - 2 Days

Platform: Windows PC and Apple Mac

Courseware: Comprehensive training manual provided per person

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows or Apple Mac operating system

Software version: Training available for Adobe versions CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3, CS2, CS

Course Overview:
This 2 day beginners course is designed to teach you the basics of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.
You will first learn how to plan, create and edit a variety of professional graphic artwork using Illustrator before moving on to InDesign where you will learn to create simple but effective print ready layouts. You
will also gain an understanding of how the two applications can work together.

Illustrator and InDesign 2 Day Training Outline

Training Course Introduction - Illustrator and InDesign Overview

About Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
Working with graphic types
Understanding page layout for print
Various design workflow's and how the applications fit in

Day 1 - Working with Illustrator

Introduction to Illustrator

Setting up general preferences
Document and page set up
Selection tools
Magnification and reduction
Using rulers and guides

Drawing Tools

Working with the line tools
Working with the shape tools
Cutting and editing paths
Using the Pen tool
Cutting, copying and pasting elements

Working with Colour

Creating custom colours
Working with swatches
Using the paint/colour tools

Working with Text

Typography and formatting
Text on a path
Outlining type

Working with Objects

Duplicating
Object drag copying
Moving, rotating, scaling elements
Grouping/ungrouping objects
Working with strokes and fills

Using Layers

Working with the layers palette
Creating/deleting/hiding layers
Locking layers
Layer options

Creating Effects

Working with Pathfinder commands
Using the Effects menu

Export and Save Options

Saving editable Ai and PDF files
Pasting Illustrator content into InDesign
Suitable formats for various print scenarios

Day 2 - Working with Adobe InDesign

The InDesign Environment

Using the tools and palettes
Control palette
Using Context menus
Opening and closing documents
Navigating a document
Using the multiple undo feature

Document Layout

Setting up pages and basic layout options
Using rulers, guides, grids and layers
Working with pages and spreads
Using master pages

Laying Out Pages with Frames

Creating and using frames
Using the frame tools
Creating text and graphic frames
Setting frame properties

Working with Text

Importing and exporting text
Placing text in frames
Threading text through frames
Setting text frame properties

Formatting Type

Formatting characters
Formatting paragraphs

Importing Illustrator Graphics and Images

Placing graphics and images
Fitting content to frames
Fitting frames to content

Selecting and Transforming Objects

Moving Objects
Grouping and Ungrouping objects
Align

Using Colours

Defining and applying colours from colour libraries
Creating and applying gradients

Printing

Preparing for commercial printing
Performing a pre-flight check before printing
Packaging files for hand off
Creating printable PDF files
Handing off to a prepress service provider

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