Adobe Illustrator & Adobe InDesign Training - 3 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 3 day training course has been developed to give you a solid grasp of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. You will first learn how to plan, create and edit a variety of complex professional vector artwork using Illustrator before moving on to InDesign where you will learn to create highly effective print ready layouts. You will also gain an thorough understanding of how the two applications work best together.

Illustrator and InDesign 3 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 Bezier tool
The transformation tools
Cutting, copying and pasting elements

Working with Colour

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

Working with Text

Type area and type path tools
Typography and formatting
Text on a path
Wrapping text and graphics
Outlining type

Working with Objects

Duplicating
Object drag copying
Multiple selections
Moving, rotating, scaling elements
Merging/combining objects
Grouping/ungrouping objects
Working with strokes and fills
Creating masks

Day 2 Morning Session - Adobe Illustrator Continued

Gradients and Blends

The gradient palette
Using the blend tool
Using the blend command

Using Layers

Working with the layers palette
Creating/deleting/hiding layers
Locking layers
Cutting and pasting between layers
Layer options

Creating Effects

Working with Pathfinder commands
Envelope Distort command
Using the Effects menu

Export and Save Options

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

Day 2 Afternoon Session - 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

Day 3 - Adobe InDesign Continued

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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