Instructor Led Page Training Classes in United States

Desktop Publishing Overview ...page layout programs all fit together? What does each do? What do I do with my fonts? What the heck is "dpi" anyway? In this class, we give you the bird's eye view of desktop publishing workflows. We'll go from image acquisition and manipulation in Photoshop, to the creation of a simple logo in Illustrator, and bring those elements together in InDesign for page layout. Along the way we'll cover  more...

Certified, Hands On Dreamweaver 8 Website Development Class: Chicago/Deerfield Ascend Training ... course objectives Course pre-requisites Static page architecture in Dreamweaver Dreamweaver Training Class Unit 2: Getting Started Introduction to Dreamweaver 8 Dreamweaver Interface Basics Defining a local site Creating a website in Dreamweaver Dreamweaver Training Class Unit 3: Adding Content to a Site  more...

Adobe Dreamweaver Training: Chicago and Deerfield IL Adobe Dreamweaver Training Ascend offers Certified Adobe instructor-led workshops at our Chicago Loop and Suburban Deerfield locations. Our hands-on classes are taught by top industry professionals, and backed up by a 6 month retake policy. Our instructors bring a wealth of real-world experience to the classroom. Our class sizes are kept small for individulaized attention. Unlike many  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3 Level 2: InDesign for Quark Users and New CS3 Features ...op publishing basics like how to place graphics and text, page building and basic typography (fonts, sizes, paragraph spacing and indents etc). Please contact us regarding pricing and availability. Prerequisite: Students must have strong QuarkXPress skills. Length of Workshop: 2 Days We also offer the following classes: Adobe Acrobat Adobe After Effects Adobe Air Adobe  more...

HTML & CSS - Fundamentals -- Introduction & Intermediate ... to other sites on the Internet. Efficiently format Web page content by using both non-deprecated HTML tags and Cascading Style Sheets. Incorporate graphics into Web pages as embedded images, links, and backgrounds. Generate unordered, ordered, and nested lists in HTML documents. Build and format tables for presenting data. SEE BELOW FOR DAY TWO OBJECTIVES Welcome to Sonic  more...

CSS Design with Dreamweaver CS3 The latest version of Dreamweaver offers more help than ever to build Web designs entirely with CSS. This course will be the catalyst you need to transition into the new generation of Web design. Accelerate your workflow using the wide array of CSS layouts that are new in CS3, customize them to fit your needs using the CSS panel, and then make the design work across your site. Learn how CSS works  more...

QuarkXPress 8 Web and Interactive Design ...how to use QuarkXPress to create beautifully designed Web pages and Interactive Multimedia. This course introduces you to Web layouts where you will learn how to create hyperlinks, image maps, menus, forms, and rollovers; how to configure text and pictures for use on the Web; include interactive Flash content in your pages; and how to convert a page that was created for print into a page that  more...

QuarkXPress 8 Introduction ...s containing text and graphics; Link text across multiple pages; create automatic page elements (such as headers, footers, and page numbers) with Master Pages; Import and format text and paragraphs using Paragraph and Character Style Sheets; Import Images; Wrap text around a text and graphic boxes; Tabs and Indents; work with Special Characters and Glyphs; Create and apply Process (CMYK) and  more...

QuarkXPress 7.0 Introduction This course introduces students to QuarkXPress 7. 0 and teaches them how to create publications for Print. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Create documents containing text and graphics; Linking text across multiple pages; add Automatic page numbering; Importing and formatting text and paragraphs using Style Sheets; Importing and manipulating Images; Wrapping text around a  more...

Photoshop CS3 Web Production Learn concepts and techniques for optimizing images for display on the Internet. Included: Calibrate your monitor to create outstanding Web images; basic techniques and concepts about image resolution and methods for reducing file size; Graphic formats that are appropriate for Web images, and how to choose the best one; Use Photoshop as part of creating finished web pages and export individual  more...

PageMaker 7.0 Introduction ...PageMaker to create professional looking publications. In this course, you will learn basic techniques and skills that will give you a solid understanding of the software as you create a four-page color newsletter. Included are how to: Navigate in the PageMaker environment; Set up a document; Import text and graphics; Format text using fonts, sizes, type styles, indents, alignment, and tabs;  more...

PageMaker 7.0 Advanced ...Learn advanced techniques and skills as you create a full-page color advertisement for publication in a magazine, and a catalog with Tables that you will prepare for both print output and as an Acrobat PDF file designed for desktop printing or electronic distribution via the Web. Students will learn how to work efficiently and get great results. Included are how to choose Fonts appropriately;  more...

InDesign CS3 Introduction ...t a beginner, you will find InDesign CS3 to be a powerful page layout application for creating eye-catching printed documents. This course covers key foundation lessons, including: Working with Tools, Palettes, and Layers; Setting up Master Pages and Guides; Automatic Page Numbering; Creating and linking text Frames; Creating, editing, and applying Paragraph and Character styles; Flowing,  more...

InDesign CS3 Advanced ...ishing environment. Students will learn how to manipulate page layout, control the appearance of text and tables, and create books, tables of content, and indexes. They will also learn how to convert files to PDF, HTML, and XML formats, and work with XML features and tags. Included is: Advanced use of Styles including Overrides, Basing one style on another, applying Styles in a sequence; and  more...

FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced Students will learn more Advanced level techniques, Scripts and Calculations of moderate to advanced complexity and the powerful reporting capabilities of FileMaker Pro. Included: Creating Relational Value Lists; Filtered Portalsa using data-driven, ranged, free text, and exploded multi-key filters; Portal Row highlighting; Preview Pane relationship and Objects; Dynamic Portal sorting; Calculated  more...

Dreamweaver CS3 Intermediate This course is designed for students who want to create complex Web sites efficiently: Create Rollovers and Navigation bars; Use Libraries to manage repeating site elements; Define Keyword, Description, and other Meta tags in order to make your site visible to search engines; Create CSS Styles to streamline text formatting within a page, and create External Style Sheets to allow formatting  more...

CSS Web Site Design ...le Sheets (CSS) for design, layout and development of Web pages has dramatically changed the way developers and designers build web sites. Using a project-based approach, this course walks students through the process of creating a Web page, while teaching the essentials of CSS along the way. Students will learn CSS essentials such as Selectors Cascade, and Declarations; Building effective  more...

Adobe Acrobat 9 Introduction Learn the skills you need to work with Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional. Course topics include: Using Acrobata s Tools, Toolbars, and Task buttons; Navigation controls; converting files to PDF; using Acrobat Distiller; creating PDF files from Web pages; assembling PDF Packages; using the Organizer; Bookmarks, Links, and Articles; adding Headers and Footers; Watermarks and Page Backgrounds; Modifying  more...

QuarkXPress 8 Advanced ...combine several QuarkXPress projects into a Book, control page numbering and styles within that book, and synchronize book styles. Youa ll also learn how to create an automatic Table of Contents by defining and building a List, including Synchronizing the List throughout a Book. And finally, youa ll learn how to set up an automatically generated Index - including defining punctuation for an  more...

File Preparation and Preflight This course focuses on techniques to ensure accurate and timely output from digital layout files, beginning with an exploration of workflow - the tasks and processes required to prepare, package and deliver efficient digital content to their graphic arts service providers. Students will learn the specific roles that various people play in the process - from the designer, to the mechanical artist,  more...

InDesign Migration ...PageMaker to Adobe InDesign effortless and effective. Our course content focuses on the similarities between the applications, and highlights the many enhancements and features available in InDesign. Convert QuarkXPress/ PageMaker Files; utilize InDesigna s Layout options including Master Pages, Spreads, Automatic Page Numbering; Sections; Customize InDesign to use the same shortcuts used in  more...

Java Server Faces JavaServer Faces technology simplifies building user interfaces for web applications by: assembling reusable UI components in a page, connecting these components to an application data source, and wiring client-generated events to server-side event handlers. This course describes the key aspects of JSF. Audience:Java Web Application Developers seeking a practical understanding of Java Server  more...

XML Transformations Using XSL XSL is a language for expressing style sheets. This course addresses its three parts: XSLT for transforming XML documents, XPath expression language (used by XSLT to access or refer to parts of an XML document), and XSL-FO for formatting objects. Topics include XSLT stylesheet structure, XSLT language components, XPath within XSLT, XPath data model, location paths, axes and shorthands,  more...

AJAX Training AJAX - Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a synergy of multiple technologies and communication with the server without a page refresh, enabling a rich and responsive web-based client, a 2.0 web application. AJAX Training course covers AJAX related technologies including JavaScript, DOM, CSS, XML etc., focusing on Object Oriented JavaScript and the main AJAX object: XMLHttpRequest. Audience:Web  more...

Mastering VBScript This course teaches the fundamentals of Visual Basic programming, including syntax, event-driven programming, compiling applications with the native code compiler, working with controls, handling run-time errors, manipulating form and control properties, and much more. Audience:Web Page designers seeking to perform client-side input validation, and Browser based processing within Internet  more...

Extensible Styling Language -- Formatting Objects XSL-FO Presents the XML recommendation for embedding formatting information within XML Documents. Topics include: Areas, Output Elements, Output Flow, Page Layout, Lists, and Tables. Audience:Web Designers, Developers, and Technical Writers concerned about the formatting of documents in XML format.  more...

Microsoft ASP NET AJAX Using Visual C 2005 This course quickly dives into the history of AJAX and the simplification of AJAX made possible with the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions. You ' ll learn how to make partial page updates, work with Web Services in JavaScript, advanced AJAX debugging techniques, and more. Audience:C# .NET Application Developers seeking an understanding of AJAX.  more...

Target Memory: A Seminar to Remember ...ou have trouble remembering names? Do you read an entire page then immediately forget what you just read? Do some memories seem inaccessible (i.e. "on the tip of your tongue" memories)? If so, join the club. Very few adults can remember everything they see, hear or read. In fact, it's quite common to blame "age" as the culprit for forgetfulness. Although our short-term memory (and  more...