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Adobe InDesign Training Classes in Chicago and Onsite

By taking Ascend Training's Adobe InDesign training classes, you will learn all of the tricks of this powerful publishing program. InDesign seamless integrates with Illustrator and Photoshop to enable the user to utilize all 3 Adobe applications in concert. Students leave our InDesign classes with the knowledge to start using the application right away.

Adobe InDesign Training

Our entry level InDesign course is for those new to InDesign. Students will learn InDesign's document setup features, working with frames, leading, and pages. Students also learn workflow techniques between Photoshop and Illustrator.

Adobe InDesign Training for QuarkXPress Users

This class is for those migrating from Quark to InDesign. In addition to learning the ins and outs of InDesign, you will learn how InDesign works differently from Quark, and discuss parallel workflows. You will learn about the differences between paragraphs in InDesign and Quark, using Clipping Paths in InDesign, and more.

Ascend Training's Adobe Illustrator Training

Ascend offers a Level I Adobe Illustrator class and a Level II Adobe Illustrator class. Our first class takes you not only through the workings of Illustrator, but enables you to be a productive user of Illustrator. Our second class takes a more in-depth look at the program and covers more advanced Illustrator topics.

Ascend Training's Adobe Photoshop Training

Adobe Photoshop Training at Ascend is second to none. We offer 3 levels of Photoshop classes: Photoshop I: Fundamentals to Intermediate, Photoshop II: Advanced, and Photoshop: Master Class. Students learn about Layers, Alpha Channels, Color Correction, Filters and more.

Adobe Training Classes Chicago IL

Ascend Training offers the courses you need for Adobe Creative Suite 2. All our Adobe training classes are taught by certified instructors who have solid experience out in the industry. Because there is such a demand in the Chicago, IL area for Adobe training, we offer classes at our Chicago Loop and suburban Deerfield facilities at a minimum of once a month.

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This is primarily ilt training This is a workshop seminar Computer Lab Work This class may involve group study Courseware may be available for purchase This class may be available at a classroom in Deerfield, IL, or at one of these training facilities: Chicago, IL, Contact Ascend Training for more information

Course Level: basic through advanced Duration: flexible Training Presented in: English

Adobe InDesign Class Outline: InDesign for those New to Publishing and InDesign

InDesign Training Class:  About InDesign & Desktop Publishing

Differences between desktop publishing programs, drawing programs, bitmap programs

InDesign Training Class:  Working with the CS2 Suite

Using Adobe CS2 Bridge to import by drag & dropping instead of importing traditionally Organizing your InDesign files with Bridge

InDesign Training Class:  Objects & Drawing

Using any object as a frame, including basic or hand drawn shapes and converted text Selecting multiple objects using the marquee select, select all and shift select, then scaling, rotating and shearing them Drawing frames & affecting line color, style and width

InDesign Training Class:  Paragraphs & Leading

Paragraph alignment: Indenting paragraphs, adjusting the space before or after the paragraphs and adding drop caps Setting two types of leading: Absolute and Auto Using paragraph rules above and below a paragraph and change offset values Creating and applying style sheets to paragraphs using menus and palettes

InDesign Training Class:  Pages & Columns

Adding and moving pages and using the pages palette Working with tabs to align a column of text or figures Automatic, semi-automatic and manual text placement Linking and unlinking from one text box to another on the same page or another page

InDesign Training Class:  Working with Graphics

Importing pictures such as EPS, PCT, TIFF Using the fitting command to change size of graphics relative to their frames Working with overlapping text, picture frames and text wrap Creating Clipping paths for graphics in Photoshop or InDesign Using libraries to create special files for storing commonly used graphics Exporting Snippets by dragging a graphic onto the Bridge or email where another user can access it View Photoshop Layer Comps in InDesign Using the Links palette to go to, update, relink graphics and text files

InDesign Training Class:  Gradients

Creating Gradients to be applied to fills, strokes and text Using the Gradient Tool to adjust the angle of a linear gradient or the center point of a radial gradient

InDesign Training Class:  Pantone, Masters & the Pen Tool

Creating new process, spot & Pantone colors using the swatches palette Saving the entire page as an EPS or PDF and how it translates to other programs Using the Auto Layout adjustment feature Creating Master Pages, applying them, basing on another master, changing master objects on document pages

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