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Provided by Ascend Training
Ascend offers the most intensive training programs around for web developers, publishers, illustrators, photographers and designers. All classes at Ascend Training are hands on with a maximum of 10 students. We offer a free 6 month retake policy with all our published training classes.
About our InDesign for Quark Users Class
InDesign CS3 for Quark Users class is for students who have a solid knowledge of QuarkXPress and are making the jump to InDesign CS3. The benefits of this course over the InDesign Level 1 class are that basic publishing concepts are not covered and when applicable, comparisons of InDesign to QuarkXPress are made. This class will assume that you understand desktop 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 ColdFusion
Adobe Director
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Fireworks
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flex
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InCopy
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Pro
QuarkXpress
Avid XPress Pro HD
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For questions, please call us at 312/334-2140
Training Avaliability and Delivery
| This is primarily ilt training |  | |  | This is a workshop seminar |  | This may be appropriate for train the trainer situations |  | This is an online eLearning or CBT training program |  | 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,
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| Course Level: | intermediate | | Schedule: | 2 days | | Training Presented in: | English |
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Training Program Details
Adobe InDesign CS3 Outline
Document Creation
- Work with the new CS3 panels. Save a workspace. Set up page size, margins, columns, bleeds etc. for a new document. Save as a document preset.
- Use the pages panel to add, move pages and more
- Understand targeting a page vs. selecting a page
- Differences between Quark and InDesign CS3
Objects & Drawing
- Draw paths, objects and work with strokes and fills.
- Draw and manipulate the 3 types of frames.
- Use any object as a frame, including basic or hand drawn shapes and converted text.
- Select multiple objects using the marquee select, select all and shift select.
- Use transform panel to scale, rotate and modify objects.
- Draw frames & change line color, style and width of strokes.
- Text frame options for text and graphic frames
Text: Place and Format
- Create Text frames
- Use automatic, semi-automatic and manual text placement.
- Link and unlink from one text frame to another on the same page or another page.
- Character Formats: Apply fonts, change size, kerning & tracking
- Use the control panel, info panel and shortcuts
- Paragraph Formats: Indent paragraphs, adjust the space before or after the paragraphs and add drop caps.
- Paragraph vs. single –line composer, keep settings and justification
- Apply paragraph rules above and below a paragraph and change offset values.
- Work with tabs to align a column of text or figures.
- Find and Change to replace text
- Spell Check
- Create a basic table. Convert text to a table. Basic formatting of text and cells.
- Insert special characters, glyphs and break characters
- Replace Fonts document wide
Graphics
- Place pictures and graphics such as EPS, PCT, TIFF, AI, PDF and PSD.
- Use the fitting command to change size of a graphic relative to its’ frame.
- Change the size of frames and graphics.
- Use the selection tools to select the frame or the graphic – Use the position tool
- Apply text wrap to run text around a graphic. Change the outset, and the shape.
- Understand the difference between Runaround in Quark and Text Wrap in InDesign
- Links Palette vs. Picture usage: Edit Original, Update and Relink graphics
- Use the Eyedropper tool to pick up formatting from one object to apply to another
Color, Gradients and Transparency
- Create new Process, Spot & Pantone colors using the swatches palette. Create Tints.
- Create Gradients to be applied to fills, strokes and text.
- Use the Gradient Tool to adjust the angle of a linear gradient or the center point of a radial gradient.
- Apply Transparency to objects.
- Apply Drop Shadow to text or an object
- Understand how to use transparency settings effectively, considerations for pre-press
Styles
- Understand Paragraph and Character Styles
- Create and apply style sheets to paragraphs using menus and palettes.
- Create character styles and apply to words or phrases within a paragraph
- Update a style
- Redefine a style from document text
- Overview of Nested Styles
Master Pages
- Differences between Quark Masters and InDesign Masters
- Modify the default master page, add new masters
- Create a based on Master
- Create automatic page numbering
- Apply a master to a page or range of pages.
- Create and remove local overrides
Export and Print
- Save an InDesign file (.indd) InDesign Template (.indt)
- Understand the benefit for saving a file as an InDesign Interchange (.inx)
- Create Adobe PDF files: Export to PDF, set preferences and create PDF Export presets
- Printing Options
- Transparency Flattener settings and tips
Ascend Training has 2 facilities in downtown Chicago and suburban Deerfield. We also offer onsite training around the country and internationally. All our instructors are top real-world professionals that bring a wealth of experience to the classroom.
Visit our website at http://www.ascendtraining.com
About Ascend Training - Training Provider
Ascend Training - Ascend offers hands on training in Chicago for Adobe, Quark and Avid. Since 1998, we have developed the top training classes in the country for creative media. We believe in a hands-on approach in such classes as Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash, incorporating real-world exercises taught by the top industry professionals.
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