Adobe InDesign pro

What am I learning?

Adobe InDesign is a flexible and powerful layout programme, where texts and images come together and are forged into elegant paper or digital publications. You will learn to use the programme more effectively for professional applications during this training. Topics:

• Professional Colour & Quality
• Professional typographical applications
• Embedding illustrations
• Using multiple grids
• Creating table of contents and indexes
• Merging data (Excel)
• Freestanding
• Designing tables
• Automating: Working with Scripts
• Applying interactive publishing
• Creating Digital Publications

What will I be able to do after Adobe InDesign training?

After advanced Adobe InDesign training, you can expect to master the following advanced skills and techniques:

1. Complex Document Management: You can handle long documents, including the use of sections, tables of contents, indexes, footnotes, and cross-references.
2. Advanced Formatting: You have mastered advanced formatting of text and objects, including nested styles, GREP styles for complex text patterns, and object styles for consistent design.
3. Typographic Refinement: You have a deep understanding of typography and can apply advanced typographic adjustments, such as drooping punctuation, letter outlines and text wrapping.
4. Interactive Documents: You can create advanced interactive PDFs and digital publications with animations, buttons, slideshows, and videos.
5. Use of Scripts: You can use or customise simple scripts to automate tasks within InDesign, allowing you to work more efficiently.
6. Book function: You can compile multiple documents into one book, with consistent page numbering, colours, styles and other elements across all documents.
7. Advanced Colour Management: You know how to apply complex colour management, including handling colour profiles and proofing for different output media.
8. Integration with Other Adobe Programs: You can seamlessly integrate InDesign with other Adobe programmes, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, to manage complex graphics and images.
9. Advanced Preflight and Packaging: You can thoroughly check documents for errors before printing and understand how to package all elements for print.
10. Responsive Designs: You can use fluid layouts and alternative layouts to design publications that adapt to different screen sizes and orientations.
11. Data Merge and Personalisation: You can merge data to personalise documents in bulk, such as when creating personalised invitations or address labels.
12. Extended Print Options: You understand advanced print options such as creating print-ready PDF files, setting overprint, using spot varnish and preparing files for special printing techniques.

These advanced skills enable you to create complex and professional-looking documents for a wide range of purposes, from sophisticated marketing materials to comprehensive publications and interactive digital documents. It also enables you to significantly improve productivity and workflow efficiency by using automation and integration.