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Maximum delegates: 8

This course is Adobe Authorised and delivered by an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Payment for your course can be made via BACS, cheque or credit card

High-quality training book supplied with this course

The Adobe trainer was just brilliant!

Colin Said
I.T. Trainer, Dechert

Included with course:

InDesign Adobe Certified Expert - 2 days

1. Laying out a document

Create a new document with settings appropriate for print or onscreen display.
Adjust the size and position of one or more pages in a document with the Page tool.
Given a scenario, work with master pages (scenarios include: locking master page items; loading, creating, and applying master pages; based-on master pages; overriding master page items; text wrap).
Create a grid of objects while using the Place cursor, the Frame tools, or Selection tool.
Use the Gap tool to change the size or position of gaps and frames.
Use Layers to organize the structure of a document (scenarios include naming, arranging, and managing objects and groups).
Explain the process of using Data Merge to build a template and import data into a final InDesign or PDF document.
Modify and transform objects by using the transformation tools and the Control panel (including scaling, rotating, and resizing).
Create, apply, and modify an object style.
Create, edit, and manipulate text on a path.
Describe the use of Smart Guides and the Smart Cursor (including their preferences).
Rotate page spreads and, when required, clear the rotation.
Use the CS Review panel to start a review, invite participants, and manage comments.

2. Working with text

Insert special characters by using the Type menu, Glyph panel, or context menu.
Given an option, edit text (options include: Story Editor, Drag and Drop text, Autocorrect).
Adjust the look of text inside a text frame by using Text Frame Options (including columns, inset spacing, first baseline offset, balanced columns, and vertical justification).
Given a scenario, set a paragraph to span across more than one text column or split into multiple sub-columns.
Manipulate text flow by using text threading, smart text reflow, resizing, and text wrap (including ignore text wrap).
Given a scenario, create and apply styles in an automated fashion (scenarios include next paragraph, nested styles, grep styles).
Manage review and editing using Track Changes.
Create a user dictionary and populate it with custom words.
Import an RTF or Word file and map style names to styles in the current document.
Assign and format automatic bullets or numbering to paragraphs (including numbering across multiple non-threaded frames).
Given a scenario, set up a document or frame-based baseline grid.
Make a dynamically changing running head (options include: text variables, section marker).
Create and apply text conditions and condition sets, including synchronizing across documents in a book.
Given a feature, avoid widows, orphans, and other typographic problems (using features such as Keep Options, Justification, Hyphenation).

3. Working with tables

Modify tables (options include: adding or removing columns/rows; merging cells; splitting cells; selecting cells).
Edit and format a table (options include: formatting text, editing tables in the Story Editor, adding Notes, strokes and fills; text alignment).
Create, apply, import, modify, and organize cell and table styles.
Update the information in a table when the original data has changed (via linking or copy/paste).

4. Managing graphics

Given a scenario, determine the best settings for choosing and placing an image (options include import options, Illustrator artboards, choice of file format, resolution, ICC color profiles, layers, and transparency).
Given a scenario, configure the Links panel to reveal metadata and attributes such as current image resolution.
Create a graphic frame that resizes its content automatically.
Hide or show layers in placed PSD, AI, INDD, and PDF files, and discuss how image transparency is handled.
Manage placed files by using the Links panel (including revealing metadata and attributes in Link Info, editing the original, relinking to new files, and updating modified files).
Create a caption for a graphic based on the image's metadata.

5. Understanding color and transparency

Explain the use of named swatches versus unnamed colors.
Given a scenario, create, modify, and apply gradients to objects or text using the appropriate panels and tools.
Describe how and why to create mixed inks.
Assign transparency effects to stroke, fill, and image/text individually (options include such as opacity, blending modes, drop shadows, feathering, and other effects).
Given a scenario, choose the best course of action to manage color (options include Transparency Blend Space, Color Settings, Overprint Preview, ICC profiles, mixed RGB and CMYK).

6. Creating and working with long documents

Insert and format footnotes in a document.
Create a book in a book panel and paginate the documents.
Create a table of contents across one or more documents.
Synchronize master pages, styles, and swatches in a book
Define and insert text variables.
Create and apply cross-references, edit cross-reference format.

7. Building Interactive Documents

Create interactivity for an InDesign document that will be exported as a PDF or SWF document (including adding movies, animations, sounds, multistate objects, and buttons).
Describe how to view, import, and control video and sound files, and to preview interactive document elements inside InDesign.
Create functional hyperlinks in exported PDF documents or SWF files (options include Hyperlinks panel, Table of Contents, Cross-References, and Buttons).

8. Importing and exporting for cross-media

Given a scenario, choose the correct options to export document content to Flash Professional CS5.
Given a scenario, choose the correct options to export a story or document to the ePub or XHTML format.
Given a scenario, choose the correct features and settings to create an interactive PDF file.
Define and assign XML tags, and export an XML file.
Map styles to tags and XML tags to styles using the Tags panel and the Structure view.

9. Managing prepress and printing

Troubleshoot common printing issues by using Live Preflight (options include using Basic profile to locate and correct errors, create custom profile, create a Preflight report, share profiles).
Troubleshoot common printing issues by using the Separations Preview panel (options include process inks, spot colors, ink density, and the Ink Manager).
Given a scenario, choose the appropriate Print dialog box options (options include Printers
Marks, Bleeds, Output Space, PPD fonts).
Given a scenario, choose the appropriate PDF Preset or PDF Export settings.

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Level: Advanced

Duration: 2 days

Cost: £499 ex VAT

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Exam included: NO

Mac and Windows

Maximum delegates: 8

This course is Adobe Authorised and delivered by an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Payment for your course can be made via BACS, cheque or credit card

High-quality training book supplied with this course

The Adobe trainer was just brilliant!

Colin Said
I.T. Trainer, Dechert

Included with course:

InDesign Adobe Certified Expert - 2 days

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The FlexiCredit - earn rewards on short courses

It's very simple: get rewarded if you book any of our short courses with training credits. Just book any 1-day or 2-day scheduled course at our London Covent Garden or Cardiff training centres and you will receive credit towards any course in the future – that's the FlexiCredit!

You can use these credits within 12 months of your first qualifying booking, and even accumulate your FlexiCredits.

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Book a 1-day course - get £70 + VAT off a future course
Book a 2-day course - get £100 + VAT off a future course

This offer does not include private training

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Just email us confirmation of your valid booking(s) that qualified for the FlexiCredit.

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The FlexiCredit scheme started on the 22nd August, 2011 and only applies to bookings after this date
FlexiCredits can only be used as payment or part-payment towards a Certitec training course running at locations mentioned
You will be emailed your FlexiCredits after payment and completion of your course with Certitec
FlexiCredit is applicable only if the full RRP is paid for your course(s). Any discounting invalidates the FlexiCredit. If discounting has been applied you can pay back the difference in order to qualify for the offer
Any booking paid or part-paid by a FlexiCredit does not earn FlexiCredits
FlexiCredits cannot be used against any 'special deals' - only courses on our main website
You can 'give' your FlexiCredits to another person/company providing you email us intention of 'hand-over' and the delegate name(s) for the course benefitting from the credits. This will entail an administration charge of either £50 + VAT or the same number of FlexiCredits.
The FlexiCredit offer lasts for 12 months from the first date of your qualifying booking(s).

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Our courses come with free training at London Covent Garden and Cardiff!

It's very simple: just book a day of private training or one of our 3-day, 4-day or 5-day scheduled courses (or any combination days) and you'll qualify for additional free training at our London Covent Garden or Cardiff training centres – that's the FlexiDeal^®.

And as long as you take these additional courses within 6 months of your first qualifying booking, you can even accumulate your FlexiDeal®.

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Acrobat

After Effects

Dreamweaver

Flash

Flash Introduction (2 day)

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Premiere Pro (Cardiff only)

Premiere Pro Introduction (3 day)

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Level: Advanced

Duration: 2 days

Cost: £499 ex VAT

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Exam included: NO

Mac and Windows

Maximum delegates: 8

This course is Adobe Authorised and delivered by an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Payment for your course can be made via BACS, cheque or credit card

High-quality training book supplied with this course

The Adobe trainer was just brilliant!

Colin Said
I.T. Trainer, Dechert

Included with course:

InDesign Adobe Certified Expert - 2 days

London Covent Garden Add dates to your calendar

19 - 20 July 2012

6 - 7 September 2012

If you don't see any suitable dates here, it might be more economical to deliver a private training course for you

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Level: Advanced

Duration: 2 days

Cost: £499 ex VAT

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Exam included: NO

Mac and Windows

Maximum delegates: 8

This course is Adobe Authorised and delivered by an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Payment for your course can be made via BACS, cheque or credit card

High-quality training book supplied with this course

The Adobe trainer was just brilliant!

Colin Said
I.T. Trainer, Dechert

Included with course:

InDesign Adobe Certified Expert - 2 days

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Requirements

Basic knowledge of Windows or Macintosh.
Understand how to launch an application and save files.
For web courses you will need to have knowledge of web browsers.

General information

Courses start at 10am and finish at 5pm. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of the course on the first day.
We operate a casual dress code.
We supply all computers, software and courseware, pads, pens, lunch and refreshments.
We have both Apple OSX Lion and Windows 7 systems.
Bring along a USB/Flash drive so you can take away your course files.
Following your course, we will email you an Adobe Authorised Course Completion Certificate.
Each course comes with either on-line assets (electronic book/PDF or movies) to download or a high-quality Visual Quickstart 500-page training book. We are migrating most course assets to on-line downloads during 2012.
Access to a secure section of our site that offers useful tips and tricks.

Lunch

London Covent Garden and Cardiff - Flexible lunch vouchers are used and redeemable at outlets nearby such as Bella Italia, Eat, Nandos, Pizza Express, Pret A Manger, Starbucks, Sainsbury's and Tesco to name but a few.

Bristol - Look out for our designer cold buffet lunch.

Support

We supply 6-months rock-solid support via email on the subject matter covered during the course. Find out more…

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Cost: £499 ex VAT

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This course is Adobe Authorised and delivered by an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Payment for your course can be made via BACS, cheque or credit card

High-quality training book supplied with this course

The Adobe trainer was just brilliant!

Colin Said
I.T. Trainer, Dechert

Included with course:

InDesign Adobe Certified Expert - 2 days

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InDesign Adobe Certified Expert - 2 days

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