An extremely capable design and production tool, InDesign allows exceptional precision and control with complete creative freedom. Whether you are a beginner constructing your first newsletter or an experienced art director or designer, the layout and design tools will give you professional results with any type of publication from newsletters and brochures to colour catalogues, magazines and newspapers. If you've been working in other programmes your work can be opened in, or imported into, InDesign allowing progression into a dynamic new world of design.

Course content:
- the InDesign work area
- setting up your document
- rulers and co-ordinates
- the control palette
- properties of boxes & frames
- basic shape operations
- creating custom guides
- vector based tools
- creative transforming
- text formatting
- using colour, colour flow
- links
- orienting objects in space
- controlling display quality
- outlining text for effects
- raster based effects
- sequenced copy formatting
- stepping objects
- managing swatches
- clipping paths & wraps
- compound pathfinders
- automated page management
- style sheet applications
- library, replace text, spellcheck
- layers, linking, tabs, dropper forms
- creating formatted tables
- Books & selections
- controlling output effectively

Qualifications and experience:
Although no previous intensive computer experience is necessary, basic mouse and keyboard skills are needed.

Training days: Monday to Friday
Training times: 13h30 - 16h30

Contact us for customised times and alternating day training options.

Venue

Date: 13 August 2008 to 22 August 2008
Location: Keyline Graphics, Durban
Cost: R 3 078 including vat
More info: Keyline Graphics
No. 10 Bexhill
453 Windermere Road
Morningside

Contact: Skye or Michelle
Company name: Keyline Graphics
Telephone number: +27 31 312 8560/1
Email address admin@keyline.co.za