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InDesign: CS5 (Workbook + CD)
BeginnersLoan

Self-taught course

Description

Adobe InDesign CS5 is designed for users who are keen to learn how to produce high quality and attractive publications when using this powerful page layout software.

The skills and knowledge acquired in Adobe InDesign CS5 are sufficient to be able to use a variety of techniques to create publications.

Target audience
  • All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
  • Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites

Adobe InDesign CS5 assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment

Topics covered
  • InDesign Basics
  • Tools#*Creating Documents
  • Text
  • Formatting Text
  • Graphics
  • Layers
  • Colour
  • Objects
  • Fomatting Objects
  • Styles
  • Tables
  • Preparing For Printing
Objectives

At the completion of Adobe InDesign CS5 you should be able to:

  • work with the features in the InDesign window
  • select and work with tools
  • create new documents
  • add text to documents
  • format text using a variety of techniques
  • add graphics to a document
  • create and work with layers
  • work with and apply colour
  • create and work with objects
  • apply a range of formatting techniques to objects
  • create and apply styles
  • create and work with tables
  • prepare your document for printing
Format

168 page workbook and CD

System requirements

Windows PC with Adobe InDesign CS5 installed.

Course Files

Many of the topics in Adobe InDesign CS5 require you to open an existing file with data in it. These files can be downloaded from our web site, but are also included on a CD at the back of the book.

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