InDesign: Getting Started in Desktop Publishing BeginnersPrerequisites
Tue 8 Dec 2015
Description
InDesign is a desktop publishing package available for both Macs and PCs which is used to build up a publication from ready-prepared text, images and graphics in the same way as QuarkXpress and PageMaker. Participants use pre-written text and scanned-in pictures to assemble and produce a double-sided, two-column newsletter using InDesign.
Target audience
- All current University members (departments and colleges)
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
Basic computing skills are essential.
Sessions
Number of sessions: 1
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 8 Dec 2015 14:00 - 17:00 | 14:00 - 17:00 | Phoenix Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site | map | Simon Meaker |
Topics covered
- Description of the various tools available
- How to create an empty Master page
- Setting page numbers, running headings, margins and column spacings
- Practical application of InDesign tools and techniques
Format
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.
Taught using
InDesign v. CS5.5 on MCS Macintosh
Notes
This course is taught on Apple Mac computers but the content is equally applicable to InDesign running under Windows.
Duration
One half day session
Theme
Design and Desktop Publishing
Booking / availability