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Adobe InDesign Training

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Learn to create complex, scaleable documents for print and digital media with Adobe InDesign, the world-standard in page layout software.

Sophisticated design features and productivity tools help you work on professional publications including posters, flyers, brochures and interactive PDFs.

Our InDesign courses are offered at Golden Mile Complex, Beach Road, Singapore and In-house training courses across Singapore.

Once you have got through with Adobe InDesign training you can then go for Adobe Illustrator training. You can use your SkillsFuture & SDF grants for this practical training workshop.

Why Use InDesign Software?

Adobe InDesign training in Singapore
Adobe InDesign training in Singapore

Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing and page layout program that runs seamlessly on both Windows and Mac platforms. With InDesign training, you can create books, brochures, catalogs, manuals, CD-DVD labels, certificates, newsletters, flyers, forms, label sheets and even interactive presentations.

Adobe Indesign provides all the tools you need to create a page layout design, import or enter text, insert images, add drawings, create tables and finalize the document. You can also export the document as a PDF or digital eBook (EPUB) for use online, over a network or on mobile or tablet devices.

Call (65) 6296-4663 for Details.  

There is NO WDA FUNDING for this training currently.

Training Schedule

Course Overview

Course Duration :  3 Days (9 am – 5 pm).

Funding For Adobe InDesign: Individual Singaporeans can use their Skills Future Credits. Companies can claim SDF Grant.

Assessment: There is NO assessment or test for this training. Certificate of Attendance will be provided.

For those interested in learning Image Editing & Web Editing, you can opt for  Photoshop training & Dreamweaver training. Do note that these are certification courses, WSQ Funding available for these practical training workshops.

About the course

InDesign 3 days workshop in Singapore
InDesign 3 days workshop in Singapore

This 3 day course aims to equip participants with the technical skills required to create full-color, multi-page digital artwork for print using Adobe InDesign. Starting with text frames, formatting, graphics and links, colors and libraries, students then move onto styles, layers, master pages, and templates. Instructors also show students how to generate book files and prepare documents for print and other media.

Who should do this course?

Anyone who needs to use Adobe InDesign to create documents such as advertisements, flyers, brochures or newsletters, but has little to no experience doing so, would be an ideal participant in this course.

All Adobe training courses come with a detailed step-by-step training approach & a laptop is provided for your learning purpose in the adobe training class at Intellisoft Training in Singapore.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for attending this course; however participants are expected to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system.

Unit 1: Understanding the Interface

  • InDesign Basics
  • Start InDesign and Open a Document
  • Change Page Views
  • Scroll Using the Hand Tool
  • Show and Panels
  • View Multiple Documents

    InDesign 3 days training at Intellisoft
    InDesign 3 days training at Intellisoft
  • Workspaces
  • Create and use Custom Workspaces
  • New Documents
  • Create a New Document
  • Change Document Setup
  • Text Frames
  • Create a Text Frame
  • Frame Tools
  • Create Frames
  • Preferences
  • Change the Units and Increments to Inches

Unit 2: All about Text Basics

  • Text Frames
  • Set the Default Screen Mode
  • Create a Text Frame
  • Typing Text
  • Type Text into a Text Frame
  • Overset Text
  • Work with Overset Text
  • Formatting Text Frames
  • Format a Text Frame
  • Onscreen Editing
  • Make Simple Edits
  • Selecting Text
  • Moving Text
  • Cut, Copy and Paste Text
  • Character Attributes
  • Change Character Attributes

Unit 3: Adding Text and Formatting Paragraphs

InDesign practical hands-on workshop
InDesign practical hands-on workshop
  • Document Presets
  • Create a Document Preset
  • Placing Text
  • Place Text
  • Drag and Drop Text into a Layout
  • Paragraph Alignment
  • Align Paragraphs
  • Paragraph Spacing
  • Create Multiple Columns
  • Set a First Line Indent
  • Add Paragraph Space
  • Set Leading
  • Set Paragraph Rules
  • Bullets and Numbers
  • Add Bullets to Text
  • Set a Hanging Indent
  • Edit the Bullet Position
  • Add Custom Bullets to Lists
  • Create Numbered Lists

Unit 4: Text Frames and Advanced Threading

  • Placing Longer Text Files
  • Flow Text Onto Multiple Pages
  • Navigating MultiPage Documents
  • Set Pages Panel Options
  • Insert and Delete Pages
  • Master Text Frames
  • Work with a Master Text Frame
  • Modify a Master Text Frame
  • Step and Repeat, and Ruler Guides
  • Use Step and Repeat
  • Add Ruler Guides to the Page
  • Threading Text Frames
  • Use the Selection Tool to Thread Frames
  • Unthreading and Changing a Thread
  • Use the Selection Tool to Unthread Text Frames
  • Thread Text Over Multiple Pages
  • Thread Text Across Multiple Pages
  • Thread Text into Shapes

Unit 5: Perfecting Text with Tab Stops, Strokes and Inset Spacing

    • Tabs and Tab Stops
    • Set and Move a Tab Stop
    • Add a Tab Stop Leader
    • Set a Decimal Tab Stop
    • Use the “Align to Other” Tab
    • Hanging Indents
    • Create a Hanging Indent
    • Apply Text Formatting Using the Eyedropper Tool
    • Frame Strokes and Inset Spacing

– Add a Stroke to a Frame

    • Add Inset Spacing
    • Set Vertical Justification

Unit 6: Inserting Graphics and Clipping Paths

InDesign practical training in Singapore
InDesign practical training in Singapore
    • Placing and Altering Images
    • Place an Image
    • Place an Image in an Existing Frame
    • Move and Resize an Image
    • Change the Scale of an Image
    • Rotate and Skew an Image
    • Resize the Frame and Graphic with the Mouse and Keyboard
    • Clipping Paths
    • Create a Clipping Path
    • Clipping Thresholds and Inset Frames

– Customize a Clipping Path

Unit 7: Adding and Modifying Objects and Gradients

  • Step and Repeat
  • Use Step and Repeat
  • Align Objects
  • Grouping and Ungrouping
  • Lock Position
  • Resize a Group
  • Smart Guides
  • Combining Objects
  • Compound Paths
  • Stacking Order
  • Pass through a Stack
  • Shape Editing
  • Change and Edit a Shape
  • Add Arrowheads to a Line
  • Change Frame Content
  • Object Styles
  • Create a Gradient Swatch
  • Create an Object Style

Unit 8: Creating a OnePage Flyer and Preparing Print Ready Copy

  • MultipleColumn Text Frames
  • Create a Page Border
  • Create a MultipleColumn Text Frame
  • The Find/Change Command
  • Use Find/Change
  • Save a Query
  • Paragraph Styles
  • Create a Paragraph Style for the Body Text
  • Add Ruler Guides
  • Place a Graphic Onto the Page.
  • Text Wrap
  • Create a Text Wrap Around an Object
  • Spell Check
  • Check Spelling Dynamically
  • Spell Check a Document
  • Autocorrect
  • Use Autocorrect
  • Live Package
  • Packaging a Document
  • Create a PDF

Unit 9: CMYK Colours, Libraries

  • Working with Picas
  • Change the Units and Increments
  • Delete and Load Document Presets
  • Create and Modify an Object
  • CMYK Colours
  • Add and use Process Colour
  • Type and Format Text
  • Libraries
  • Create and use a Library

Unit 10: Master Pages, Page Numbering and Text Wrapping

InDesign workshop @Intellisoft
InDesign workshop @Intellisoft
  • Creating Master Pages
  • Create a Master Page
  • Add Objects to a Master Page
  • Add a Spread Guide
  • Automatic Page Numbers
  • Add an Automatic Page Number
  • Duplicate and Rename Master Pages
  • Layout Adjustment
  • Enable Layout Adjustment
  • Assign a Master Page
  • Custom Text Wrap Around Objects
  • Wrap Text Around an Image
  • Edit a Text Wrap

Unit 11: Mastering InDesign Styles

InDesign workshop @Intellisoft in Singapore
InDesign workshop @Intellisoft in Singapore
  • Creating and Using Styles
  • Create a Body Text Paragraph Style
  • Create a Headline Paragraph Style
  • The Story Editor
  • Use the Story Editor
  • Editing Styles
  • Orphan and Widow Control
  • Set Keep Options
  • Direct Formatting
  • Apply Direct Formatting to a Paragraph
  • Create a New Style Based on a Selection
  • The Baseline Grid
  • Lock Text to a Paragraph Grid
  • Insert Drop Caps
  • Character and Nested Styles
  • Create and Nest a Character Style

Unit 12: Tracking, Kerning and Hyphenation

  • Tracking
  • Track Text
  • Kerning
  • Kern Letter Pairs
  • Tracking in Layouts
  • Use Tracking as a Layout Tool
  • Hyphenation
  • Adjust Hyphenation
  • User Dictionaries
  • Create User Dictionary Hyphenation Exceptions
  • Work with Discretionary Hyphens
  • Prevent Selected Text From Breaking

Unit 13: Tables with Styles

3 days InDesign training in Singapore
3 days InDesign training in Singapore
  • Creating Tables
  • Draw a Table
  • Add Data, Columns and Rows
  • Combine Cells and Format Text
  • Format a Table
  • Change Text Rotation and Cell Stroke Weight
  • Place Graphics in Table Cells
  • Converting Text to Tables
  • Convert Text to a Table
  • Scale a Table and Its Content
  • Table and Cell Styles
  • Create a Table Style
  • Create a Cell Style
  • Load Styles From an Existing Document

Unit 14: Fonts, Links and Templates

  • Fonts and InDesign
  • Use Find Font to Replace a Font
  • Links to Graphics
  • Use the Links Panel to Update a Graphic
  • Templates
  • Create and use a Template

Unit 15: Layers, Inline Graphics and Anchored Objects

  • Working with Layers
  • Create and Modify Layers
  • Move Objects to Layers
  • Hide and Show Layers
  • Reorder Layers
  • Inline Graphics
  • Make an Inline Graphic
  • Set Anchored Object Options
  • Show Object Threads
  • Create an Object Style

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    Our Participants says:I like the teaching approach of the instructor. Very detailed & shared his experience to aid in our learning. This training will help me in creative & designing work at my workplace. – MOM

    Instructor is fun loving, knowledgeable & expressive. He is interactive & able to transfer his knowledge with lots of relevant examples. – DGFX Studio

    Excellent Workshop. Easy to understand course material provided. I have gained a lot of knowledge. It will help me to improve my productivity in my profession. – Quality Printers

    See how I helped my friend Mark in improving his Excel productivity – reduce errors, and come back on time for our jog…

    3 days InDesign training @Intellisoft, Singapore
    3 days InDesign training @Intellisoft, Singapore

How to Register For Adobe InDesign Training:

Simply fill this Online Registration Form. The Intellisoft Training Officer will get in touch with you to confirm your seat shortly. You can call us at +65 6296-4663 if you have any questions.