InDesign ACP
Learn to create professional layouts for web, print or mobile devices using Adobe InDesign.
Course overview
This course is for designers, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities who need to use Adobe InDesign to create design layouts for print and digital output. These might include magazine layouts, interactive PDFs, leaflets and other design documents. You don’t need any previous experience with Adobe InDesign.
This InDesign course will enhance your digital skills in the competitive job market. At the end of the course you will be provided with the opportunity to take an online Adobe exam and become an Adobe Certified Professional.
What you'll learn
This course provides the user with all the training required to be confident in using Adobe InDesign - the industry leading page design and layout tool, to create various documents, ranging from single page flyers, to more complex multi page brochures and presentations. By taking this course, users will not only gain a good working knowledge of the InDesign programme, but will also have the opportunity to again ACP accreditation status to validate their skills.
- Discover what Indesign is
- Become familiar with the Indesign workspace
- Create, edit and work with new documents
- Use rulers, guides and grids
- Place and import text into a document
- Use character and paragraph formatting
- Understand typographical terms
- Wrap text around an object
- Place graphics and images onto a page
- Apply different fitting options
- Use the links panel to manage images and graphics
- Ensure images are 'print ready'
- Apply various transformations to images
- Make new colour and gradient swatches
- Apply colour to both objects and type
- Create and apply paragraph styles
- Work with master pages
- Use layers to organise layouts
- Create and edit tables
- Draw and edit basic shapes
- Work with grouped objects
- Align and distribute objects
- Use the Pathfinder panel to edit shapes
- Discover the Pen tool and its capabilities
- Add different effects to objects
- Create and save object styles
- Add interactive elements into documents
- Export and publish interactive pdfs
- Include animation in a document
- Check for any errors in a document
- Package a document
- Create a print ready pdf files
You will have access to online learning resources and prep exams to prepare for your Adobe exam.
Adobe Certified Professional credential
At the end of the course you'll be able to take the Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) online exam. You'll receive ACP status on successful completion of the exam and will also receive a digital badge and certificate. The badge can be attached to your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook profile as well as put on your email signature.
*The ACP qualification last three years
Susannah Travis - Course Lead
Susannah is the Digital Skills Team Lead and delivers a range of courses. She has over a decade of experience delivering Adobe and Microsoft courses on an individual and tailored group basis. Her aim is to enable students to achieve a high level of digital literacy to help their work and everyday lives.
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