Computer WorkGroup Training

Converting to

Adobe Creative Suite

Course Title : Converting to Creative Suite CS4 from QuarkXPress.

The course is an integrated approach to InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and Version Cue

Duration : 2 Days

Pricing : Basic - 1 person $1,500; 2 people - $1,700 for both (see pricing page for full details)

Pre-requisites : Understanding of Quark XPress, layout principles, Photoshop & Illustrator. .

For Whom: The course is intended for people who have been using QuarkXPress and earlier versions of Photoshp and Illustrator, or similar graphics programs.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of the training participants will be able to -

  • Create Creative Suite documents
  • Understand the differences between Quark XPress and InDesign
  • Integrate Illustrator & Photoshop files with InDesign
  • Create vector artwork
  • Apply special effects to artwork
  • Add and format text in a document
  • Create a variety of document types
  • Apply colours and tints
  • Control integration of their workflow
  • Create and distribute Adobe PDF’s

COURSE OUTLINE

Creative Suite - Converting from Quark XPress - 2 Day Workshop

Comparing The Creative Suite Environment
  • The Work areas compared
  • Differing basic layout tasks
  • Handling text differently
  • Role of CS elements
  • Viewing documents
  • Palette views and docking
Version Cue
  • Overview
  • Integrating with Creative Suite workflow
File Formats
  • Working with files
  • Vectors vs Raster images
  • Importing files
  • Sharing files across applications
Correcting mistakes
  • Undoing errors
  • Working with history palettes
  • Retrieving with Version Cue
Creating Documents
  • Creating and importing in Photoshop
  • Creating vector artwork
  • Creating InDesign documents
  • Creating PDF’s
  • Optimising PDF’s
Colour, Tints and Gradients
  • Applying colours to objects
  • Colour models
  • Fills and strokes
  • Working with gradients
  • Creating a spot colour & tint
Working with Transpaency
  • Transparency overview
  • Drop shadows
  • Feathering
  • Exporting and printing
Typography and the Creative Suite
  • Selecting and editing text
  • Formatting characters
  • Formatting Paragraphs
  • Using Styles
  • Glyph palette and customising

Basic drawing tools
  • Creating shapes
  • Drawing with the Pen tool
  • Editing nodes
  • Arranging and combining objects
Working with Layers
  • Layer overview
  • Stacking layers
  • Preserving layers
  • Layer effects
  • Hiding layers
Working with InDesign
  • Pages and Spreads
  • Margins and column guides
  • Adding text
  • Adding graphics
  • Master pages
  • Working with frames
  • Tables
  • Preflighting documents
Working with Photoshop
  • New Features
  • Preparing images for InDesign
  • Selecting parts of an image
  • Transforming images
  • Applying Photoshop Special Effectst
  • Correcting colours and tones
Working with Illustrator
  • New Features
  • Working with paths
  • Transforming objects
  • Type on a path
  • Applying Illustrator Special Effects
Conversion Tips
  • Terminolgy differences
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Converting documents

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