GBM have designed & developed a one-day QuarkXPress to InDesign conversion course, providing the tools to enable existing QuarkXPress users to make the change to InDesign speedily & efficiently.

Course Description
QuarkXPress to InDesign Conversion is a one-day, hands-on course that provides an intensive and in-depth exploration of the essential tools and features of Adobe InDesign ensuring reference and comparison to methods used in QuarkXPress.
Minimise the time it takes to familiarise yourself with Adobe InDesign and maximise your productivity with this very specific course.
Throughout the course get real-world tips and techniques for unleashing InDesign's capabilities.

Who should attend?
Those users wishing to switch from QuarkXPress to InDesign for any professional page composition needs.

Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending this course:
•Basic Mac OS X knowledge A prior knowledge of Desktop •Publishing techniques

Costs
The one-day course cost is £275*. Training at GBM includes refreshments, a light lunch, course notes or a suitable reference book.
*All Prices exclude VAT

InDesign interface
Exploring the InDesign work area; Navigation and display; Setting preferences and defaults.

Creating & Formatting documents
Conversion of QuarkXPress documents; Object Styles; Saving document presets.

Styles
Working with text and paragraph attributes; Using paragraph, character & object styles; Using hyphenation and justification.

Master Pages
Creating/working with master pages; Page numbering, sections; Using guides and layers; Smart guides; Creating templates.

Importing & threading text
Creating text and graphic frames; Thread and unthread text frames; Story Editor.

Colours, Swatches & Gradients
Working with and creating colours; Saving and appending colour swatches.

Using Tables
Creating and modifying tables; Importing Word and Excel tables.

Transparency & other effects
Using transparency; Applying transparency settings; Applying feathering to images; Gradients and transparency.

Preflighting
Preflight before output.

Joboptions file
Importing and using joboptions files from printers.

Creating PDF’s
PDF output options.