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These courses run with very small numbers - never more than 8 delegates. This allows your tutor to give you almost individual tuition. You'll also be learning from publishing industry experts who truly understand the context in which you need to use the software.


NEW Adobe Acrobat: Efficient Use of PDFs

An in-depth look at how to use PDFs for everything from proofing to online content.

Digital Workflow: Making the Most of the Software

Understand the impact of different software (Word, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign and Acrobat) on the files you use in the publishing process.

NEW Dreamweaver and HTML for Non-Developers

A practical one-day course for web managers, which covers Dreamweaver and a range of other content management solutions.

Editing in Word

Learn how to edit on screen with greater efficiency and effectiveness.

From QuarkXPress to InDesign

A one-day conversion course for anyone who is familiar with Quark and who is moving over to InDesign.

Illustrator 1

Learn how to use Illustrator in one packed day.

InDesign 1

A thorough, two-day introduction to the software.

NEW InDesign 2

A two-day course to help publishers really understand the aspects of InDesign that are most important to them.

Photoshop 1

A practical and comprehensive two-day introduction.

NEW Photoshop 2

Expand your knowledge of Photoshop as it relates to publishing.

QuarkXPress 1

A two-day course, which covers the basics necessary for creating and editing documents.

QuarkXPress 2

A two-day course for anyone who’s been using Quark for at least a few months and wants to get more out of it.


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Design in Publishing