Adobe school training courses in Baltimore, MD (public, in-house or online)

Create documents, place text and graphics, and create custom color swatches. Learn to work with master pages and multi-page documents, format text, apply styles, work with threaded text frames, and layers, position and group objects. Print documents, create print presets, and package documents for commercial printing. Prerequisite: Windows Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Build on the fundamentals taught in InDesign CS4 Introduction. Create complex document structures, tint and gradient swatches, and use object libraries and snippets efficiently. Create vector paths and wrap type on a path. Learn advanced typography and composition techniques. In addition, work with graphics, object styles, tables, special characters, and the Story Editor. Prerequisite: InDesign CS4 Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Create a simple illustration by creating and manipulating shapes and by drawing and editing paths. Also learn how to apply color, gradients, and transparency and work with text and layers. Prerequisite: Windows Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Learn more advanced techniques for working with paths, masks, fills, and strokes and how to use transformation tools, envelopes, filters, effects, and graphic styles. Find out how to convert raster images to vector art and manage color settings/separations, and print specifications, work with slices and optimize/export images for the Web. Prerequisite: Illustrator CS4 Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Navigate the Photoshop CS4 environment. Explore various methods of selecting image areas and modify and manipulate those selections. In addition, learn how to work with text, layers, and layer effects; adjust, retouch, and resize images; and prepare images for printing and the Web. Prerequisite: Windows Intro or equivalent knowledge.