DESK TOP PUBLISHING & GRAPHICS
Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166

Distance Learning / Home Study

FD16 - Microsoft^® Publisher

Using Microsoft Publisher version 98, 2000 or XP, learn to produce newsletters, fliers, greeting cards, calendars and more. Some windows experience is beneficial.
Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166

Topics include:

Introduction; Getting Started; Creating a Publication; Using Text Frames; Open, Close, New and Save As; Views, Toolbars, Rulers and Options; Two-Page Spread, Zooms, Boundaries and Guides; Changing the Units of Measurement; Adding and Formatting Text; Adding and Resizing Text Frames; Selection Techniques; Using Undo and Redo; Applying Different Formats, Combining Features; Simple Paragraph Formatting; Alignment, Bullets, Numbering, Tabs and Indentation; Drawing and Filling Shapes; Lines, Circles, Colours, Effects, BorderArt, Patterns; Grouping and Ungrouping; WordArt, Shadows, Rotation and Effects; Picture Frames, Moving Picture Frames, Inserting Pictures; Tables, Cells, Formatting Tables; Inserting Rows, Changing Column Width; Creating Flyers; Changing Page Layout; Printing and Print Setup; Checking for Errors; Spell Checking, Design Checking.

Certificate upon completion.

FD37 - Adobe PhotoShop - Introduction

Use Adobe PhotoShop to modify scanned photographs. Suitable if you have experience of other programs.
Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166

Topics include:

The PhotoShop Environment; Images, Saving and Navigating; Sizing and Cropping Images; Using Different Tools to Select Image Areas; Saving Selections; Manipulating Selections; Hiding and Feathering Edges; Image Modes; Selecting Colours; Using the Colour Palette and the Colour Picker; Using the Eyedropper, Line, Paintbrush, Pencil and Rubber Stamp Tools; Creating and Manipulating Layers; Copying Layers; Adjusting Brightness and Contrast; Using Toning Tools and Adjusting Hue and Saturation; Flattening Images and Saving Copies.

Certificate upon completion.
 

C18 - Desk Top Publishing

Create letterheads, newsletters, greeting cards, calendars, or fliers.
Learn to manipulate images, group, drag and resize using Microsoft^® Publisher.  See course FD16.   Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166.

FD26 - CorelDRAW

Suitable if you have experience of other programs but little or no experience of the CorelDraw program.  Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166.

Comprehensive training includes:

Text, Creation and Formatting;
Using The Pick Tool;
Working with ClipArt;
Using Weld, Intersection and Trim;
Using Interactive Distortion Tools;
Using the Outline Tool;
Fitting Text to Path;
Enveloping;
Using the Interactive Drop Shadow Tool;
Using Font Manager;
Using Layers;
Replacing Objects;
Customisation and Workspaces;
Colour Manager;
Palette Editor.  Other features as time allows.

Certificate upon completion.
 

FD14 - Microsoft^® PowerPoint - Introduction

Using version 97, 2000 or XP, this course is suitable for those with experience of other Microsoft programs such as Word and Excel.
Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166

Topics include:

Introduction; Getting Started; Creating Slide Show Presentations; Creating Slides; Adding and Editing ClipArt; Open, New and Save As; Views, Toolbars and Options; Text Formatting; Using Bullets; Editing Presentations; Picking Looks for Slides; Transition Effects and Build Effects; Adding Text and Drawing Shapes; Printing and Audience Handouts.

Certificate upon completion.
 

FD14i - Microsoft^® PowerPoint - Intermediate

Using version 97, 2000 or XP, this course is suitable if you are already familiar with the functions covered in the introductory course.  Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166.

Topics include:

Introduction; The Open and Save As Dialog Boxes; General Editing; Objects and Copying and Moving Objects; Checking for Errors; Using Find and Replace; More about Adding Text and Drawing Shapes; More about Adding and Editing ClipArt; Masters and Editing Masters; Using WordArt; Inserting and Editing Graphs; Creating an Organisation Chart; Adding Word Tables and Excel Spreadsheets to Slides; Editing the Tables and Spreadsheets; Presenting; Using Pack and Go.

Certificate upon completion.
 

VI1 - Visio Standard 2000 Basic Skills

Course content

Email the course tutor Jacky or telephone 0116 232 5166