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Indicia Training provides authorised training for the world’s leading technology companies, including Microsoft, Novell and Check Point.

Our certifications include Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS), Novell Gold Partner and Check Point Authorised Training Centre (ATC).

We participated in a review and audit by the Microsoft Quality Assessment Program in 2010/11. We achieved all of the KPI's inluding courseware utilization, trainer certification, hardware, facilities, and customer satisfaction.

Our authorised technical IT courses are delivered by highly experienced, vendor accredited instructors and offer many benefits including:

• Maximised return on investment for products through proper implementation and support
• Improved reliability and efficiency of IT environments with decreased downtime
• Increased expertise of in-house staff, reduced implementation and support costs as problems can be resolved faster and internally
• Increased employee job satisfaction, which leads to better staff retention
• Provision of tools and knowledge that can be directly applied on the job to optimise and maintain IT environments
• Enhanced credibility by keeping skills and knowledge current with advances in technology
• Improved work performance, which increases employee value and customer satisfaction

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Adobe Acrobat 9 - Advanced

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1 day

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Adobe Acrobat 9 - Advanced focuses on the advanced features of the application. This course will provide the skills necessary to understand how to edit and create PDF settings.

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Adobe Acrobat 9 - Basic

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1 day

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Adobe Acrobat 9 - Basic is for users new to Adobe Acrobat and PDF (Portable Documents Format). This one-day hands-on course will provide the skills necessary to understand how PDF can be used to improve the distribution of electronic information to both internal and external business clients.

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Adobe Illustrator CS5 Advanced

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1 day

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In this course, you will create complex illustrations using advanced Illustrator tools and techniques.

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Flash CS5 Basic

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1 day

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Adobe Flash CS5 - Basic is an introductory course that provides designers and developers new to the Flash environment the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich Flash content. In addition to teaching essentials, the course focuses on teaching best practices for creating Flash content.

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Dreamweaver CS5 Basic

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1 day

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Dreamweaver CS5 - Basic provides web designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build and manage professional web sites using Dreamweaver CS5.

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Cascading Style Sheets Essentials

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2 days

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Cascading Style Sheets provide a powerful way of formatting web pages and web page elements. The use of CSS creates pages that can be easily styled and updated. In this course delegates are introduced to the coding of CSS for web pages and work with CSS for positioning as well as for the creation of alternate media style sheets.

Cascading Style Sheets Essentials

Duration

2 Days

Course Overview

Cascading Style Sheets provide a powerful way of formatting web pages and web page elements. The use of CSS creates pages that can be easily styled and updated. In this course delegates are introduced to the coding of CSS for web pages and work with CSS for positioning as well as for the creation of alternate media style sheets.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system A working knowledge of HTML 4.01 would be an advantage.

Course Contents

Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

·                Designing with Style Sheets

Controlling Color and Typography

·                Create an Embedded Style Sheet

·                Apply Color

·                Comment Your Code

·                Modify Text Styles

·                Modify Font Styles

·                Create a Linked Style Sheet

Designing with the Cascade

·                Create Class Styles

·                Create ID Styles

·                Create Contextual Styles

·                Target Styles to Elements with Specific Attributes

·                Create Style Sheets that Cascade

·                Import Style Sheets

·                Create Inline Styles

Designing Content Sections

·                Control Margins and Padding

·                Create Borders

·                Control Element Dimensions

·                Create Floating Elements

·                Control Content Overflow

Controlling Layout with Positioning

·                Controlling Layout with Absolute Positioning

·                Create a Fixed, Multi-column Layout

·                Create a Fluid, Multi-column Layout

·                Control Layout with Relative Positioning

·                Control the Display of Layered Elements

·                Apply Fixed Positioning

Enhancing an Existing Design

·                Customize Cursors

·                Customize Link Styles

·                Customize Forms

·                Display and Manipulate Background Images

·                Customize Lists

·                Create Generated Content

Creating Alternate Style Sheets

·                Create Accessible Style Sheets

·                Apply User-Defined System Fonts and Colors

·                Create a Print Style Sheet

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Cascading Style Sheets Advanced

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1 day

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This Advanced CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) course focuses on the advanced usage of the technology.

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Web Accessibility

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1 day

This course is a hands-on introduction to Accessibility on the Web as part of an organisation’s web policy. Web Accessibility allows your website to reach out to a larger target audience, and is the process of making your website available to all visitors.

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Photoshop CS5 Essentials

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2 days

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In this course, you will use Photoshop tools for painting, retouching, and enhancing images. In addition, you will work with layers and layer selections.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Essentials

Duration

2 days

Course Overview

In this course, you will use Photoshop tools for painting, retouching, and enhancing images. In addition, you will work with layers and layer selections.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system

Course Contents

Getting to Know the Work Area

·                Starting to Work in Adobe Photoshop

·                Using the Tools

·                Using the Options Bar and other Panels

·                Customising the Workspace



Basic Photo Corrections

·                Strategy for Retouching

·                Straightening and Cropping an Image

·                Making Automatic Adjustments

·                Removing a Colour Cast

·                Manually Adjusting the Tonal Range

·                Replacing Colours in an Image

·                Adjusting Lightness with the Dodge tool

·                Adjusting Saturation with the Sponge Tool

·                Comparing Automatic and Manual Results

·                Repairing Areas with the Clone Stamp Tool

·                Using the Spot Healing Brush and Healing Brush Tools

·                Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter



Working with Selections

·                About Selecting and Selection Tools

·                Using the Quick Selection Tools

·                Moving a Selected Area

·                Manipulating Selections

·                Using the Magic Want Tool

·                Cropping an Image and Erasing within a Selection

·                Refining the Edge of a Selection



Layer Basics

·                About Layers

·                Using the Layers Panel

·                Rearranging Layers

·                Applying a Gradient to a Layer

·                Applying a Layer Style

·                Flattening and Saving Files



Masks and Channels

·                Working with Masks and Channels

·                Creating a Quick Mask

·                Editing a Mask

·                Viewing Channels

·                Adjusting Individual Channels

·                Loading a Mask as a Selection

·                Applying Filters to a Mask

·                Applying Effects using a Gradient Mask

·                Resizing the Canvas

·                Removing the Background from an Image

·                Moving Layers between Documents

·                Colourising with an Adjustment Layer

·                Grouping and Clipping Layers

·                Inverting a Mask

·                Using Type as a Mask



Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

·                About Camera Raw

·                Processing Files in Camera Raw

·                Correcting Digital Photographs in Photoshop

·                Editing Images with a Vanishing-Point Perspective

·                Correcting Image Distortion

·                Adding Depth of Field



Typographic Design

·                About Type

·                Creating a Clipping Mask from Type

·                Creating a Design Element from Type

·                Using Interactive Formatting Controls

·                Warping Point Type

·                Designing a Paragraph of Type

·                Warping a Layer



Saving Completed Images

·                Saving Images for Use in Print Applications

·                Saving Images for the Web

·                Saving Images as PDF

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Photoshop CS5 Advanced

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1 day

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In this course you will work with advanced image handling tools and features available in Photoshop CS4.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Advanced

Duration

1 day

Course Overview

In this course you will work with advanced image handling tools and features available in Photoshop CS5

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, delegates should have completed the Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Essentials course or have equivalent knowledge of Photoshop

Course Contents

Advanced Layering

·                     Clipping a Layer to a Shape

·                     Setting up a Vanishing Point Grid

·                     Creating your own Keyboard Shortcuts

·                     Placing Imported Artwork

·                     Adding Artwork in Perspective

·                     Adding a Layer Style

·                     Placing the Side Panel Artwork

·                     Adding more Artwork in Perspective

·                     Adding an Adjustment Layer

·                     Working with Layer Comps

·                     Managing Layers

·                     Flattening a Layered Image

·                     Merging Layers and Layer Groups

·                     Stamping Layers

Vector Drawing Techniques

·                     About Bitmap Images and Vector Graphics

·                     About Paths and the Pen Tool

·                     Using Paths with Artwork

·                     Creating Vector Objects for the Background

·                     Working with Defined Custom Shapes

·                     Importing a Smart Object

Advanced Compositing

·                     Assembling a Montage of Images

·                     Applying Filters

·                     Hand-colouring Selections on a Layer

·                     Applying Smart-Filters

·                     Adding Drop Shadows and a Border

·                     Matching Colour Schemes across Images

·                     Automating a Multi Step Task

·                     Stitching a Panorama

Preparing Files for the Web

·                     Selecting a Web Design Workspace

·                     Creating Slices

·                     Adding Animation

·                     Animating a Layer Style

·                     Exporting HTML and Images

·                     Using the Zoomify Feature

·                     Creating a Web Gallery

Working with 3D Images

·                     Creating a 3D Shape from a Layer

·                     Manipulating 3D Objects

·                     Using the 3D Panel to Adjust Lighting and Surface Texture

·                     Merging Two-dimensional Layers onto 3D Layers

·                     Importing 3D Files

·                     Merging 3D Layers to Share the same 3D Space

·                     Adding a Spot Light

·                     Painting on a 3D Object

·                     Adding 3D Text

·                     Creating a 3D Postcard

Working with Scientific Images

·                     Brightening and Boosting Colour in an Image

·                     Creating a Map Border and Work Area

·                     Making a Custom Border

·                     Measuring Objects and Data

·                     Exporting Measurements

·                     Measuring a Cross-section

·                     Measuring in Perspective using the Vanishing Point Filter

·                     Adding a Legend

·                     Creating a Slide Show

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Photoshop CS5 Essentials

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