Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying and pasting text, formatting type, and so on.
Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured, hands-on activities.
Target student: Anyone who needs to use InDesign to create documents such as ads, flyers, brochures, or newsletters, but has little to no experience doing so, would be an ideal student for this course.
CLASS DATES: OKC
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS BEGINNING
Course Description: Adobe® Illustrator® is a sophisticated graphics program capable of creating complex and attractive illustrations and type effects. You might need to create logos, advertisements and other illustrations in Illustrator® . If you have little or no experience with Illustrator®, it can be overwhelming to start creating complex illustrations. In this course, you'll start by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to create logos. You'll also combine text and graphics to create advertisements.Course Objective: You will use Illustrator to create illustrations, such as logos and advertisements, that include type and graphics.
Target Student: Graphic designers, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. They may have little or no experience with Illustrator. They may already use InDesign and Photoshop.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CD and other media.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
CLASS DATES: OKC
Course Description: You have probably used Illustrator to create simple illustrations and logos. However, you may now need to expand on those skills to create more complex illustrations, you may need a better understanding of how to print your documents without any errors or color mismatches, or you may need to prepare illustrations for the Web. In this course, you will create complex, robust illustrations that go beyond those you could create using Illustrator's basic tools.Course Objective: You will create complex illustrations, control color across a range of devices, and control how illustrations print and appear on the Web.
Target Student: Graphic designers, or people transitioning into a design job, or taking on design responsibilities. They will have some previous experience with Illustrator.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, you should complete the following Adobe Illustrator CS Beginning Class, or have equivalent knowledge:
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
CLASS DATES: OKC
Course Description: In this course, you will learn to use several tools for selecting parts of images, and will move, duplicate, and resize images. You will learn to use layers, and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects, including lighting and texture effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects, and will perform adjustments to contrast and color balance. You will save images in formats for print and Web use.Prerequisites: We designed Photoshop® CS: Basic Image Enhancement for the student who has little or no experience using Adobe® Photoshop® , and who needs to learn the basic skills that are necessary in order to begin to use this program effectively.
Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured, hands-on activities.
CLASS DATES: OKC
Course Description: In this course, you'll learn skills to enhance your ability to create accurate masks, image effects, and retouch images. You'll further your understanding of isolating image areas by creating and saving masks with specialized tools, commands, modes, and layer elements. You'll learn how to use vector paths for a variety of purposes, including masking, clipping paths, and illustration. You'll also create and apply creative elements such as gradients, patterns, and color overlays, and will generate special effects ranging from distorted type to simulating natural media paint realistically. When you've completed the course, you'll have a firm grasp on Photoshop concepts that are applicable to almost every facet of using the application, including Web design, preparing photographic images for printing, and illustration.Course Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the Adobe Photoshop Beginning CS class or have equivalent knowledge.
Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured, hands-on activities.
CLASS DATES: OKC
Course Description: Struggling with managing your data records, from customer lists, billing, sales calls, support calls. The types of data management that Filemaker Pro can handle is unlimited. Learn to take control of data instead of it controlling you. Learn to create fields, layouts and calculations in fields. Learn to prepare customized reports, forms and mailing labels.Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying and pasting text, formatting type, and so on.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
CLASS DATES: OKC
Course Description: This course is for the you to be comfortable with creating relationships, lookups, generate reports, creating buttons and scripts using Filemaker's Scriptmaker®. By the end of this course you will be able to:, Better Understand of Relationship, Better Understand of Lookups, Create Portals, Use Sliding and Printing Options, Set Tab Order, Work with simple calculation fields, Format Number Fields, Create a Summary report, Understand the use of scripts for automation, Create buttons, Apply button functions to an inserted graphic.Prerequisites: Filemaker Pro 6. Beginning
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Course Description: You have probably created simple documents such as letters and reports using word processing applications. You most likely applied basic type formatting, may have even included some graphics in the documents, and probably printed the documents yourself on a desktop printer. Now you may need to create high-quality single- and multiple-page documents for professional publication. In this course, you'll use QuarkXPress to lay out professional quality single and multiple-page documents that include text and graphics, and are designed for professional printing and publication.Course Objective: You will use QuarkXPress to set up and lay out single-page and multiple-page documents.
Target Student: Professional and prospective layout designers and technicians with any level of experience, but with little or no experience using QuarkXPress, who need to learn to use QuarkXPress to lay out publications. They are unlikely to be doing the printing themselves. They are more likely to work for medium sized and large companies, rather than small businesses. They have basic word processing skills and may already use Illustrator and Photoshop.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying and pasting text, formatting type, and so on.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
CLASS DATES: OKC
Course Description: As you begin this course, you likely have a basic understanding of how QuarkXPress works. You may be able to create simple layouts and perform basic tasks, but find that's not enough to effectively work within a more professional, fast-paced environment. Throughout this course, you will build on your existing skills to learn some of the more advanced features of QuarkXPress, as well as learn some techniques that will allow you to improve your workflow.Course Objective: You will take existing layouts and use efficient techniques to make them more professional-looking.
Target Student: Beginner or junior level designers who know the basics of QuarkXPress, but want to learn how to use it more effectively. They should already have a basic understanding of layout techniques, but want to expand their skills, especially in regards to typography issues.
Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the QuarkXPress 6.0: Beginning class or have equivalent knowledge:
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
DATES: OKC