InDesign ePubs Course

This InDesign ePubs course shows you how to use InDesign to create, design and publish digital publications and eBooks.

On the course you will learn how to create ePubs from scratch and then export to a variety of different platforms including PDF’s and MOBI format.

Our ePub’s Courses are delivered both onsite at your premises across the UK or as Online InDesign ePubs sessions. This InDesign Training is ideal for either one to ones or small company groups.

ePubs courses are flexible and provide a broad overview of the different options available when publishing digital design. You will learn how interactive documents are built, how to flow text /images correctly for multiple screen readers including Kindles, iPads and so forth.

What do you learn on an Adobe InDesign ePubs Course?

Learn how to produce content for digital readers such as Nook, Kindle, Ipad etc

Create documents from scratch for ePublishing

Repurpose existing InDesign Layouts and publish out to digital readers.

Working with ePubs in InDesign, defining and understanding ePubs

Work with Liquid Layout and Fixed Layouts

Accessibility in ePub documents

Understand the part CSS and XHTML play in digital documents.

Export to Kindle and other formats

Online InDesign ePubs Course

Adobe InDesign ePubs Training Courses

It is also available as a virtual Online InDesign ePubs Course with live instructor led training that can be delivered as a one to one session or to a group of people. Because it is virtual online training it can be delivered literally at any time of the day at your convenience.

Onsite InDesign ePubs Course

Held Onsite on your premises this InDesign epubs Course is available as a one to one session or for group of people.

Held at times and dates to suit your schedule with flexible course content.

Adobe InDesign ePubs Training Courses

Adobe InDesign ePubs Course FAQs

Our online  Adobe InDesign ePubs Courses run virtually with a live instructor giving you direct contact with them throughout the training via video, chat & screen share.

We run this online training via all the most popular video conferencing software including Zoom, Teams, Google and WebEx. It’s your choice which one you prefer.

Do you record the InDesign Courses?

We do but due to privacy issues are only able to record for individual or closed company sessions

24 /7 Hour Training

Online training is available on a 24 /7 basis including evenings, overnight and during weekends.

Pre-Course Chat

Once the course is booked in we organise a voice call /online meeting to discuss the course content and structure ensuring the training goes smoothly.

All our digital design courses are available online. 

Our Onsite Adobe InDesign ePubs Training Courses are hosted onsite on your premises UK wide.

We provide flexibility with booking dates which work to your schedule.

The training course is focused entirely upon you and your company requirements and can be tailored to suit you.

We are happy to tailor the InDesign Course content to suit you.

The trainer comes direct to you so there’s no travelling involved for you or your team saving them travel and expenses.

Once the course is booked we organise an online chat with your trainer to discuss the content and any logistics involved in the course.

You don’t need to be a great expert in InDesign to take this course but it really helps if you have experience with the software and are comfortable with creating document layouts and working with text and images.

If you don’t feel that you have enough knowledge you might like to consider sitting on our  InDesign Introduction Course.

We are happy to tailor content and can always blend elements from both courses to create a tailored Adobe InDesign ePubs Training session if you prefer.

This is Adobe InDesign ePubs Course assumes you have prior knowledge of InDesign itself but it can be combined with the Quickstart or Introduction to InDesign Courses to create a bespoke Adobe InDesign Course

Take a look at the Adobe InDesign Introduction Training

You’ll learn how to create and edit an ePub in InDesign for publication to Amazon Kindle and other formats.

  • Working with ePubs in InDesign
  • Defining and understanding an ePub
  • Work with Character and Paragraph Styles
  • Understand the part of CSS and XHTML
  • Learn when and how to work with Liquid Layout for responsive design
  • Liquid Layout v Fixed Layout
  • Accessibility
  • Convert to Kindle (mobi) and ePub formats.

An in-house (onsite) InDesign ePubs training course for large team roll outs, 121 sessions, company groups /workshops.

There are a number of benefits to onsite courses but the main ones are:

 

  • The InDesign Training is designed around you and your team

  • No traveling involved for you or your team saving travel & expenses and also more environmentally friendly

  • It is cheaper than traditional training especially for groups as its not a set per person price

  • The approach is focused specifically on you and your specific needs this is not a generic one size fits all course. 

  • From the point of booking to after course support you will be in direct contact with the trainer

  • InDesign course is tailored to suit you /or your team

  • Flexible dates & times to suit you

Our Adobe InDesign ePubs Training is delivered across the UK including the Midlands and all major cities such as Leicester, Northampton, Lincoln, Oxford, Nottingham, London, Hereford, Preston, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Oxford, Cheltenham,  Crewe

Contact us to find out more about our availability in your area.

Booking with us

Please get in touch with us via the online booking form.

We will then get in touch and send the details of booking reservation and find out your timeframe for training.

We will then send across dates.

Once the booking is confirmed we then organise a pre-course call /meeting to discuss the course and any logistics around the day.

Payment

Payment for training is via BACS or Credit Card

Credit Card payment is via Stripe

*Greta Powell Training Ltd does not collect or store your card details.

Purchase Orders

We accept purchase orders from UK registered companies and the public sector.

Added Bonus about Online Training Courses

An added bonus of our online courses is there’s no travel involved meaning less stress on the planet so environmentally it makes great sense.

No fighting traffic or public transport just get up, have tea /coffee and something to eat, turn on the computer and we’ll be there ready to deliver your course.

 

And by the way we don’t care if you’re wearing your Jim-Jams or last nights lop-sided party hat.

 

All our digital design courses are available online. If you have any questions about any of our Online Adobe Training courses please do not hesitate to get in touch for an informal chat.

Find out more about our Online Creative Cloud Courses

We hold these courses across the Midlands & UK including the North West, North East, Oxford, Cambridge, Derby, Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, Norwich, Coventry. Please contact us to find out about availability in your area.

InDesign ePubs course - Overviews

Meeting InDesign ePub

What is ePub?

Elements of ePub / what is kept /lost

How it works

Managing Images for ePub Export

Anchor Image via Cut & Paste

Anchor Images with Anchored Object Panel

Image File Formats

Colour Spaces & Resolution Evaluation

Working with ePub Format

ePub to alternative eBook Formats 
(iPad, Kindle etc)

eBook Applications

Using External Applications

Applications to convert eBooks to other eBook Formats

Understanding Document Flow

Flowing Text

Create & Design a Front Page

Front (Cover Page) Options

Anchor Content in Text Flow

Document & Text Flow Options

Working with InDesign Styles

Create Character Styles

Create Paragraph Styles

Best Practice Styles

Preflight Panel Checking

Creating Custom Profile

Working with Live Preflight

Importing /Exporting Profiles

Working with Long Documents

Using the Book Panel

Adding Chapters

Numbering & Sections

Book Synchronisation

Table of Contents (TOC’s)

Defining Document Structure

Creating a TOC Style

Generating TOC’s

Updating TOC’s

Font’s

Export Options for Fonts

Exporting from InDesign using PDF

Export

PDF Discussion /Options

PDF Print /Interactive

Export to ePub

Convert ePub to Mobi /Kindle Format

ePub Layout

Fixed /Reflowable Layouts

Dealing with both methods

Element Grouping

Articles Panel

Working with Content

Working with Rich Media in ePubs

EPUB 3.0 & Rich Media Design

Inserting Video 

More about Layouts

Fixed /Flowable Layouts

Working with Edge Content in Fixed Layout