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Whether you require training as an IT specialist or as someone who needs to improve their computer skills for career advancement, Macresource Computer Training couses can help you. Perhaps you need training to get into web Design and development. Perhaps you are looking for training on Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access... Or maybe you've just bought the Adobe Creative Suite and need training courses on Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop and InDesign...
We specialise in providing quality IT training on a variety of web technologies and computer software packages, especially those by Microsoft and Adobe. These software environments have become the standard for business, web and multimedia development since they empower companies to develop web solutions more quickly than ever. We offer three types of computer training.
Public Training Courses
We run scheduled courses, at our central
London training centre, on several popular software packages such
as Dreamweaver and Flash. Our training courses, which are open to
anyone, are ideal for companies who only wish to have one or two
delegates trained and who prefer to have the training done away
from the office. Scheduled training courses are also ideal for private
individuals wishing to develop their software skills.
Click here for our public computer training courses.
Some of the Training Courses We Offer
Here are some of the topics on which we offer tuition. (Use the Course Details pop-up menu in the top left of the screen to obtain full details of the courses we offer.)
Adobe (Macromedia) Dreamweaver
Get up to speed on the best web-site development tool around. Our Dreamweaver CS4 courses offer background information on setting up and maintaining web sites as well as in-depth coverage of Dreamweaver's impressive list of features, including setting page defaults and background colours, creation and formatting of text, insertion of graphics, Flash movies, video clips and sound, the use of tables, frames and layers for page formatting and navigation, etc. Our Dreamweaver training also demonstrates how Dreamweaver uses JavaScript and dynamic HTML to add animation and interactivity to web pages.Our advanced Dreamweaver courses demonstrate the creation of dynamic, data-driven sites using ASP, ASP.Net and PHP.
Adobe (Macromedia) Flash and ActionScript
Flash allows the creation of web animation which use vector graphics rather than bitmaps and therefore offer very small file sizes. Movies can also include interactivity. In fact, you can build complete web sites in Flash. Our Flash training courses cover the creation of graphics and text, the design of animation sequences using motion tweening and keyframes, the use of Flash's shape tweening feature to create morphing, the creation of interactive movies using buttons and multiple scenes, as well as the use of ActionScript to control movies, play sounds and handle user interaction.
Adobe ( Macromedia) Fireworks
Fireworks is Macromedia's web graphics creation and optimisation tool. Our courses will show you how to use Fireworks to produce compact and eye-catching animations, JavaScript rollovers, pop-up menus and even complete web sites.
Adobe ( Macromedia) Director
Director is widely used for producing Shockwave movies, self-contained applications embedded on a web page and offering great options for animation and interactivity. Macresource Computer Training offer Director courses from beginner to advanced level.
Adobe (Macromedia) Freehand
Learn how to user Macromedia Freehand 10 - a sophisticated graphic creation tool - to create images, logos and eye-catching text effects for use in publishing or on the web. Training available for beginners and experienced users alike.
Adobe Acrobat
Learn how to change settings in Acrobat Distiller to produce the best PDF file for your particular application. Next, discover how Acrobat 5 allows you to customise PDF files by adding navigation aids, rollover buttons, forms and multimedia elements to produce self-contained interactive documents and presentations.
Adobe Illustrator
Our Adobe Illustrator training courses will enable delegates to use this industry-standard graphics package to produce illustrations, logos, text effects both for publishing and for www use.
Adobe Photoshop
Our Photoshop courses show delegates how to scan images and then optimise them for printed output or for the web. Photoshop allows designers, photographers and web creators to produce all kinds of colour artwork by manipulating and compositing scanned or drawn images, using powerful layering and masking techniques and a wealth of special effect filters. We offer training at all levels for those producing artwork for publishing or for the web.
QuarkXPress
QuarkXPress is very widely used by graphic designers and publishing professionals. It is a precision tool used for the page layout aspect of electronic publishing. Macresource can show your staff how to use QuarkXPress to put together anything from a promotional flier to a film poster or magazine.
FileMaker Pro
FileMaker Pro is a powerful yet easy-to-use database development tool capable of creating sophisticated relational databases. Macresource offers FileMaker Pro training at all levels: from the creation of fields and layouts, through the setting up of relationships and the use of related fields and portals, right up to the use of scripts, buttons and good database design techniques to create sophisticated database solutions which can be used by anyone.
Residential Training Courses
Our residential training courses allow delegates to gain a deeper insight into course topics by learning in a relaxed environment where they can interact and collaborate others and spend as much time as they want revising the material covered at the end of each day. Our residential training centre is located close to Paris Orly airport.
Closed Training Courses
Closed, or private, courses are ideal for those companies or individuals who require training, away from their office, but which is tailored to their specific requirements.
On-site Training Courses
If you have in-house training facilities or an office which is suitable for holding a training course, we can conduct the training on your premises and using your facilities. We charge a flat rate for on-site training, so this makes it ideal for companies who need to train several people and who are able to hold training courses on their own premises.
Remember, we offer IT training courses anywhere in the UK. If your company is based in Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Durham, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne And Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, West Sussex, West Yorkshire or Wiltshire then Macresource can offer you on-site training.
Preview in Browser Preferences
DREAMWEAVER
- As you work on your web pages in Adobe Dreamweaver, you constantly
need to review them in a web browser. To facilitate this process, Dreamweaver
allows you to configure as many browsers as you would like to see use
for previewing. You can specify one browser as your primary, or preferred,
browser; you can then specify a secondary browser and as many additional
browsers as you want...
Headers and Footers
EXCEL
- Headers and footers are particularly useful for documents that require
several pages to print. The header is information printed at the top
of each page; the footer at the bottom of each page. There are two ways
of working with headers and footers in Excel. Both are found in the Page
Layout Tab Of the Excel Ribbon...
HTML and XHTML
DREAMWEAVER
- HTML is a markup language used to create documents designed to be accessed
across the World Wide Web using browser software such as Internet Explorer
or Firefox. The version of HTML in current use is known as XHTML, a stricter,
rationalised version of the original HTML specification...
