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InDesign Intro Course

Design professional print and digital layouts from day one on this two-day InDesign course.

Taught by Adobe Certified Experts, covering everything from typography to export.

Design professional print and digital layouts from day one on this two-day InDesign course. Taught by Adobe Certified Experts, covering everything from typography to export.

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InDesign Intro training course

InDesign Intro Course

In this Introduction to Adobe InDesign training course, you will gain an excellent foundation in working with text, images and a variety of layouts.

You will learn how to design pages with precision.

Explore the powerful tools and features of Adobe InDesign to design brochures, flyers, magazines, and more.

Discover how to export your designs as high-quality PDF files for print or digital distribution.

This course will give you the skills to bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe InDesign.

Once you've completed this course, InDesign Intermediate is the natural next step.

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28-29th Sep 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £150.00 £399.00 + VAT
12-13th Oct 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £120.00 £429.00 + VAT
27-28th Oct 26 Tue-Wed Online Available £549.00 £100.00 £449.00 + VAT
16-17th Nov 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £70.00 £479.00 + VAT
8-9th Dec 26 Tue-Wed Online Available £549.00 £50.00 £499.00 + VAT
16-17th Dec 26 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
4-5th Jan 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
21-22nd Jan 27 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
1-2nd Feb 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
15-16th Feb 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
1-2nd Mar 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
15-16th Mar 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
30-31st Mar 27 Tue-Wed Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
15-16th Apr 27 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
26-27th Apr 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
17-18th May 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
24-25th May 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
7-8th Jun 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
21-22nd Jun 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
5-6th Jul 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
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Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
28-29th Sep 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £150.00 £399.00 + VAT
12-13th Oct 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £120.00 £429.00 + VAT
16-17th Nov 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £70.00 £479.00 + VAT
16-17th Dec 26 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
21-22nd Jan 27 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
15-16th Feb 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
15-16th Mar 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
15-16th Apr 27 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
17-18th May 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
7-8th Jun 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
5-6th Jul 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
4-5th Aug 27 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
27-28th Oct 26 Tue-Wed Online Available £549.00 £100.00 £449.00 + VAT
8-9th Dec 26 Tue-Wed Online Available £549.00 £50.00 £499.00 + VAT
4-5th Jan 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
1-2nd Feb 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
1-2nd Mar 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
30-31st Mar 27 Tue-Wed Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
26-27th Apr 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
24-25th May 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
21-22nd Jun 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
21-22nd Jul 27 Wed-Thu Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
16-17th Aug 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT

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28-29th Sep 26

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£150.00
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

12-13th Oct 26

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£120.00
You pay
£429.00 + VAT

27-28th Oct 26

Tue-Wed

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£100.00
You pay
£449.00 + VAT

16-17th Nov 26

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£70.00
You pay
£479.00 + VAT

8-9th Dec 26

Tue-Wed

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£50.00
You pay
£499.00 + VAT

16-17th Dec 26

Wed-Thu

Location
London Islington
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£549.00
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You pay
£549.00 + VAT

4-5th Jan 27

Mon-Tue

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Online
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

21-22nd Jan 27

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London Islington
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

1-2nd Feb 27

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Online
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15-16th Feb 27

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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

1-2nd Mar 27

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Online
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£549.00 + VAT

15-16th Mar 27

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London Islington
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£549.00
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30-31st Mar 27

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Online
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15-16th Apr 27

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London Islington
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£549.00
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26-27th Apr 27

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Online
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

17-18th May 27

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London Islington
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

24-25th May 27

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Online
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

7-8th Jun 27

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Location
London Islington
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

21-22nd Jun 27

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Online
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

5-6th Jul 27

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London Islington
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

21-22nd Jul 27

Wed-Thu

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Online
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

4-5th Aug 27

Wed-Thu

Location
London Islington
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£549.00
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£549.00 + VAT

16-17th Aug 27

Mon-Tue

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Online
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£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

Course Outline

1

Getting Started with InDesign

Placing InDesign in the design workflow

Navigating the interface and customising workspaces

Opening and editing existing documents

Setting up new documents for print, web, and mobile

2

Typography and Text Design

Adding and formatting text

Importing text from Word and RTF files

Creating and managing reusable type styles

Editing efficiently with multilingual spell-check, Find/Change, and Story Editor

Managing overset text

3

Images and Visual Elements

Placing images and graphics from multiple formats

Scaling, fitting, cropping, and transforming images and graphics

Tracking image resolution and links

Wrapping text around images and graphics

Generating original images from text prompts

Reframing images with Generative Expand

Generating Effects and AI-Enhanced Imagery

4

Colour and Design

Creating and saving swatches

Understanding RGB vs CMYK colours

Extracting colour themes from images

Creating and applying gradients

Applying transparency to text and images

Enhancing designs with drop shadows and other visual effects

5

Layout Essentials

Using rulers, guides, and smart guides

Aligning and transforming objects

Organising with layers

Standardising layouts with Parent pages

Adding automated page numbering

Managing multiple pages

Flowing text across columns and pages

6

Creative Cloud Libraries

Building reusable libraries of colours, graphics, and text styles

Sharing assets across InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Streamlining teamwork with Creative Cloud Libraries

7

Exporting and Publishing

Creating print-ready PDFs with preflight checks

Exporting JPGs, PNGs, and PDFs for web and social media

Publishing documents online for easy sharing and presentation

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4,143 Reviews
9.7/10 Satisfaction
99.6% Recommend

Vicki was excellent very thorough, she had put a lot of work into our course before hand to prep and tailor things to our needs, very impre…

Kathryn – 20th August 26

Length of time spent on each area, making sure everyone was up to speed and not left behind, answering questions, plenty of breaks, real ex…

Harriet – 20th August 26

Useful real life examples, helped me gain a good understanding of the fundamentals of indesign

Alex – 20th August 26

Straight forward instructions, easy to follow along and practise what we were learning

Paige – 20th August 26

The instructor was really great - spoke things through really clearly - step by step. He ws really patient if we didn't get it first time r…

Katharine – 20th August 26

Organised. Covered enough basics for me to get going in Indesign. Lovely airy room.

Caroline – 20th August 26

Answering questions that directly applied to our line of work and providing clear instructions and guidelines

Paige – 17th August 26

Explaining and going into details about the software which helped me understand more.

Tilly – 17th August 26

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