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InDesign Intermediate Course

Produce more sophisticated InDesign layouts with advanced styles, grids and workflows.

Adobe Certified Experts help you work faster across longer, more complex documents.

Produce more sophisticated InDesign layouts with advanced styles, grids and workflows. Adobe Certified Experts help you work faster across longer, more complex documents.

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InDesign Intermediate training course

InDesign Intermediate Course

In this Intermediate Adobe InDesign training course, you will build on your existing InDesign skills by using sophisticated controls for working with text and graphics and gain practical experience of creating re-usable and sharable assets.

Master techniques for designing and formatting tables and how to automate complex document design.

Learn valuable tips on how to optimise your designs for print and digital distribution from industry experts.

This course will give you the skills and techniques to create professional-grade layouts using Adobe InDesign.

New to InDesign?

Complete our InDesign Introduction course first.

Ready to go further?

Our InDesign Advanced course covers grids, GREP and production automation.

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Course dates

Course dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You pay
29 to 30 October 2026 Thu-Fri London Islington Hurry. One place left. £549 £120 £429 + VAT
23 to 24 November 2026 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £100 £449 + VAT
14 to 15 December 2026 Mon-Tue London Islington Hurry. Two places left. £549 £70 £479 + VAT
27 to 28 January 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £50 £499 + VAT
24 to 25 February 2027 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
22 to 23 March 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
22 to 23 April 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
19 to 20 May 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 June 2027 Tue-Wed London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
14 to 15 July 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
12 to 13 August 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
6 to 7 September 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
7 to 8 October 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
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Course dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You pay
29 to 30 October 2026 Thu-Fri London Islington Hurry. One place left. £549 £120 £429 + VAT
14 to 15 December 2026 Mon-Tue London Islington Hurry. Two places left. £549 £70 £479 + VAT
24 to 25 February 2027 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
22 to 23 April 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 June 2027 Tue-Wed London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
12 to 13 August 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
7 to 8 October 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
Course dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You pay
23 to 24 November 2026 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £100 £449 + VAT
27 to 28 January 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £50 £499 + VAT
22 to 23 March 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
19 to 20 May 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
14 to 15 July 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
6 to 7 September 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT

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29 to 30 October 2026

Thu-Fri

Location
London Islington
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Hurry. One place left.
RRP
£549
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£120
You pay
£429 + VAT

23 to 24 November 2026

Mon-Tue

Location
Online
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Available
RRP
£549
Discount
£100
You pay
£449 + VAT

14 to 15 December 2026

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Hurry. Two places left.
RRP
£549
Discount
£70
You pay
£479 + VAT

27 to 28 January 2027

Wed-Thu

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549
Discount
£50
You pay
£499 + VAT

24 to 25 February 2027

Wed-Thu

Location
London Islington
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£549
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£549 + VAT

22 to 23 March 2027

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Online
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£549 + VAT

22 to 23 April 2027

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£549
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£549 + VAT

19 to 20 May 2027

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15 to 16 June 2027

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14 to 15 July 2027

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Online
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£549
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£549 + VAT

12 to 13 August 2027

Thu-Fri

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London Islington
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£549
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£549 + VAT

6 to 7 September 2027

Mon-Tue

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Online
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£549
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£549 + VAT

7 to 8 October 2027

Thu-Fri

Location
London Islington
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Available
RRP
£549
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You pay
£549 + VAT

Course outline

1

Faster, Smarter Workflows

Customising preferences, menus, and keyboard shortcuts

Creating and saving custom workspaces

Crafting effective prompts to improve Generative AI outputs

2

Text and Typography Refinement

Restyling specific text across a document

Refining text details such as punctuation, spacing, and special characters

Enhancing paragraph styling for creative consistency and control

Using Nested Styles for consistent multi-format text

Applying Next Style sequences for faster, consistent text formatting

Maintaining perfect alignment with baseline grids

3

Lists and Tables for Structured Layouts

Creating and styling bulleted and numbered lists

Building tables from scratch within InDesign

Converting tabbed text into a table

Importing and formatting Excel and Word tables

Adding, removing and re-arranging rows and columns

Flowing tables across pages with repeating headers and footers

Formatting within tables

4

Asset and Library Management

Creating branded, reusable CC Libraries

Sharing colours, type styles, and layouts across projects

Applying Object Styles for a consistent look and feel

Sharing libraries across Adobe apps and teams

5

Graphic and Image Integration

Importing multi-layered images and graphics

Understanding approaches to transparency

Applying transparency and blending modes creatively

Wrapping text around custom shapes

Combining and reshaping objects with Pathfinder

Automatically reposition graphics as text reflows

6

Multi-Page Design and Pagination

Applying multiple Parent Pages for cohesive page design

Creating documents with varying page sizes

Adjusting page numbering and spread pagination

7

PDF Output and Preflight

Setting up custom preflight checks for reliable results

Creating export presets for faster PDF production

Maintaining accurate colour from screen to print

932 Reviews
9.7/10 Satisfaction
99.8% Recommend

Ian was great and really helpful. It was good to go through examples of the work that we do and cleaning that up.

George – 28 September 2026

Explaining all the stuff i wasn't sure about. Showing me visually how to do something. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming.

Sol – 21 September 2026

Learnt alot on the course today which will help us to be more productive and same time in setting up documents. The main aim was to enable…

Linda – 3 September 2026

Explaining how individual tools work, various shortcuts and tips.

Larisa – 3 September 2026

Extremely patient and very knowledgeable

Samuel – 3 September 2026

Responding to our particular requirements and use cases, really handy tips for workflow and efficiency

Russell – 3 September 2026

Matt was great at showing us things in the programme that we didn't know. Really good course and good communication.

Tracy – 3 September 2026

Great examples and documents we could all work on and go through. Relaxed atmosphere and good discussion. Loads of notes taken. Great train…

Ruby – 3 August 2026

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