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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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12 to 13 October 2026 Mon-Tue London Islington Hurry. One place left. £549 £150 £399 + VAT
27 to 28 October 2026 Tue-Wed Online Available £549 £150 £399 + VAT
23 to 24 November 2026 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £120 £429 + VAT
8 to 9 December 2026 Tue-Wed Online Available £549 £100 £449 + VAT
16 to 17 December 2026 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549 £70 £479 + VAT
4 to 5 January 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £50 £499 + VAT
18 to 19 January 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
1 to 2 February 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 February 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
1 to 2 March 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 March 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
30 to 31 March 2027 Tue-Wed Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 April 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
26 to 27 April 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
17 to 18 May 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
24 to 25 May 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
7 to 8 June 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
21 to 22 June 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
5 to 6 July 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
21 to 22 July 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
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Course dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You pay
12 to 13 October 2026 Mon-Tue London Islington Hurry. One place left. £549 £150 £399 + VAT
23 to 24 November 2026 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £120 £429 + VAT
16 to 17 December 2026 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549 £70 £479 + VAT
18 to 19 January 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 February 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 March 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
15 to 16 April 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
17 to 18 May 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
7 to 8 June 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
5 to 6 July 2027 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
4 to 5 August 2027 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
2 to 3 September 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
30 September to 1 October 2027 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549 £549 + VAT
Course dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You pay
27 to 28 October 2026 Tue-Wed Online Available £549 £150 £399 + VAT
8 to 9 December 2026 Tue-Wed Online Available £549 £100 £449 + VAT
4 to 5 January 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £50 £499 + VAT
1 to 2 February 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
1 to 2 March 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
30 to 31 March 2027 Tue-Wed Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
26 to 27 April 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
24 to 25 May 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
21 to 22 June 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
21 to 22 July 2027 Wed-Thu Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
16 to 17 August 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT
13 to 14 September 2027 Mon-Tue Online Available £549 £549 + VAT

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12 to 13 October 2026

Mon-Tue

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London Islington
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£549
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£150
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£399 + VAT

27 to 28 October 2026

Tue-Wed

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Online
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£549
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£150
You pay
£399 + VAT

23 to 24 November 2026

Mon-Tue

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London Islington
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£549
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£120
You pay
£429 + VAT

8 to 9 December 2026

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Online
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£549
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£100
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£449 + VAT

16 to 17 December 2026

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London Islington
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£549
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£70
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£479 + VAT

4 to 5 January 2027

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18 to 19 January 2027

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15 to 16 February 2027

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30 to 31 March 2027

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15 to 16 April 2027

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26 to 27 April 2027

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17 to 18 May 2027

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24 to 25 May 2027

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7 to 8 June 2027

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21 to 22 June 2027

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5 to 6 July 2027

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21 to 22 July 2027

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4 to 5 August 2027

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16 to 17 August 2027

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2 to 3 September 2027

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13 to 14 September 2027

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30 September to 1 October 2027

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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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4,156 Reviews
9.7/10 Satisfaction
99.6% Recommend

I’ve gathered the team’s feedback and we all wanted to say how valuable we found the two-day InDesign course. It gave us a clear understand…

Ss – 28 September 2026

Pace was great, class environment was supportive and Matt was wonderful!

Samantha – 28 September 2026

Explained everything in a manner that was easy to understand. Trainer made it really easy to understand by breaking down steps and actively…

Imaan – 28 September 2026

Excellent overall Course instructor was very knowledgeable and included useful examples, helped with all sorts of queries and gave ample ti…

Mahnoor – 28 September 2026

The course was an excellent introduction to software I was previously unfamilar with. The examples were engaging and provided use of a rang…

Caitlin – 28 September 2026

The learning atmosphere, the instructor was brilliant.

Abdalla – 28 September 2026

Really attentive to needs and explained everything in a really clear manner

Andrea – 28 September 2026

It was a really great overview of indesign- the ability to have actionable work help instill the work done in the sessions.

Craig – 28 September 2026

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