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Adobe InDesign CC Introduction 2 Days - Bristol
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction to Intermediate
Duration:
2
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£450 + vat
Learn the fundamentals of InDesign as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading desktop-publishing program. We will show you how to create and export attractive, simple documents. This is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in digital publishing.
After we give you a complete tour of the InDesign environment, we will show you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. We will help you add consistency through the use of paragraph and character styles. You will grasp how quick and easy it is to create documents for the web and for print, including how to produce professional PDF files.
Learn the fundamentals of InDesign as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading desktop-publishing program. We will show you how to create and export attractive, simple documents. This is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in digital publishing.
After we give you a complete tour of the InDesign environment, we will show you how to combine text and graphics to produce output that is ready to use straight away. We will help you add consistency through the use of paragraph and character styles. You will grasp how quick and easy it is to create documents for the web and for print, including how to produce professional PDF files.
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InDesign Introduction 2 Days
Course Details
This 2-day Introduction course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Adobe InDesign CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes desktop publishing and design to a new level, and combines production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat software. You will learn to create attractive, simple documents and prepare them for the web and for print. We will guide you in learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector-based graphics, and the basics of design. You will also learn how to apply consistency to your text through the use of paragraph and character styles.
Creative professionals appreciate the freedom and productivity gains made possible through the use of Adobe InDesign. We will show you how to improve your workflow by harnessing InDesign's integration with other popular Adobe programs.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the InDesign environment
- Design documents and save them as Acrobat PDF files
- Add effects to objects
- Apply paragraph and character styles
- Use colours, swatches, and gradients
- Manage transparency and use tables
- Prepare for hand-off to a service provider
Our goal is for you to be able to create simple but professional documents that are ready to use for the web and for print.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a good understanding of your operating system. You should be able to launch applications, manage files and folders, and save or locate documents confidently.
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Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Managing the InDesign Environment- Preferences
- Customise your workspace
- Manage document presets
- Workspace and window arrangement
- Create a new document
- Alter a document’s layout
- Develop Master Pages
- Develop Layers
- Add text
- Edit text
- Thread text
- Change text threads
- Placing a text document
- Placing a Word document
- Format paragraphs with styles
- Manage styles
- Based-on styles
- Exchanging styles
- Quick Apply
- Text wrap
- Rules
- Arranging, aligning and distributing
- Transforming Objects
- Duplicating
- Rotating
- Object Styles
- InDesign snippets
- Links panel
- Inner shadow
- Bevel and Emboss
- Gradient Feather
- Inner Glow and Outer Glow
- Using InDesign libraries
Objects- Creating different shapes
- Arranging, Aligning and Distributing
- Transforming Objects
- Duplicating
- Layers
- Object Styles
- Applying Effects
- Shape and corner options
- Setting up Paragraph Styles
- Setting up Character Styles
- Changing Paragraph & Character styles
- Setting up Parent pages
- Applying a Parent page
- Using Parent pages with facing pages
- Adding page numbers
- Overriding Parent page items
- Using Preflight for basic checks
- Print a Document
- Packaging Files
- Exporting to PDF
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Location Details
This course is provided at the Bristol training centre located at:
The Waterfront
Welsh Back
Bristol
BS1 4SB
The training centre is conveniently located in central Bristol in the popular Waterfront area of the city and is easily accessible from Bristol Temple Meads.
Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.
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InDesign Introduction 2 Days - Upcoming Bristol Course Dates
13 Apr - 14 Apr £450 + vat 11 May - 12 May £450 + vat 08 Jun - 09 Jun £450 + vat -
Client Reviews
"We had an excellent instructor for the InDesign course - as someone who had no prior knowledge, he explained everything thoroughly and enthusiastically. I will definitely be back if my training requirements change!"
Francesca D’Alessio, Rider Levett Bucknall, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"Thanks for a very pleasant and educational 2 days. I think it was especially good because it was a small class which gave very individual training."
Nigel Hopwood, Jacob Jensen Design, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
"The trainer was excellent - she explained everything in depth and gave me enough time to keep up. The content was very useful and I know feel a lot more confident to use InDesign. "
Sian Hughes, UKTI, InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
"Fantastic two day course on InDesign, well worth doing. Staff very friendly. 10 out of 10"
Daniel Kosta, Icon Productions, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction
"I was very happy with the way the course was ran and felt everything I wanted to learn was covered. Our tutor was very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend to a colleague or friend."
Jade Barnes, ANS Group, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"Excellent course, excellent trainer. Learnt so much. We covered lots of things I had tried to do before with much difficulty. The training made things simple, I will be much more efficient now! "
Laura Millar, FCA, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"Got everything out the course I wanted to. The trainer was great, really knew his stuff and helped to cover the areas we would be using in our jobs. Fantastic!"
Chad Doyle, Stockport Council, InDesign - 4 Day Masterclass
"A thoroughly fun and enjoyable course delivered by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable tutor - can't wait to get back into the office environment and put it all into practice!"
Katrina Gillespie, Vinci Academy, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
"It was an informative two days I now feel confident enough to design and create my own brochures and have picked up some handy short cuts."
Lauren Partakis, Fairhome Group, Adobe InDesign - Two Day Introduction
"For such a brief time frame an awful lot is covered. The walk-throughs via projection were excellent and instruction/explanation was excellent. He is clearly a very knowledgeable professional!"
Angelo Christodoulou, Queen Mary University, InDesign - 1 Day Introduction
£450 + vat
Next Dates:
13 Apr - 14 Apr £450 + vat
11 May - 12 May £450 + vat
08 Jun - 09 Jun £450 + vat
Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe InDesign training courses UK wide
4/5 Stars
I feel like this was a little slow and not hands-on enough. I would have liked time to actually do my own thing at my own pace (e.g. try to copy a document from scratch) with the opportunity to ask questions - more hands-on learning...
10/03/2026
4/5 Stars
Some of the course was a bit too pressured for time but I recognise that we were trying to fit a lot of content in a small amount of time. Will be interesting to see how much I can remember once working with the software.
10/03/2026
5/5 Stars
I can't thank Donna Oxkley enough, I have learnt so much from the session. It was good to have a hands on approach, working through example documentation with her. Very pleased overall. Cheers
06/02/2026
5/5 Stars
Could fit more in - great though but happy to take less breaks.
05/02/2026
4/5 Stars
Flexible and targeted training with a knowledgeable instructor
05/02/2026
5/5 Stars
Donna was very knowledgeable and helped us understand the course content, as well as other problems we have been having!
05/02/2026
5/5 Stars
The course was very well presented and the instructor was very knowledgeable. The instructor shared some if his real-life experience to help us make sense of some of the concepts within InDesign, which helped immensely.
04/02/2026
5/5 Stars
Amazing, thank you so much. I have taken away so much from these two days, and I will be looking at applying what I have learnt in my current and future projects. Thanks, Craig 😊
04/02/2026
5/5 Stars
As my role involves training delivery, and sitting-in on a lot of courses on various subjects, I know when a course is delivered well or not. This course was exceptional, and I don't say that often. It was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative couple of days, with nothing that dragged or laboured. Craig was an incredibly engaging and knowledgeable instructor, guiding us through the sessions at a comfortable pace. It could have been a heavy/dry subject, but with Craig it wasn't. I found the course easy to follow, but I think that is down to having used word, powerpoint and publisher for over a decade to produce all manner of documents, products, presentations, media and materials. This meant that the course was more getting used to a higher level of programme, rather than learning the basics from scratch, as some in the room needed to. Overall, it was a really good couple of days and I look forward to applying my new knowledge.
04/02/2026
5/5 Stars
Very good course. All content very relative. I liked the training materials prepared for us to use on InDesign. Maybe a three day course would help space out the training a bit more and give more time to practice.
04/02/2026
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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