Adobe InDesign Introduction Training in Oxford

This Introduction to Adobe InDesign Training in Oxford is either hosted onsite at your premises or as a virtual Online InDesign Course. 

During the course you’ll learn how to design spreads and layouts for a wide variety of documents including flyers, magazines, newsletters, photo-books, infographics and social media.

What do you learn on an Adobe InDesign Introduction Training Course?

You’ll learn the tools, features and techniques to create visually compelling documents.

Create, edit and produce various spreads and layouts using grids, type styling, image placement and graphic manipulation to publish documents for print, web or social media.

Adobe InDesign & AI Tools

The course also covers the AI tools such as text to image, generative expand, styles packs.

With its text generation capabilities ChatGPT is also included

Where is Adobe InDesign Training available in Oxfordshire?

We deliver Adobe InDesign Introduction Training in Oxford and the Oxfordshire region including 

Bicester, Burford, Carterton, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, Oxon, Banbury, Didcot

Onsite InDesign courses are hosted UK wide so please get in touch to discuss training in your area.

Onsite Adobe InDesign Training Courses

Onsite Adobe InDesign Introduction Training Course available on your premises UK wide.

Introduction to advanced courses and tailored InDesign Training that caters to your specific criteria.

The dates and times are worked around your schedules.

Pre-Course Adobe InDesign Training Meeting

Once the training is booked in we organise an online meeting /voice call prior to the training session to work through the content, structure and logistics of the training. 

Virtual Online Adobe InDesign Training Courses

This is available as an Online Adobe InDesign Training  Course held virtually via Zoom, Teams, Google etc

The course runs with a live instuctor who you have contact with throughout via video and audio. 

View, share screens and interact with the trainer in real time during the course. 

All of the training courses are available onsite as well as online. 

24 /7 Training Online Adobe InDesign Training

Evenings, Weekends and Overnight Availability

Adobe InDesign Introduction Course in Oxford

Adobe InDesign Training Course FAQs

Our online  Adobe InDesign Courses run virtually with a live instructor giving you direct contact with them throughout the training via video, chat & screen share.

We run this online training via all the most popular video conferencing software including Zoom, Teams, Google and WebEx. It’s your choice which one you prefer.

Do you record online InDesign sessions?

We are happy to record the training but due to privacy issues can only offer this for one to one sessions or company groups.

Because online training provides great flexibility we’re able to run our courses on a 24 /7 basis including weekends and over night depending on your timezone.

This InDesign training is also hosted on your premises for either individuals or small company groups.  You benefit from this more personal approach to InDesign training as:

  • The training is focused entirely on your and your company requirements
  • No traveling involved for you or your team
  • The approach is focused specifically on you and your specific needs this is not a generic one size fits all course. 
  • Prior to the training we organise a meeting to discuss the course and then tailor it to suit you /your team.
  • Flexible dates and times to suit you

It’s ideal for those with little to no experience with the software and perfect for company group training events, individuals or anyone looking for a more private approach to InDesign tuition.

Over the years this InDesign Training has been delivered to a wide range of companies and individuals including schools, universities, marketeers, designers, bid writers, publishers, educators, content creators. 

 

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This Introduction to InDesign Course is very flexible. Content can be added or removed and you are more than welcome to bring your own files /work with you. You will learn how to edit existing documents and create new ones from scratch using printers marks and grids for precise layout.

During the course you will find out about the InDesign interface, Properties Panel, Window Menu and Tools bar and how to use these to design a variety of spreads and layouts.

As you near the end of the training you will learn how to create interactive PDF’s and print documents and best practice for publishing in both formats.

The full InDesign Introduction Course overview is below but in short you will learn how to: 
  • Edit & Update existing documents
  • New Document Set-Up /Bleed /Slug etc
  • Workspace, Window Menu & Tools 
  • Colour, Swatches & Pantones
  • Grids, Guides for Layout
  • Format, Layout and Design Documents
  • PDF Interactive Panel
  • Properties Panel, Adjust Layout, Content Aware Fit,
  • Publish to various outputs including InDesign, PDF and Export

Because of the flexibility of Online training we run these on a 24 /7 basis, evenings, overnight and during the weekend. 

We are also able to split full days of training into 1 /2 day blocks.

Unfortunately we can only offer 1 /2 day sessions for online training courses.

This is an introduction to InDesign Course so ideal for anyone new to the software or looking to build on basic skills and as with any of our training courses, it can be designed around you. 

We have a wide portfolio of courses and can mix and match content to suit you from our existing overviews or combine two or more courses for a more overall approach.

Booking with us

Please get in touch with us via the online booking form or click to:

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We will then get in touch and send the details of booking reservation and find out your timeframe for training.

We will then send across dates.

Once the booking is confirmed we then organise a pre-course call /meeting to discuss the course and any logistics around the day.

Payment

Payment for training is via BACS or Credit Card

Credit Card payment is via Stripe

*Greta Powell Training Ltd does not collect or store your card details.

Purchase Orders

We accept purchase orders from UK registered companies and the public sector.

Adobe InDesign Introduction Training in Oxford - Course Content

Getting Started with InDesign

Creating and saving a document

New document setup

Tools / panels

Document navigation

Print /Web /Mobile Options

Adobe InDesign & AI Tools

Contextual Tool Bar

Add Frame /Start with Image

Import Image /Text to Image

Style Packs & Typography

Using ChatGPT with InDesign

 

Adobe InDesign & Colour

Colour models, RGB, CMYK, Spot & Pantones

Colour Management

Edit Existing Colours

Accurate Colour for Print

InDesign Working with Images

Placing images

Editing Images /Image Frames

Image Formats

Graphic Manipulation

Working with Photoshop

Editing Existing Documents

Open Existing Documents

Work through & Edit Existing Documents

Update Documents

Replace Missing Fonts

Replace Missing Images

Update Running Headers etc

Type Handling & Manipulation

Placing & Threading Text

Adding /Updating Character styles / Paragraph styles

Typography and Professional Layouts

Type Families & Pairing

Links Panel

Working with Links

Replacing Missing Links

Updating Links

Working with Smart Layouts

Guides

Baseline Grid /Document Grid

Rulers (zero point)

Columns & Rows

Bulleted & Numbered Lists

Add Bullets

Bullets & Hanging Indents

Adjusting Horizontal /Vertical Spacing

Changing Bullet Styles

Creating Character Styles for Bullets

Combining Type and Imagery

Text and Images

Text Wrap

Text Wrap Options

Text Outsets

Clipping paths

Working with Text Frames

Text Frames

Formatting Text frames

Text Frame Options

Text Frame /Columns /Baseline Grid

Interactive PDF’s in InDesign

Interactive Panel

Adding Hyperlinks & Bookmarks

Transitions

Animations & Timings

Publish Online

Print & Exporting Files

Preview

Preflight

Export (print) to .PDF

PDF Print Options

PDF Interactive Options

Export Menu