Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Course
Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Course
Our combo Adobe training courses are one of our most popular options. This one runs over two days covering the tools and features in our InDesign Beginners and Photoshop Beginners courses
Bespoke Adobe Training
Both courses can be run as tailored Adobe training with course content and structure built around you.
Introduction to Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Training
On this Introduction to Adobe InDesign and Photoshop course you’ll learn how to work with two of the most popular Creative Cloud apps.
This is a two day course that starts with the essential and ends by showing how Creative Cloud apps merge perfectly together to generate image rich newsletters, reports and brochures.
Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Training Course - Day One
Whatever your flavour of photography product, macro, landscape or wedding photography during the Photoshop course you’ll learn to give depth, colour and if necessary repair your photos quickly and easily.
The course demonstrates the tools and features needed to manipulate and improve your photography for print or digital output.
We have three popular Photoshop courses that work well with this combo course – the Introduction to Photoshop Course the Photoshop for AI Training and the Photoshop for Photographers Course
All the images are saved and then used on second day Adobe InDesign Course.
Create professional images
On day one of the Photoshop Beginners course you’ll import photos into Photoshop and learn how to enhance and manipulate for use in a print document in Adobe InDesign.
Make best use of AI technology to create, design and edit images for a print layout.
Understand how to work with a non-destructive workflow using adjustment layers and smartobjects
Create & design posts for social media channels
Introduction to Adobe InDesign Training Course - Day Two
How to work from the basics of the software to designing spreads and layouts for print or interactive export.
We’ll use image and text frames to create professional looking documents incorporating brand colours, logos, fonts.
InDesign offers a wide range of options from flyers, newsletters, brochures through to interactive PDF online documents.
For example you could opt to create your own photobook or the company newsletter, annual report then publish it out to print or digital.
Create Spreads & Layouts
So once images have been created and enhanced what do you do with them?
On this Introduction to InDesign Course import the images from day one Photoshop training and use them in layouts.
Learn to design newsletters, reports, financials, brochures or photo books for either print, digital or social media.
About Greta Powell Training's Adobe Training Courses - FAQ's
How do online Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Courses work?
Our online Adobe InDesign and Photoshop 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.
How do onsite Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Courses work?
Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Courses Oxford are hosted onsite at your premises. 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
Who is this Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Course for?
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 an Introduction to InDesign and Photoshop.
Over the years we’ve delivered this course to companies and individuals including schools, universities, marketeers, designers, bid writers, publishers, educators, content creators.
What do you learn on this Adobe Course?
This Introduction Course is very flexible. Content can be added or removed and you are more than welcome to bring your own files /work with you.
On the InDesign Introduction Course you’ll 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
The full Photoshop Introduction Course overview is below but in short you’ll learn how to:
- Work with Layers & Adjustment Layers
- Change Image Size & Resolution
- Resize and Crop Images
- Use the Transform Tool to scale, rotate and warp
- Select images and parts of images accurately
- Work with Brushes, Transparency and Blends
- Understand & use File Formats correctly
- Create Images for Print and Digital
24 /7 and Weekend Online Adobe Training
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.
What other Adobe Courses are available?
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.
- Adobe Training Courses
- Adobe Premiere Rush for Mobiles Training
- Adobe Creative Cloud Training
- Adobe MasterClass Training
- Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Social Media Graphics Training
- Introduction to Adobe Express Training
- Introduction to Adobe Acrobat Training
- Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro Training
- Adobe Lightroom Training
Is this Adobe Course suitable for beginners?
Yes it’s perfect for beginners
Is there a certificate for this course?
Yes there is. We email a certificate of completion to you after the course.
How to Book the Introduction to Adobe Photoshop and InDesign Course
Booking with us
Please get in touch with us via the online booking form or click to:
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.
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Adobe InDesign & Photoshop Training - Overviews
InDesign and Photoshop Courses
Photoshop AI Tools
Generative Fill Tool
Generative Expand Tool
Contextual Tool Bar
Generative Properties
Generative Expand (Crop Tool)
InDesign – Getting Started
Create & Save a Document
New Document Setup
Print /Web /Mobile Options
Columns /Margins /Bleed & Slug
Photoshop Precise Position
Grids /Guides /Rulers
Raster /Vector
View Menu /Snap to
Photoshop Selections
Selection Tools
Lasso Tools
Object /Quick Select /Wand
Adding /Removing Selections
Select Subject /Select & Mask
Working with Colour Tolerance
InDesign Tools & Features
Navigating InDesign
Toolbox /Menus /Panels
Switching Views
Using the History Panel
Photoshop Practicalities
Image Resize /Resolution
Artwork Sizing
Transform /Free Transform Tool
Crop Tool /Crop Options
Image Modes
Photoshop Masks
Create a Mask
Adding & Removing to Masks
Viewing Selections
Saving /Loading Selections
InDesign Frames
Text Frames
Formatting Text Frames
Text Frame Properties
Inputting Text
Photoshop Layers
Understanding Layers
Layer Panel
Creating /Editing /Shuffling Layers
Merging /Flattening Layers
Photoshop Brushes
Text Frames
Formatting Text Frames
Text Frame Properties
Text Frame – multi column setup
InDesign Type Handling
Placing Text
Working with Placeholder Text
Character & Paragraph Styles
Type in Layouts
Establishing a Type Face
Photoshop Adjustment Layers
Working with Adjustment Layers
None Destructive Workflows
Editing Adjustment Layers
Hue & Saturation /Curves /Histogram
Levels /Black & White
Photoshop Retouching Tools
Healing Brush
Clone Stamp Tool
Content Aware Tool
Patch & Spot Healing
InDesign & Colour
Colour Models /RGB /CMYK /Pantones
Accurate Colour for Print Documents
Creating & Editing Colour /Gradients /Tints
Eyedropper Tool /Colour Theme Tool
Colour Management
Photoshop SmartObjects
What are SmartObjects?
None Destructive Transformations
Linking & Unlinking SmartObjects
None Destructive Filters
Edit & Update One /Multiple Objects
Photoshop Social Media
Multiple Artboards
Create Social Media Images
Twitter /Linkedin /Pinterest
InDesign Image Frames
Images into Frames
Editing Image & Frame
Image Formats
Image Frames & Pathfinder Panel
Placing Images outside Image Frames
Photoshop & Colour
Working with Colour
Accurate Colour
Panels RGB /CMYK /LAB
Spot & Process Colours
Pantones
Photoshop Print & Export
Export /Export As
Export to Web
InDesign Text Wrapping
Text & Graphics
Wrapping Text around Graphics
Text Wrap Options
Text Offsets
Photoshop Type Tool
Character /Paragraph Text
Creating & Editing Text
Warping Text
Text Mask Tool
InDesign Print Output
Preflight InDesign Document
Preflight Panel
Packaging InDesign File
Export as PDF /PDF Interactive
