Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Course

Our Adobe InDesign and Photoshop course is designed for anyone who needs to design high end images intended for newsletters, magazines, flyers or marketing. In short professional looking documents for print or digial

This course combines Adobe InDesign and Photoshop training. It covers the whole workflow from image editing and preparation through to creating professional layouts and finished documents.

Virtual live online Adobe training or onsite at your premises

Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Training

This combined Adobe course is ideal for anyone who needs to produce high-quality visual content without outsourcing. Whether you run a business, work in marketing, manage social media, or simply want to improve your creative skills, the course is designed to give you real, usable results after just two days.

Training is delivered in a clear, practical way by focusing on the tools and workflows you actually need and will use on a daily basis. Courses are not full of jargon or overly complex content.

Bespoke Adobe Training

We specialise in bespoke Adobe courses and if you have a particular project or work objective in mind then we can design this course around by adding and removing content then tailoring it for you.

Half day online Adobe training

Nobody learns the same and sometimes full day training courses can seem a bit overwhelming or there is just not enough time to fit everything in one day. If you are booking an online course with us this is where the half day Adobe courses come in useful.

See how  Virtual Online Half Day Training Sessions could work for you

Who is this for?

This combined Adobe Photoshop and InDesign course is ideal for anyone who needs to create graphics in Photoshop and bring them together into professional layouts in InDesign. It’s suitable for complete beginners as well as improvers who want a smoother, more confident workflow across both applications.

If you produce marketing materials, social media graphics, brochures, posters or internal documents, this course gives you practical skills to design visuals and assemble them into polished print or digital layouts. Training is tailored to your own documents, brand style and the way you work, making it relevant for individuals, freelancers and teams across any industry.

What do you learn on this Adobe InDesign and Photoshop Course?

By completing this combined Adobe InDesign and Photoshop course, you’ll be able to create professional, polished design work that improves your business documents, marketing materials and digital graphics. You’ll gain practical skills that help you work faster, reduce mistakes and produce visually consistent results that impress clients and colleagues.

Photoshop skills

  • Creating clean, branded graphics for print, web and social media

  • Retouching images and removing backgrounds

  • Preparing images correctly for use in InDesign

  • Working with layers, adjustment tools and essential shortcuts

InDesign skills

  • Building professional layouts for brochures, posters and marketing materials

  • Using grids, spacing and typography for clearer, more consistent designs

  • Placing and managing Photoshop graphics within InDesign documents

  • Working efficiently with styles, templates and repeatable processes

What you'll learn

  • Create clean, branded graphics in Photoshop for print, web and social media

  • Retouch images, remove backgrounds and prepare visuals for use in layouts

  • Build professional InDesign layouts for brochures, posters, reports and marketing materials

  • Use typography, spacing and grids to improve clarity and consistency

  • Combine Photoshop graphics with InDesign documents for a joined‑up workflow

  • Work more efficiently using styles, templates and repeatable processes

  • Export print‑ready PDFs and digital versions that meet professional standards

Using AI and Adobe Firefly in Photoshop and InDesign

After your Adobe course

By completing this Adobe InDesign and Photoshop course, you’ll be able to create professional, polished design work that improves your business documents, marketing materials, and digital graphics. You’ll gain practical skills that help you work faster, reduce mistakes, and produce visually consistent results that impress clients and colleagues.

After your Adobe course, you’ll be able to:

  • Create high‑quality InDesign layouts for leaflets, brochures, posters and reports

  • Produce engaging Photoshop graphics for social media, web and marketing materials

  • Improve the clarity and professionalism of your documents using typography, grids and spacing

  • Retouch and enhance images so they look sharp, clean and consistent

  • Apply brand guidelines so all materials match your organisation’s visual style

  • Work more efficiently using templates, styles and repeatable workflows

  • Prepare files for print and digital output that meet professional standards

Using AI and Adobe Firefly in Photoshop and InDesign

Introduction to Adobe Courses

InDesign Introduction

Introduction to Adobe InDesign Course

Photoshop Introduction

Introduction to Photoshop Course

Firefly Workshop

Adobe Firefly Training for AI

Premiere Pro Video Course

Introduction to Premiere Pro

Book your combo course with us

Why not get in touch with us to see how we can help with your image editing and layout designs. Get in touch to find out about flexible availabilitu and how to book bespoke training with us

Live Online InDesign and Photoshop Training

Our live online Adobe training allows you to take part in the full two-day course from your home or workplace. You’ll learn directly from your trainer through screen sharing, live demonstrations and guided exercises, with the opportunity to ask questions and get real-time support.

Delivered primarily through live online training, with onsite course options also available  you’ll learn how to combine Adobe InDesign and Photoshop with the latest AI tools and Adobe Firefly features to produce polished, on-brand content quickly and confidently.

Who is this combo InDesign & Photoshop Course for?

This two-day InDesign and Photoshop course is ideal for:

  • Small business owners creating their own marketing materials

  • Marketing and communications teams

  • Freelancers and content creators

  • Office staff producing documents and reports

  • Home users wanting professional design skills

No previous design experience is required — the course adapts to your level.

Why choose a combined Adobe Course?

  • Learn both layout and image editing and see how they actually work together in one course

  • Create print and digital content confidently

  • Designed for real business and creative needs

  • Includes modern AI-powered tools

  • Live online or tailored delivery options

  • Fast results in just two days

Book your InDesign & Photoshop Training

Produce professional-quality documents, graphics and images for print and digital on this two-day Adobe InDesign and Photoshop course gives you the skills and confidence to do it.

Contact us to arrange your training dates or to discuss virtual live online options.

What do you learn on this graphic design course?

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Create Images for Spreads & Layouts

So once images have been created and enhanced in Photoshop what do you do with them?

On this Introduction to InDesign Course import the images from day one Photoshop training and use them to design layouts.

Layout design includes newsletters, reports, financials, brochures or photo books for either print, digital or social media.

 

More about Adobe Training Courses FAQs

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.

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

Although we have set outlines for this course it can also be designed as a tailored Adobe Course around your criteria. Once the course is booked we arrange a pre-course video chat to discuss contents, your projects /workflows and how to best organise the training.

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.

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
 
On the Photoshop Introduction Course you’ll learn how to work with images to enhance and repair them.
 
You’ll find out about layers and their importance in Photoshop and how to work with the different workspaces, panels and tools.

 

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

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.

Yes it’s perfect for beginners

Yes there is. We email a certificate of completion to you after the course.

Booking with us

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

 CONTACT US

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 & 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

Print

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