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
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?
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
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
Tailored Adobe Training
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.
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.
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
