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Getting started with Adobe InDesign

Learn all the basics on our Adobe InDesign Level 1 course.

Key details
Location
Online
Course duration
2 days

Course overview

If you’re new to Adobe InDesign, our Adobe InDesign Level 1 course is a great first step into the world of design and layout creation. Over each part, you’ll get to grips with the Indesign interface, learn how to create and edit new documents for different purposes, before discovering how to populate a page with text, images and colour. 

 
 

Tuition fees per individual: £150*

*If you're a student or staff different fees apply. Please visit our dedicated student and staff areas for specific information.

How to apply

See course dates below that are available to book.

Upcoming Short Courses

Film and television short course
Film and television short course

Mon 10 Feb 2025

10 & 17 February 18.00-21.00 | £150

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | February 2025

Online

Learn all the basics on our Adobe InDesign course.

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | February 2025
Film and television short course
Film and television short course

Mon 09 Jun 2025

09.00-16.00 | £150

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | June 2025

Online

If you’re new to Adobe Indesign, our Adobe Indesign course is a great first step into the world of...

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | June 2025
Film and television short course
Film and television short course

Mon 04 Aug 2025

09.00-16.00 | £150

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | August 2025

Online

If you’re new to Adobe Indesign, our Adobe Indesign course is a great first step into the world of...

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | August 2025

Course details

What you'll learn

  • Acknowledge what InDesign is and it’s capabilities  
  • Confidently navigate the workspace  
  • Locate and tweak essential settings  
  • Construct a simple document  
  • Make changes to your document and work with pages  
  • Move objects about on a page  
  • Save and revert documents  
  • Populate a page with text  
  • Apply text formatting  
  • Identify and place correct image file formats  
  • Resize an Image within a document  
  • Apply colour and effects to elements within a document  
  • View your document in various ways  
  • Export a PDF for print  
Lisa

Lisa Wallace - Course Lead


Lisa joined Falmouth University as a Digital Skills Trainer in 2019 and delivers a wide range of digital skills courses to students, staff, and external delegates. Her key areas of expertise include Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Rush, Adobe Express, and Canva. With a background in graphic design, Lisa brings industry knowledge and valuable design and layout skills to her training sessions.

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How to apply

Tuition fees per individual

£150*

*If you're a student or staff different fees apply. Please visit our dedicated student and staff areas for specific information.

To apply for this course, make your selection from the available dates below, this will take you to an event page where you will be able to book yourself onto the course via the Book now link.

Upcoming Short Courses

Film and television short course
Film and television short course

Mon 10 Feb 2025

10 & 17 February 18.00-21.00 | £150

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | February 2025

Online

Learn all the basics on our Adobe InDesign course.

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | February 2025
Film and television short course
Film and television short course

Mon 09 Jun 2025

09.00-16.00 | £150

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | June 2025

Online

If you’re new to Adobe Indesign, our Adobe Indesign course is a great first step into the world of...

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | June 2025
Film and television short course
Film and television short course

Mon 04 Aug 2025

09.00-16.00 | £150

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | August 2025

Online

If you’re new to Adobe Indesign, our Adobe Indesign course is a great first step into the world of...

Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | August 2025