Adobe Skills for Work Training

Adobe InDesign Fundamentals

This introductory course is designed for individuals who are new to Adobe InDesign and want to learn the fundamentals of this powerful design and layout software.

This course provides a solid foundation in Adobe InDesign, empowering participants to create stunning and professional-grade documents with confidence — for both print and screen.

Mode: Live Online, On-Demand, Corporate Booking
Cost: $550.00
Duration: Full Day, 9:00am — 4:00pm
Non-Accredited Training — suitable for continuing professional development
(Certificate with CPD Points).

Why Choose Us

Outcomes From Completing This Course

You will learn how to:

InDesign Interface Basics –

Start workspaces.
Recognise key elements of the interface and file types.
Manage preferences, panels and workspaces.
Work with tools and control panels.

Navigation –

Control the pasteboard, context menu, zooming and scrolling.

Document Essentials –

Add and navigate pages and tabs.
Control display performance.
Create and save documents.
Implement best practice workflows.

Document Setup –

Set page margins, columns, bleeds and guides.

Working with Text & Graphics –

Add text and graphics.
Resize frames.
Import images
Create and manipulate shapes.
Stack and group objects.
Thread text frames.
Format text (characters & paragraphs).

Export documents.

Skilled

InDesign is powerful & sophisticated.
Learn to navigate & leverage its functions with confidence.

Empowered

Multiply your design skills by the templates, tools & assets provided with InDesign.

Efficient

Our course will teach you how to deliver high-quality projects to deadline.

Industry-Ready

Learn how to create professional-quality collateral - from to flyers to web tiles & beyond.

Course Highlights

How Our Course Is Different

Project-Based Learning:
Our course emphasises hands-on projects, where participants can apply their learning to real-world design tasks. This approach helps solidify their understanding and provides practical experience.
Interactive Instruction:
Participants are actively engaged and can ask questions in real time.
Comprehensive Curriculum:
Our course covers not just the basics, but also introduces participants to graphic design principles. These include topics such as typography, layout and design principles.
Experienced Instructor:
With extensive background in graphic design and Adobe InDesign, you bring valuable insights, tips, and industry best practices to the course.

These features make Adobe InDesign Fundamentals a comprehensive and engaging learning experience, helping participants to develop strong design skills and confidence in using the software.

Absolutely amazing - thank you so much for making the training fun, interesting and most of the ability to go away and use the knowledge straight away. Thank you!

David was excellent! Thoroughly enjoyable and feeling confident to proceed with InDesign. Will definitely take the opportunity to rebook after using the program for a period. Big thanks to David!

David was excellent, was able to explain in a really practical way. Given I was a novice user of InDesign I really appreciate his approach and patience. Thanks, David.

Thanks, David, amazing course and so eloquently presented. Very thorough explanations and presented in a logical way. Love your passion for your subject and such knowledge on everything design. Loved it.

Excellent and easy to follow. I definitely will recommend this course, and I am interested in future training. David was an excellent teacher - thank you very much!

Great sessions - learnt a lot!

David was amazing! He worked at a good pace and provided detailed instructions. He was very knowledgeable, gave great tips, and was good at pointing out commonly made mistakes - which I'm sure I would've made. I'm excited to use InDesign and I'm sure I'll be back for more training in other Adobe products.

David B is an amazing instructor. He explained clearly and at a good pace, easy to follow and understand. Plus he shared lots of tips and shortcuts, was happy to repeat anything we were unsure of, recapped on what we had covered and was very patient.

David was an outstanding trainer. His enthusiasm was infectious and he was very motivating. His knowledge and extensive experience was clearly evident. David's training style was great and I leave this training session feeling confident with my new skills.

David was an awesome teacher - his explanations were on point and I am very excited to start using the program. The course was very informative and David’s passion was a pleasure to watch. He is an asset to your business.

David is an excellent Trainer. This is not the first course I've done with David. His skills and wealth of knowledge always shine through on the topic. He makes me feel comfortable and safe to ask questions, and he always engages with the learners. Thanks, David for being an excellent trainer. I may just see you again!

The course was thorough and engaging, and everything was communicated in an accessible and understandable fashion. I will take a lot away from this experience, and will apply the learning in my day-to-day work.

David was probably the best course instructor I have ever had. He was so patient with all of my questions (I had a lot) and never made me feel that any of them were stupid. He made the training fun and so interesting. You can tell he has such a passion for design and that helps when learning it. I was a first-time user of InDesign, and I already feel confident. He was great 🙂

David is an excellent InDesign Essentials trainer. He was patient, clear and knowledgeable. He made the topics easy to understand and kept the session engaging.

Excellent course ... thorough...well explained everything. Definitely worth doing. Thank you so much!

Very engaging. Content was explained at a great pace that was easy to follow along with. All questions were answered. Really made sure we understood before moving on. Loved the real world examples so we could see everything in context.

Very engaging content and conversation, class went at a great pace, useful information - overall very beneficial! I will be spreading the word to colleagues and friends.

David explained all of the content clearly and effectively, taking the time to repeat steps in case anyone missed it the first time. He explained 'blue boxes' thoroughly too!

David was amazing. He was able to go above and beyond with his training methods and in-depth knowledge of design and ability to show the program, and related programs and their use.

David conducted the course very well! I was really pleased with how knowledgeable and precise he was and made the course very enjoyable. He has a passion for what he does and no doubt I have learned a lot about InDesign. In future if I ever need to do a course again, I would definitely want David to conduct the course. Thank you again David!

Very experienced. Excellent training skills. Very easy to follow. EXCELLENT!!

It was a pleasure meeting David. He obviously knows his stuff and is an excellent trainer - personable and attentive. if there were aspects of the course that I wasn't sure of I felt comfortable asking him questions. He made the training sessions fun and informative and I would have no hesitation in recommending him and the course to others.

Trainer was excellent. Very knowledgeable. I learnt a lot. I would highly recommend him.

David was very thorough and knowledgeable. David made it easy to follow along and I've walked away feeling confident using In Design. The content was also interesting and I enjoyed how David made everything relative and used personal stories to help explain things. Really enjoyed the two days. Thank you 🙂

David is engaging, easy to follow and friendly. Highly knowledgeable with lots of industry experience. Would recommend this course to other people.

David was fantastic! Very articulate and presented all information clearly with reason. I would highly recommend him and his class to others. Thank you! We will be back.

I had such a great day. David was an excellent teacher. He kept to a good pace and provided real life examples of why we would/would not want to take certain actions. I would really recommend this course!

David was fabulous!! He was engaging, entertaining, easy to understand and very good at explaining things! He went through everything slowly and really made sure to drill the key info into us. He was happy to answer any questions we had. I really liked how he showed us examples of his work and how he’d used InDesign to achieve that look - it was helpful to see a practical application of the skills we were learning. I also appreciated the few graphic design tips he threw in! Thank you, David!!!

Absolutely adored David! He was very easy to understand, helpful, easy-going, funny, professional and so knowledgeable. Really enjoyed having him as the trainer. I learnt so much and super excited to use the program. Really want to learn Photoshop & potentially Illustrator next! Thanks so much!

David conveyed the jargon of InDesign in a way that is easier to follow. Really enjoyed the training – so much that I don't want it to end yet. Thanks for the few tips and tricks as well. I'm excited to practice the basic learnings on the training which I believe is a great foundation in my InDesign journey.

David - you are fantastic. I was worried about doing a remote course for this software that I find intimidating, and myself being a hands-on learner. But I was so pleasantly surprised by your knowledge, the share screen throughout the course, and most of all your very excellent way of teaching - clear, friendly and easy to follow. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

David is a great facilitator, explaining the course material clearly and taking us through each step at a pace that was easy to follow. The recaps were very helpful. Thank you David.

Thank you, David, for such a great presentation, and sharing your knowledge. Appreciated your personable style!

Great session, David was excellent and explained the content really well.

Very excellent, great with breaks, examples, stories. Excellent that David stuck around at the end to answer everyone's questions.

David was very knowledgeable and clearly a professional in the field. Not only did he teach us in a very practical way how to use the software he was also very generous with graphic design tips and style ideas to help us create professional standard documents that meet current design standards. I can't wait to get back to work and start building documents with my new skills.

David was absolutely wonderful; you could tell he was exceptionally knowledgeable but also great at making it easier to understand - a 10/10 teacher! He was very relatable in the way he presented the information and program.

This has been a brilliant and informative experience. Have learned heaps. especially enjoyed the bit on feathering effects.

Awesome two days. Learnt the basics to be able to implement at work. Thank you, David.

Very knowledgeable, patient & experienced.

David was wonderful! He was very knowledgeable and made the class extremely easy to understand.

Great trainer, explained everything very clearly and made it easy to understand. I’ve learned a lot in the past 2 days.

Very helpful, patient and supporting. Hope see you next time again. Thanks, David!

Very clear explanations, great engagement with the class, explained everything in a way that made sense not coming from a graphic design background.

David was sensational. His delivery, knowledge and engagement were exceptional.

David was a great presenter, very informative sessions- I liked how he repeated the steps. Being someone who learns things slowly, this was very helpful.

Thankyou, David. Very clear and precise instructions, super helpful!

Excellent, very funny and informative.

Excellent. Concise, engaging and informative, and demystified what I considered an intensely complex program.

So wonderful. A very great teacher and I would do any other courses with him if I were so lucky.

David was excellent. Very clear, helpful and well paced. It’s clear he is very experienced and knows the program inside and out. I found it much faster and easier to pick up than I expected and I’m excited to start using it.

Couldn't rate higher - great teacher, patient and great at explaining. Knowledge unbelievable! Great personality.

Excellent teacher and gave great tips.

Brilliant. David kept the class moving. Had great examples and was extremely knowledgeable.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything that you wanted to know, and were waiting to ask!

What prerequisites do I need to attend the course?

No prerequisites are required for this course. Adobe InDesign Fundamentals is the perfect level to jump in!

What will I learn in Adobe InDesign Fundamentals?

Overview of the InDesign interface & workspace.
Understanding the tools & panels.
Customising the workspace for efficient workflow.
Document setup.
Working with text.
Working with graphics.
Creating layouts
Core design principles.
Exporting documents.

How is the course delivered?

The course is available Live Online, On-Demand, and for Corporate Bookings – offering flexibility to suit different learning preferences, and group requirements.

What is the duration of the course?

The course typically runs for a full day, from 9 am to 4 pm.

Do I need any specific software for the course?

Yes, you’ll need Adobe InDesign installed on your computer to participate in the course. A trial version can be downloaded from Adobe’s website.

Will I receive any course materials?

Yes, participants will receive reference materials and resources to support their learning during and after the course.

What is the difference between Live Online & On Demand training?

Live Online is delivered by our facilitator in real-time, and offers the chance to ask questions.

On Demand gives you 1-month of access to pre-recorded training, covering exactly the same topics, over the same time-frame. You don’t have a chance to ask questions, but you can replay and review the presentation.

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