Program Overview

Getting started with Adobe InDesign

Course Overview

If you’re new to Adobe InDesign, our Adobe InDesign 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.

Key Details

• Location: Online
• Tuition fees per individual: £150*

What You'll Learn

• Acknowledge what InDesign is and its 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

Course Lead

Lisa Wallace

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.

How to Apply

Tuition fees per individual | £150*
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If you're a student or staff different fees apply. Please visit our dedicated student and staff areas for specific information.

A subsidised rate of £50 is available for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly residents through the SPF Digital Futures Cornwall project. To find out more or check your eligibility, contact or please complete our form to enquire about our subsidised short courses. Once your place is confirmed, you’ll receive a secure payment link along with full instructions.

Upcoming Short Courses

• Mon 09 Jun 2025, 09.00-16.00 | £150
• Mon 04 Aug 2025, 09.00-16.00 | £150

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions for Non-Credit Bearing Short Courses (284.08 KB)