In Design Workshop

Page size = size of a SINGLE page of your publication.

WORK AT ACTUAL SIZE

DO NOT SCALE TO FIT

Columns  - Guides for the page. They do not prescribe anything that goes on the page. 

Margins - Can be used to help frame the content, also ignorable, you can go right to the edge of the page

Rows - Can be added. Select one page. - Layout, create guidelines, rows and columns can be added from here, to fit within the page or within the margins. These are selectable and movable guides. It is a good idea to lock these guides (view -- lock guides) so you don't accidentally move them.

Layout grid - a way of dividing the page up to help layout images and text.

Bleed and Slug

Bleed- extra image going off the side of the page to compensate for any area lost while trimming. Standard bleed amount is 3mm. Crop marks line up to the edge of the page. 

Bleed and margins can have a consequence on the page size. 

RED GUIDE ON INDESIGN

Slug - an area that sits outside the page, a lot more than the bleed. Used for registration marks, not as common to use this. However usually there is a tick box when sending this to print to add crop marks.

Good to use for a gate fold (pamphlets / leaflets) to add dotted lines for the fold. 

BLUE GUIDE ON INDESIGN

Saddle stitch book must be a multiple of four. 

If you tick facing pages - the pages will be as they appear in the book (not as they are printed). A readers spread. (1, 2+3, 4+5, 6+7, etc ) 

If you choose A4 pages with full bleed you can't print this on a sheet of A3!! Digital print on SR A3, laser printer. Another option is printing on A2 and trimming it down. Think about how easy this will be to produce. 

Perhaps set up a page slightly smaller than A4 so you can print on A3 - to make life a little easier for yourself. [if you're happy with the stock in the regular computer resource].

Yet another option - Don't work with bleed. If your content is framed within white space using margins, you can print on A3. 

200mm x 280mm will allow to print on A3.

BOOM A DOCUMENT

[if you don't get everything right file - document setup will allow you to make some sweet changes]

To change margins and columns you gotta work with this pages palette. Select the page(s) that you need to change. Go to layout - margins and columns, and bam there's an option to change margins and columns. 

Sometimes the bind can cut off some of your page, so a slightly larger inside margin may help. Depending on paper stock and number of pages.

Master Page - A Master

Can have many master pages (A, B, C, etc)

You can add stuff to every single page! 

(If your master page doesn't transfer to all your page it you can force it via menus) 

Cmd & SHIFT = Unlock something on a regular page from the master 

ADD PAGE NUMBERS 

A Master - Text box (pull and drag text tool)

Fill with placeholder text - good for deciding on size/font/layout without adding the real text. 

Image Considerations:

300ppi, actual size, CMYK or greyscale, save as .tif or .psd, Use File - PLACE to put them into indesign.