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Understanding document intent

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Understanding document intent

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- [Instructor] Any time you create a new document, you can tell InDesign what your intended output is, print, web, or mobile devices. And, by doing so, you'll save a lot of time and work later on. So, let's take a look at document intent and how it applies to interactive documents. If you see the Start workspace like I do here, switch to our custom workspace, Interactive Documents. Make sure the Swatches panel is visible, and then press command or ctrl N to open the New Document dialog box. In the dialog box near the top is a menu for Intent and it has three choices: Print, Web, and Mobile. Choosing the right intent for your document in this menu is important because it sets up several things that aren't all that easy to change later on. Make sure the Preview checkbox is turned on so you can see a new document being created. And if I create a document with the Print intent and don't make any other changes in this dialog box, I'll get a document with Facing Pages, it'll be…

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