Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Updating margins and columns, part of Introducing InDesign.
- In this movie, I'll show you how to modify…the margins and columns inside of a document.…I'm going to start by creating…yet another new document,…so I'll go to the File menu, choose New,…and then choose Document.…Or you can press control N,…or command N on the Mac.…I'm going to switch the intent to Web,…as we were doing before in a previous movie.…I'm going to turn on the Primary Text Frame.…A Page Size of 800 x 600 is just fine for starters,…which means we're going to end up…with a landscape orientation.…I've got two columns with a gutter of 18 pixels.…
You can see that my top and left margins…are different than the bottom and right margins.…I'm going to change the top margin…to 100 pixels, let's say,…just for the sake of demonstration,…and I'm going to change the left margin…to 100 pixels as well.…Make sure that the little link icon,…this chain, is turned off.…And then click Okay in order to…create that new document.…Now I'll go up to the File menu…and choose the Place command,…and I'll select my Word processor document,…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
12/3/2014- Creating a new InDesign document
- Navigating in InDesign
- Creating and formatting text
- Formatting text with paragraph styles
- Creating dynamic hyperlinks
- Adding, deleting, and moving pages
- Importing, cropping, and scaling photos
- Placing artwork
- Stacking and layering objects
- Wrapping text around a graphic
Skill Level Appropriate for all
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 38s
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Using the exercise files5m 28s
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1. Document and Setup
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Starting a new document4m 56s
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Saving a document4m 33s
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2. Rulers and Guides
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Working with the rulers4m 4s
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3. Text and Formatting
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Creating text frames5m 9s
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Type size and leading8m 31s
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4. Automated Formatting
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Creating paragraph styles6m 43s
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Adding bullets and numbers7m 31s
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Creating dynamic hyperlinks9m 31s
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5. Pages and Pouring
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Navigating pages9m 6s
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Placing and flowing text7m 26s
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6. Photos and Graphics
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Placing artwork7m 12s
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Working with the Links panel8m 28s
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Working with color swatches6m 47s
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Stroking lines and images9m 45s
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Cropping and scaling10m 31s
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7. Combining Type and Graphics
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Creating a gradient8m 10s
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Alignment and distribution7m 44s
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Creating a quick logo10m 5s
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8. Publishing Your Document
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 11s
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