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Revision as of 09:51, 17 May 2013

Creating a Booklet

Document Setup (Layout Options)

InDesign-booklet-doc-setup.png

To start a new booklet:

  1. Choose File > New > Document
  2. Type the Number of Pages in your field, in this case 8 (we’ll use 2 double sided 1/2 sheets of letter).
  3. Select Facing Pages—gives you left and right-hand pages in your document.
  4. Use the Page Size drop-down menu to set the size of your page, in this case Letter - Half (Width and Height will be set automatically unless set to Custom).
  5. Set orientation to Portrait.
  6. Setting the Margins: choose .5 in all around
  7. Enter 1 as the Number of Columns
  8. Click OK.

To access your layout settings in an exisiting document

If you’ve already started a document, choose

  1. File > Document Setup to adjust your page size and orientation
    • Alert: Changing page size and orientation may require that you adjust the pre-existing content (type and graphics) in the document
  2. Layout > Margins and Columns to modify columns, margins and gutter