Advanced InDesign

ADVANCE INDESIGN

Created by Rob Roach 2019

Universal Short Cuts

Core InDesign Short cuts

Master Pages

Master pages are where you can place elements that will appear on all pages that they are applied to. This is the place to add page numbers, running heading, boarder and motives.

Master pages can be found in the page window

Master pages can be selected and edited here

This letter relates to the master page that is applied to this page

To apply master pages to the individual pages, drag them to the page you wish it to be applied to

To edit the master page double click on it on the page window. This will open up a double page spread that you can add your elements too

Everything you add to the master page will be locked to the background of the page you apply the master too.

Page Numbers

The most useful way to add page numbers it to add them to a master page this way they will be added to all pages that the master page is applied to.

First create a text box

With the text box activated go, Type > Insert Special Character > Makers > Current Page Numbers

A letter that matches the maker page letter within the master page view

When viewing the page you are designing it will show the page number related to the page design number

Packaging

Creating a package of your InDesign document will create a folder including

• InDesign Document (as the current version you are designing in)

• IDML Document (backwards Compatible)

• PDF (of you document)

• Link folder (this will take a copy off all linked file in their original format)

• Font folder (This will create a installable font file)

Chose a place to save and click package

Confirm you have the license to use the font within the document

Let InDesign save your package, depending on the size of your document this could take several minutes

Table of Contents (TOC)

Creating a table of contents is done by first creating a heading style. All the heading that are formatted with this style are added to the table of contents.

First create a text box then apply your style to come text

Now define your text style as a paragraph style

With your text box active add it as a new paragraph style

Now Double click on your new style to rename it

Now name your TOC paragraph style to stay organised

Setting up TOC

Open TOC Settings

Layout > Table of Contents

Find your define paragraph style and add it to the included paragraph styles

Now drag out a frame, this will have your table to contents within it

Your TOC if up-datable, when you apply your TOC style on other pages you are then able to update your TOC by going

Layout > Update Table of Contents

Preflight

Preflight check your document to confirm that there are not errors within your document.

Preflight is at the bottom of InDesign this show if there are any errors

Open the print dialogue box

File > Print

Then chose booklet.

Once your document has been printed you will just need to fold it in half

Preflight - Will Check

• Missing links to images and graphics

If there are any missing links these will need to be re-linked before export, otherwise the outcome for exporting will be degraded.

• Out of Date Links

These are links that have been updated since being placed into InDesign.

• Missing Font

Some fonts are not installed on all computer, they will need to be installed otherwise the missing font will change to a default font.

• Overset Text

This is when there is text to fit within the frame they are within.

Printing Booklet

The essayist way to print a booklet is to use Adobe Acrobat

Open your PDF in Adobe Acrobat

Open the print dialogue box

File > Print

Then chose booklet.

Once your document has been printed you will just need to fold it in half