2. Open a new document and decide how many columns you want on your page. It is advised that your gutter be set at 3mm which is magazine standard. You may also want to minimise your margins too to make full use of the page.
3. To insert text select the text box icon and stretch out where you want the text to be placed. Then copy your text in and set the amount of columns which you require. You must also set the gutter width.
4. You will need to add in images to your document. Make sure that these are saved as 'TIFF' files. Go to edit, then PLACE, and then select the file which you want to put in to your document. You then get to place the image into your document. Make sure that if you need to WRAP TEXT around the image that you crop the image appropriately. InDesign works like Photoshop and you will access your layers here:
TIP! When resizing images hold down the cmd and shift key to ensure the ratio is kept correct. Otherwise you will CROP your image.
5. To WRAP text around the image, first select the image and then select TEXT WRAP. This is where you will find this option:
6. You may wish to incorporate some shapes such as a rectangle to highlight your contents page etc. You can do this in InDesign by selecting the shape tool and then drawing out your shape on your page. You can then re adjust your layers so that this image is behind the text.
TIP! You may want to change the opacity of the shape. You do this on the top menu bar and change the percentage:
7. If you have any other types of shapes such as a puff star, these should be saved as a TIFF file and then imported in to your document.
FINALLY - You may wish to use a grid to help you position the elements on your page.
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