InDesign Workshop

Notes to remember for InDesign:

(because I will forget)

Work at actual size

know the specific dimensions of the book pages

White trim edge - bleed compensates for any inaccuracies in trimming

3mm standard bleed

Be prepared to lose 3mm of a full bleed image - changes composition

framing

can inform how you choose to compose your images

slug for printer's marks and fold lines

Facing pages is for folded bind

'Reader's spreads' pages display on screen exactly as they will once they are printed and bound

Photoshop image prep:

300ppi

CMYK/grayscale

tiff or psd

never copy and paste into indesign

file and place

overprint preview

save in the same folder - contains images and indesign document

take whole folder with you

linked files

Making frames on the book document to use as guides when making the images actual size

Or approximate size

Scale percentage by stretching the image to the page

Right-click the linked image to edit with Photoshop

Apply scale percentage on original Photoshop document

Tick resample if it is the DPI/PPI you need… IF NOT, MAKE IT 300

To resize, change scale measurement to percent

When saves, it will automatically update the image on the InDesign document

MAKE SURE YOU ARE 100% SURE THAT THIS IS THE SIZE YOU WANT IT

THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST THING YOU DO

Adding colour in InDesign is the same as in Illustrator

Add a colour frame (rectangle without the cross inside)

Use the colour pallet and apply either a fill or stroke

Book formats:

16 page saddle stitch book
200mm wide x 280mm high max
front, back, 2 end pages and 12 pages of content

12 page concertina book + front cover + back cover if needed
200mm wide x 280mm high max
consider potential for full bleed image across entire concertina

The saddle stitch requires pages in of multiples of 4
The first page is always a right-hand page
FOR PRINTING: Reordering pages into printer's spreads so that they are in the right order in the bound book
To work it out manually - make a paper mock-up, number them and then break it apart. You can see which pages go next to which.
INDESIGN MAKES IT EASY!
PRINT BOOKLET OPTION
Always tick the 'print blank pages' box
Crop marks and use document's bleed settings