Hello there, and welcome! We will see how to create a professional page project with
Adobe InDesign CC.
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Knowing the basis, let's start creating a
example a page for a travel magazine, talking about New York. This page has
all you need to know how to create any magazine page in InDesign.
You can download this sample page in the video description.
To create a single page it's enough a single
you will collect all your pages later through an
Go to
format
for example the
later.
You need to keep in mind the
the safe zone between the edges of the physical page and the parts that will be
printed.
The sample page we want to make is composed by two main parts: a graphic
one, that will contain any photo or image, and the text one, where the article will
be written. These will be set differently according to how the page design must be.
The
Simply choose the
this way you will also locate where the text must spread. The
can be edited and moved
Then we can set the text. Activate the
Then click and drag to create a
So just create one for the photo description, and another one for the article.
While setting the Text Frame, you can use
rows and columns to arrange your text better.
Small squares with a blue arrow inside will indicate you where the text is going on.
Then you can start typing. Select the
then click on such to write in. You can copy and paste text too. You can manage the
Text Frame
This won't change the size of the text.
If you want to
carefully using
To understand better what frames are, check with a
and then to
dedicated to text or photos. But they still remain completely blank inside at first.
Then adjust the text a little, using the
It is pretty used the
Managing the Text boxes is fundamental. If you have some overlapped,
select the right one before typing
Layers window
to add further properties to the text box selected. For example you can add some
stroke
rule the columns inside or any size or rotation; on the right how the paragraph
inside must look up, all on top, at the bottom, or distributed.
You can apply these settings to more boxes, just select more of them
Shift down
Manage the gaps between the boxes using the
Another important step is to set the
go in the extreme right. Choose how to distribute the text, and the padding with
the Text Frame container. You can even decide the
select the text box interested first, and to do this step when the text content is fine.
You can find more advanced options if you click on the
Let's now add our image. Simply press
Then browse your photo and place it where you like. If it is placed auto,
simply undo with
in two brackets, the image will be added inside the Frame built. You may need to
adjust it. Activate the
down
Drag the circle on the centre to
Inside the articles it is often shown a short sentence that highlights one of the
topics. Create a new
or a relevant aspect of what is written. Then you should put it in the page, but not
overlapped, or the content can't be read. With the text box selected, activate the
Selection Tool
how overlappings must be treated. Choose the one you prefer. The treatment may
change if you change the kind of corners that the text box selected must have.
Make sure to add some distance between the topic sentence and the article.
Another thing that can be done is to write some text
For example we can write ''Discover NY'', in such a way that the article is still visible.
Aside, create the
use any Wrap since you want all overlapped.
Use the
Don't forget to add the page number in the corner!
When it seems all done, check your project through a
then to
and using your mouse wheel.
This is all! Check the next video to know how to make a