INDESIGN WORKSHOP

File > New > Document

• (don't need to use Book option)

Slug:

• sits outside of the bleed area, generally about 2cm. Printable area.
• put crop marks, printers marks, fold marks here etc. Good for concertinas/ gate folds

SR sizes: A size but a bit bigger, i.e. printing full bleed A4, could be printed on SRA3 (including trim marks)

Reader's spreads: how the book will look when it is printed. We work as reader's spreads and InDesign will arrange for printing (printer's spreads)

Easy way to create printer's spreads for a simple saddle/pamphlet stitch (1 starts on the right, then zig zag along the grid until you get to half way through) (start again the other way round) e.g.

L/R

8/1

2/7

6/3

4/5

The spreads also all add up to the final total of pages +1

Even = left, Odd = right

FILE -> PRINT BOOKLET for printer's spreads

PRINTING IN SECTIONS:

• the maximum, really, amount of sheets you can put together in a saddle stitch is 8
• layout the work in reader's spreads still
• file > print booklet > keep the same BUT  just divide into ranges to make it nice and small and foldable

PERFECT BOUND:

CREEP/ MARGINS:

• with heavier stock and too many pages the pages can creep at the side, and when trimmed the information can get lost (particularly in the middle)
• make a mock up with the same paper and measure the amount of creep from the folds
• make the creep value -X mm

IMAGE PREP:

• 300DPI
• actual size
• CMYK or greyscale
• save as .tiff or .psd, not .jpegs!
• put all images into one folder

File > place

• creating a frame in advance:

(F) is the keyboard shortcut. You then file > place as before

But this can affect the resolution, if the image is not the same size as the frame. This can be edited

Edit the size by percent, based on the information in the link information (how much it has been scaled up or down)

Actual and effective PPI must be 300 by the end of this!

PACKAGE FILES

For printing all files must be together. InDesign has a handy FILE > PACKAGE option, which also has option to add instructions and contact details!

If including a PDF file "press quality" is the highest. Include an IDML file as this can be opened on all versions of InDesign. 

HANDY!