If your image is quite large, you'll probably find that you can only see the top corner of your image. With the rectangle selected, go to FILE, IMPORT, and then choose your image file (A useful key shortcut to save time importing images is cmd+D.) Now we import our images into this rectangle. With this tool selected, click and drag a rectangle where you would like to add your image content, keeping to the columns as a guide. I started by adding the images and let them define my page layout.Ĭlick on the rectangular box tool in the toolbar on the left of the screen, or simply press 'f' (in CS5). In this example they're: Top=14mm, Bottom=14mm, and the Sides are both 30mm. I've chosen three columns, so I select Columns= 3, with a 4mm gutter, then I've entered the sizes of the margins. ![]() Go to the PAGE drop-down menu (at the top this time), and click on margins and columns. Now, this is where we adjust the page margins and apply them to our pages. If you have ten pages with a cover and back page, you may not want or need the template on these pages. Now, choose the pages you want to apply your template to. Go to the PAGES contextual menu on the top right of the screen, and select "Add templates to pages.". The image below is a screen shot from my version (French (sorry)) of InDesign. Don't worry about margins just yet, well get to that next. For my portfolio, I've chosen 310mm by 215mm, with the pages side by side. You'll need to choose here the size of your page. Check out The Grid System for some useful resources, if grids are new to you. Working with grids is always a good idea, it makes your page layout look more professional, and saves time too. Try making a few thumbnails of page layout ideas. I prefer landscape, as I feel it tends to fill the screen better, but it's not really important. ![]() Choose whether you want a landscape or portrait format. It's a good idea to always start by sketching out ideas before opening InDesign. Issuu is a great site that gives life to PDF mags, allowing you to literally turn the pages. Best of all, with a PDF uploaded to the site Issuu, anyone can read it. I created my PDF portfolio just after gaining my graphic design diploma, as I wanted to be able to email potential employers samples of my work without blocking their mailboxes with hefty image files. ![]() If you've been wanting to create a PDF (portable document format) portfolio for your photos, art or design work, or wanted to create a PDF magazine that can be read by anyone on the net, then this article will show you how to go about it.
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