InDesign Instructions 1

InDesign document open and photo placement

1. Make sure you know where you saved your photos (you should save them as a JPG file).
2. Open InDesign
3. Click "Document" under Create New
4. Number of pages: 1
Number of columns: 6
Page Size: Letter
Slug: 9p (1.5 inches)
(Click "More Options for Slug)
Click OK.

5. When your blank document is open, under the "View" menu, click Grids & Guides and select "Show baseline grid" (and make sure "Snap to guides" is on).

6. Select the Rectangle Frame tool (f). By clicking and dragging, draw a box when you might want a picture to go.

You can place a graphic in the box either by dragging it in from its location in the Finder or under the "File" menu, clicking Place (⌘D).

You might only see the upper-left corner of your graphic. THAT'S OK!

7. READ CAREFULLY! Right click on box. Under Fitting, select Fit content proportionally. Under the same menu, select Fit frame to content.

8. On the toolbar, make sure the Selection Tool (the black arrow at the top of the toolbar) is selected (you can also press v or sometimes Escape). Now you can move your box!

9. If you want to make the box bigger or smaller, select the Scale tool (s). ** Hold down shift to keep your original proportions.** Now click on a corner and drag. If you accidently distort your picture, go back to step 7. See that icon with nine little boxes in the very upper left? If you want to resize from a corner, that's where to tell InDesign you want to do it, instead of resizing out from the middle.

To delete an object, select it with the Selection tool (black arrow) and hit delete.

To crop your image, use the Selection Tool, click on your object frame, and drag one of the sides in or out.

Arrange your photos. When you size them, make them one, two, or three columns wide. Remember to write your name in the slug box.

Export as a PDF when you are done (File -> export) and put in class folder.