Adobe InDesign CC 2015 - Manual (Page 162)

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Layout and design
Last updated 6/6/2015
Create a new document
1 Choose File > New > Document.
The New Document dialog box combines the Document Setup and the Margins And Columns dialog boxes, so that
you can set up the page size, margins, and page columns all in one place. You can change these settings at any time.
2 Specify document setup options. (See New Document options .)
To specify the dimensions of the bleed and slug areas, click More Options. The bleed and slug areas extend out from
the edges of the defined Page Size. To make the bleed or slug areas extend evenly on all sides, click the Make All
Settings The Same icon
.
3 Click OK to open a new document with the settings you specified.
Note: To set default layout settings for all new documents, choose File > Document Setup or Layout > Margins And
Columns, and set options when no documents are open.
Create a new document with a layout grid
1 Choose File > New > Document.
2 Change the number of pages, page size, and other options. To specify the dimensions of the bleed and slug areas,
click More Options.
3 Click Layout Grid Dialog, and then specify the layout grid settings. (See Layout Grid options .)
4 Click OK to open a new document with the settings you specified.
The layout grid is for layout purposes only. To add text to your document, add frame grids or text frames.
Create a new document with margins and columns
When creating a document with Western style workflow, use Margins and Columns. If the general layout settings such
as margins and number of columns in a document are already known, use the Margins and Columns dialog box as the
simplest method.
1 Choose File > New > Document.
2 Specify options using the New Document dialog box. Each option is the same as when creating a document using a
layout grid.
3 Click Margins and Columns and select your options using the New Margins and Columns dialog box. The options
are the same as in the Margins and Columns dialog box. (See
Change document setup, margins, and columns .)
4 Click OK.
Even when a document has been created using Margins and Columns, you can view its layout grid by choosing View >
Grids & Guides > Show Layout Grid, and you can modify the layout grid settings by choosing Layout > Layout Grid.