Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 52)

Create new documents (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean only)
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Creating new documents
Create a new document
Create a new document with a layout grid
Create a new document with margins and columns
New Document options
Document window overview
Create custom page sizes
Define document presets
Create a document using a preset
Page design begins with the basics: starting a new document, setting up pages, and positioning margins and columns or changing grid settings.
When creating a document you can select from two workflows, either Layout Grid or Margins and Columns.
note: Whichever workflow you select, the file type of the document will be exactly the same. You can view a layout grid created in the document
using Margins and Columns, or hide a document layout grid created using the Layout Grid option by switching between views.
The workflow based on typesetting composition using Layout Grid is only available in Asian language versions. When you select Layout Grid, a
grid of squares will be displayed in the document. You can set the number of individual squares (number of rows or characters) from the page size
settings. Page margins will also be determined by this. By using a layout grid you can position an object accurately on a page using grid cell units.
The Margins and Columns workflow option is the same as in Western workflows. Western workflows are configured from Margins and Columns,
and objects are arranged on pages without layout grids. You can set the writing direction to horizontal or vertical using either the Margins and
Columns or Layout Grid workflow.
A document showing a layout grid (left) A document showing margins and columns (right)
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.
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.
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