
To change this, go to InDesign > Preferences > Units & Increments and choose Inches for Horizontal and Vertical.
If you aren’t don’t use InDesign often, your set your unit of measurement may default to picas. Enter 0.125” for the bleed on all sides. 40” from the bound sides of the page to avoid the hole punches for the wire/spiral coil interfering with the artwork and readability. 40” from the bound sides of the page.įor SPIRAL/WIRE BOUND projects, we recommend keeping all crucial text and artwork at least. 125” from the bound sides of the page.įor SOFTCOVER projects, we recommend keeping all crucial text and artwork at least. For most projects we recommend keeping all important text and images at least 0.125” away from the trim line, but if you would like your pages to have an even border around them (for example, around the panels on a comic page) then we recommend increasing this to 0.25”.įor HARDCOVER projects, we recommend keeping all crucial text and artwork at least. The margins will be used to show the safe area. Enter your page size (this is the final trim size of your book). Your cover spread will be created separately. For the number of pages, enter your interior page count plus your inside front and back cover pages (as well as end sheets if your project requires them). Make sure Facing Pages is selected, this creates a spread. In InDesign, select File > New > Document. ADOBE INDESIGN TEMPLATES HOW TO
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