Setting Margins and Columns in InDesign

InDesign offers powerful layout features that allow you to design print work, brochures, newsletters and other multi-page documents. When you re designing a document layout, you may want to customise the document margins, column sizes and margins for individual pages in the document. InDesign enables you to apply universal margin and document setup changes to a master page. InDesign documents can also support multiple masters. Changes made on the master page will affect every page that uses the master layout. To make changes to a master page, select the master page you wish to modify. Select Layout > Margins and Columns. The dialogue box enables you to specify document margins and create or control any columns that exist on the master page. You may also specify the space between columns - known as a gutter - in this dialogue box. If your master controls facing pages in a spread, you will be able to specify the inside and outside margins for paired pages. Once you are satisfied with your changes, click OK to apply them. You can also apply changes to multiple pages within a document without changing the master that s applied to them. If you select multiple pages using the Pages palette, any changes you make to the layout or page setup will be applied to all selected pages. To make changes to multiple pages selected within the Page palette, select Layout > Margins and Columns. Define your changes and click OK to apply them. Changes to individual pages do not affect the master layout or any other pages in the document. You may make changes to individual page margins and columns as desired. Select the page you wish to modify, and choose Layout > Margins and Columns. Apply any changes to the page margins, or modify the number of columns, their appearance and the space between columns. To change the width of a column, drag the column guides to your preferred width. Column guides will not overlap or extend off of the page. You can choose to make uniform or non-uniform column widths. When you are satisfied with the changes, click OK. Notes for editors: Claire Blinman is the training manager at Computer Training Solutions in Bristol. Computer Training Solutions offer Indesign training courses or call 0800 019 6882