{"id":2185,"date":"2018-10-24T22:05:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T22:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickcassway.com\/designblog\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2018-10-25T11:07:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T11:07:39","slug":"a-multi-page-layout-in-indesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nickcassway.com\/designblog\/?p=2185","title":{"rendered":"A Multi-page Layout in InDesign"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFor this tutorial, you will be making a multipage layout in InDesign that can be used for a simple lookbook or photo journal. The tutorial uses master pages so that you can have elements repeat on every page in the same place, you will also create a second master page that can have elements that differ from the original.
\n1. Create a new document<\/strong> in the standard 8.5″ x 11″ page size (you may see it displayed as 51p0 x 66p0<\/strong> which translates into 8.5″ x 11″) Make the number of pages 12 and make sure facing pages is checked. Change the Margins to 6p0<\/strong> (1″) on all four sides and make 4 columns with a 1p6<\/strong> (1\/4″) gutter (the space between the columns) Click Create.
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\n2. In the pages panel (if not visible go to the WINDOW menu > PAGES) and double-click on the A-Master<\/strong> page thumbnails.
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\nThis is the area where you make additions to your layout that will appear on every page. With the content tool, draw a rectangle that covers the entire right-hand page.
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\n3. With the text tool, click on the rectangle to activate it as a text frame.<\/strong> Change the font to a typeface of your choice (I used Montserrat Bold) and change the size to 24pts.<\/strong>
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\nGo to the TYPE menu > INSERT SPECIAL CHARACTERS > MARKERS > Current Page Number, InDesign will place a letter corresponding to the Master Page you are on. Change the paragraph orientation to Align Right.<\/strong>
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\n4. Go to the OBJECT menu > TEXT FRAME OPTIONS and change the text inset to 3p0<\/strong> (1\/2″) and the vertical alignment to the bottom<\/strong>. Click OK
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\n5. Select the text frame and hold\/opt key down and drag a copy onto the left-hand page.<\/strong> Highlight the text and change the paragraph orientation to Left Aligned<\/strong> and the color to\u00a0Paper<\/strong>\u00a0(white.) With the new text frame selected, change the fill color to black.
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\n6. Select both pages <\/strong>in the Pages Panel by holding down the Shift key and clicking the right and left-hand pages and go to the LAYOUT menu > CREATE GUIDES. Change the number of rows to 3 with a gutter of 1p6 (1\/4″) and fit the guides to the margins.
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The Layout with A-Master applied to all pages<\/p><\/div>\n

If you click through the pages in your layout you will now see a black page is on the left and white page is on the right on every spread. The page numbering automatically changes with each page.<\/p>\n

7. Go back to the Master Page area and click on A-Master<\/em><\/strong> – this will highlight both pages. Then from the Pages Panel menu click on Duplicate Master Page “A-Master”<\/em><\/strong> This makes a copy of the master page designated with the letter B.
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\n8. Open the Swatches Panel (WINDOW menu > SWATCHES) in the B-Master<\/em> page, change the background color<\/strong> for the left and right-hand to Red<\/strong>. Then change the fill color of the page number on the right-hand page to Paper<\/strong> (white.)
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\n9. Drag the B-Master<\/em> page to page 6 and 7<\/strong> – these pages will now get updated with the red background color and the page numbering will stay intact.
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\n10. Drag the B-Master<\/em> page to the first page<\/strong> and to the last page<\/strong>\u00a0(page 12).
\n11. To remove page numbering<\/strong> from the cover and back cover, select the page in the Pages Panel and go to the Pages Panel menu and click on Override All Master Page Items.<\/strong>
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\nThis disconnects the page from the master and allows you to change all aspects of the text frame. With the type tool edit the page number<\/strong> to say something like COVER<\/em>, change the height of the text (I used 96pts), the alignment (in my example I changed it to center) and the vertical alignment in the Text Frame Options window to Center. You could change the color of the frame or place in a photo if you chose.
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\nEdit the back cover to remove the text and, change the fill etc..<\/p>\n

You now have a simple multi-page document with a modular grid. You can now populate the layout with the content of your choice and work with a layout that introduces a tremendous amount of variety.<\/p>\n

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12. Export the file as a PDF<\/strong>. Go tot he FILE menu > EXPORT and choose Adobe PDF (Print) as the Save As Type. Choose all pages and Export it as Spreads (meaning the PDF will show a left and right-hand page.) Click Export.
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