Creating an Magazine ad with Adobe InDesign

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How to Create a Magazine Adin Adobe InDesign

Quick & Dirty Design Lessons From

Alease MichelleSchool of Creative Business.com

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Creating a New Document

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Setting Up Document Size

Your Document :Intent: Print

Number Pages: 1Facing Pages: Unchecked

Page Size: LetterWidth: 8.5inHeight: 11 in Orientation: Portrait

Columns: 3

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Your One Page Document

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Selection (select, resize or move an object)

Direct Selection( select just part of an item, or modify its shape )

Type(to type letters and words )

Picture frame (to place an image inside shape)

Rectangle( To create shapes )

Eye Dropper(to select color from an image )

Document ViewNormal Preview

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Click on Picture Frame toolCreate a picture frame box

A Picture Frame

Create A Picture Frame

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To Place An Image

• Select picture frame

• File tab

• Click on Place

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Select an image

Open

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To size picture in Frame• Right Click on image

• Select Fitting

• Fill frame proportionally

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If your image isn’t clear• Right click on image

• Display Performance

• High Quality Display

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Use the Direct Selection To move image over (a white hand will appear over the image )

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Make a text box

Text Tool

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Highlight to change text and text size

To change text and size

Change Text :Modern No. 2Change Size : 72pt

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This is what your Ad with Textshould look like ..

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View documentIn Preview mode

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To Print Ad Click on File TabSelect Export

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SelectAdobe PDF (print)

• Name File

• Save as type: Adobe PDF (print)

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Click Export Document

Document is now saved as a PDF

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Your PDF Whatever is on this page will actually print

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