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Don't be an indecent
InDesign-er
Best practices for beginners (or not) using InDesign.
Don’t be a layer slayer
Name your layers.
Create paragraph,
character and object styles.
Don’t just free-style it.
Embrace some style
Get framing
Use Text Frame Options to create space around your text, your naked
eye should not be making judgement calls.
Lose some weight
If your design document fails to
export, it’s because your machine
can’t handle the weight. Make sure
all your images are smaller than
300ppi.
Start a tab
Please don’t create dot leaders manually, it is
time-consuming, inaccurate and so
unprofessional.
Don’t get on your Printers hit list
Take some time to double check
your links, pre-flight panel and
ensure you are error-free.
Good things
come in packages
If someone requests your InDesign file,
don’t just send them the file, package it.
There is nothing worst than opening a
file with 179 missing links.
I’m not sure how it happens but
every now and then someone
forgets a layer is not printable. The
best way to check the hidden is to
double-triple check everything.
The hidden
Happy Designing.

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Don't be an indecent InDesign-er

  • 1. Don't be an indecent InDesign-er Best practices for beginners (or not) using InDesign.
  • 2. Don’t be a layer slayer Name your layers.
  • 3. Create paragraph, character and object styles. Don’t just free-style it. Embrace some style
  • 4. Get framing Use Text Frame Options to create space around your text, your naked eye should not be making judgement calls.
  • 5. Lose some weight If your design document fails to export, it’s because your machine can’t handle the weight. Make sure all your images are smaller than 300ppi.
  • 6. Start a tab Please don’t create dot leaders manually, it is time-consuming, inaccurate and so unprofessional.
  • 7. Don’t get on your Printers hit list Take some time to double check your links, pre-flight panel and ensure you are error-free.
  • 8. Good things come in packages If someone requests your InDesign file, don’t just send them the file, package it. There is nothing worst than opening a file with 179 missing links.
  • 9. I’m not sure how it happens but every now and then someone forgets a layer is not printable. The best way to check the hidden is to double-triple check everything. The hidden