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4. Choose Print in the Intent menu.
InDesign uses picas as the default unit of measure-
ment for print documents; measurements in this
dialog box are shown in picas and points, using the Note:
“ApB” notation (for A picas and B points). Colors in a Picas are the measuring
print-intent document default to the CMYK color model (see Page 55 in this project).
units traditionally
If you choose Web or Digital Publishing, InDesign changes the default unit of used in typography;
measurement to pixels, which is more appropriate for Web design. Colors in a Web- they are still used by
intent document default to the RGB color model. many people in the
graphic communications
5. Set the Number of Pages field to 1. industry.

A letterhead is a single page, usually printed on only one side. A one-sided, one-page 1 point = 1/72 inch
document needs only a single layout page in the InDesign file.
12 points = 1 pica
6. Set the Start Page # field to 1. 1 pica = 1/6 inch
This option is useful when you work with multi-page files. Odd-numbered pages always 6 picas = 1 inch
appear on the right, as you see in any book or magazine; you can define an even-
numbered starting page number to force the first page of a layout to the left. (This will
make more sense when you begin working with longer documents in Project 4: Museum
Exhibits Booklet.)

7. Uncheck the Facing Pages check box.

Facing pages are used when a printed job will be read left to right like a book — with Note:
Page 1 starting on the right, then Page 2 facing Page 3, and so on. Facing-page layouts
are based on spreads, which are pairs of left-right pages as you flip through a book (e.g., You work extensively
Page 6 facing Page 7). with facing pages starting
in Project 4: Museum
8. Uncheck the Primary Text Frame option. Exhibits Booklet.
When this option is checked, InDesign creates a text frame that automatically fills the
area created by the defined page margins. A letterhead design primarily focuses on the
area outside of the margins, so you don’t need to add a primary text frame to this file.
Note:
9. Choose Letter in the Page Size menu. Choosing Custom in the
This menu includes a number of common sizes based Page Size menu has no
on the selected intent. Choosing any of these options real effect. This setting is
automatically changes the width and height fields to automatically reflected
match the selected size. as soon as you change
the Width or Height
field from the standard
10. Choose the Portrait Orientation option. measurements.
Portrait documents are higher than they are wide;
landscape documents are wider than they are
high. If you click the orientation option that is not
currently selected, the Width and Height values are
automatically reversed. Portrait Landscape

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