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12. Choose Inches in the Units menu.
By default, InDesign uses picas as the unit of measurement for print documents; mea-
surements in this dialog box are shown in picas and points, using the “ApB” notation
(for A picas and B points). Note:

If you choose Web or Digital Publishing, InDesign changes the default unit of Picas are the measuring
measurement to pixels, which is more appropriate for web design. units traditionally used

Regardless of which unit of measurement you choose when you create a new file, in typography; they are
you can change the setting for a specific file in the Units and Increments pane of the still used by many people
Preferences dialog box. InDesign supports all modern units of measurement, including in the graphic commu-
points, picas, inches, millimeters, centimeters, and pixels (as well as a few others from nications industry.
historic typography).
1 point = 1/72 inch
You can also type different measurement units, such as “2cm”, in a dialog box or panel
field. As long as you include the unit in your entry, the software accurately translates 12 points = 1 pica
the value you type into the default unit for the active file. 1 pica = 1/6 inch

6 picas = 1 inch
13. Expand the Margins section of the preset details.
14. If the chain icon to the right of the Margin fields shows two connected
links, click the icon to break the link between the fields.
Note:
When the chain icon is active (connected links), all four margin fields will be the
same; changing one field changes all margin values to the same value. For this project, You should become
the top and bottom values need to be different from the left and right values, so you familiar with the com-
need to unlink (unconstrain) the fields. mon fraction-to-decimal
equivalents:
Click here to expand Click this icon to
or collapse the unlink the four 1/8 = 0.125
Margins section. Margin fields. 1/4 = 0.25

3/8 = 0.375
15. Highlight the first Margins field (Top) and type 2. 1/2 = 0.5
When you define values using the default unit of measurement, it is not necessary to 5/8 = 0.625
type the unit; you can simply type the numbers.
3/4 = 0.75
16. Press Tab to move to the Bottom field. 7/8 = 0.875
You can tab through the fields of most dialog boxes and panels in InDesign. Press
Shift-Tab to move the highlight to the previous field in the tab order.
Note:
This icon shows When you work with
the four fields are
now unlinked. non-facing pages, the
Inside and Outside
margin fields change to
Press Tab to highlight Left and Right respec-
sequential fields.
tively. Technically, non-
facing pages do not have
17. Change the Bottom field to 1.75, then press Tab to highlight the Left field. an inside (spine edge)
or outside (face or trim
18. Change the Left field to 0.75, press Tab, and then change the Right field
to 0.75. edge), so there are only
left and right sides.
It is not necessary to type the preceding zero when you define a value. We include it
here for clarity.

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