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The document provides instructions for customizing an InDesign template by opening the template file, replacing placeholder text with your own, making changes to master pages, placing images, formatting text using styles, and changing colors using swatches. It describes downloading required fonts, highlighting and replacing text, editing masters in the Pages panel, resizing images, redefining character and paragraph styles, and adjusting color swatches.

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Help File

The document provides instructions for customizing an InDesign template by opening the template file, replacing placeholder text with your own, making changes to master pages, placing images, formatting text using styles, and changing colors using swatches. It describes downloading required fonts, highlighting and replacing text, editing masters in the Pages panel, resizing images, redefining character and paragraph styles, and adjusting color swatches.

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dadan setiawan
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How to edit

template in
InDesign

All fonts, shapes, and other elements are very easy to customize
and ready for print.
1.
HOW TO OPEN AN INDESIGN TEMPLATE

• In the decompressed file you will find a folder containing .idml, .indd
files, and pdf preview.
• The font information is within the ReadMe.txt file. Follow the links in
the file to download the fonts and install them in your FontBook.
• If you are using InDesign CC, there’s a chance some of these fonts
are part of the Adobe Fonts package. In this case, you can activate
them in the pop-up warning window upon opening the file.

2.
HOW TO REPLACE TEXT WITH YOUR OWN

• With the Type tool, highlight the text in any of the text boxes
and type your own text to replace it.
• You can delete a block of text if you don’t need it or copy and paste
additional text. Repeat for all sections of the document.

3.
HOW TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE MASTER PAGES

• Open the A-Master panel by going to Window > Pages.


• In the Pages panel, double-click the icon for the master you want to
edit. The master spread appears in the document window.
• Make changes to the master.

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4.
HOW TO PLACE IMAGES

• Select the placeholder frame with the Selection tool. Choose File >
Place and choose your own images or use the supplied sample file.
• Click Open.

• If your image is too large for the frame, you can resize it to fit. Try
clicking one of the fitting options in the Frame Fitting section of the
Properties panel.

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5.
HOW TO FORMAT TEXT WITH STYLES

Edit character and paragraph styles

• Open the Paragraph Styles panel: Choose Type > Paragraph Styles.
• Open the Character Styles panel: Choose Type > Character Styles.
• Click the small Redefine Styles button just below the style name
to update the Headline/Subhead/Body Text style and apply your
changes to all the Calendar formatted with this style.

• Adjust settings in the dialog box, and then click OK.

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6.
HOW TO CHANGE COLOR

You can change Color of all the document by Swatches Options (One-
click change color of the document)

• Open the Swatches panel by going to Window > Color > Swatches.
Extend the Swatches panel and you’ll notice swatches for all the
colors being used in the template.
• Double-click on the highlighted swatch.
• In the Swatch window option, Adjust settings as desired.
• Click OK.

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