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Setting Up Sizes?
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eugenetyson
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File>New Document
In the Page Size area specify this, you can use inch marks to indicate inches, indesign will use inches, just convert them to the unit you have selected.
If you want to use inches for all new documents, before you open or make a new document. You need to open InDesign, without any files or documents open. Then in the Edit>Preferences>Unit & Increments>
Select the Unit of measurement you want to use. This will apply for all your new documents. Any documents you have saved previously will use the size that was used then.
FYI
1 pica = 12 pts.
There are 72 pts in an inch
1" is equal to 25.4mm
A A4 is 210 x 297mm (european)
So 49p6 x 75p11 equals 210 x 297 mm
49p = picas and the 6 represents pts. 49p6
75p = picas and there are 11pts. 75p11
In the Page Size area specify this, you can use inch marks to indicate inches, indesign will use inches, just convert them to the unit you have selected.
If you want to use inches for all new documents, before you open or make a new document. You need to open InDesign, without any files or documents open. Then in the Edit>Preferences>Unit & Increments>
Select the Unit of measurement you want to use. This will apply for all your new documents. Any documents you have saved previously will use the size that was used then.
FYI
1 pica = 12 pts.
There are 72 pts in an inch
1" is equal to 25.4mm
A A4 is 210 x 297mm (european)
So 49p6 x 75p11 equals 210 x 297 mm
49p = picas and the 6 represents pts. 49p6
75p = picas and there are 11pts. 75p11
eugenetyson
Technical User
Or if you're not a fan of the Indesign usual way of inputting then
Check that out.
Check that out.
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eugenetyson
Technical User
Yes, exactly. That's it. Pica is just a unit of measurement
Again,
You can set the size as 6" x 8"
just include the inch marks when setting the document
or just change the units before making any documents and it will stay that way for all future documents.
Again,
You can set the size as 6" x 8"
just include the inch marks when setting the document
or just change the units before making any documents and it will stay that way for all future documents.
MarcusStringer
IS-IT--Management
Make sure you Preference are set to whatever you are familiar with...
I'm in Australia so we use Millimeters instead of inches.
See example:
Next goto File>New Document
Now because Mine is set for millimeters, that is what is shown in the document dimensions.
But if I need a document which is 6" by 8" then I will type that into the Width and Height windows which will automaticlly get converted to millimeters, because that's what I have set in my preference window.
I hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs...It just seemed like you didn't get eugene's post.
Marcus
I'm in Australia so we use Millimeters instead of inches.
See example:
Next goto File>New Document
Now because Mine is set for millimeters, that is what is shown in the document dimensions.
But if I need a document which is 6" by 8" then I will type that into the Width and Height windows which will automaticlly get converted to millimeters, because that's what I have set in my preference window.
I hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs...It just seemed like you didn't get eugene's post.
Marcus
MarcusStringer
IS-IT--Management
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