How to Edit Clicks Magazine InDesign Template

Step 1: IMPORTANT: Install all the fonts used for Clicks Magazine from "Document fonts" folder.

Step 2: Open your Adobe InDesign software or just double click the Clicks Indesign with INDD file.

You will notice there are .idml and .indd file. The difference between these two is that INDD is version
specific and IDML is an (almost) universal file that can be opened by InDesign CS4 (or later).

Step 3: Open the Pages panel to see the layout. If you don’t have it open, head over to Windows >
Pages. We can see that the file consists of a cover, TOC, inside (article) pages and advertisement.

Open the Layers panel by going to Window > Layers. Check the layers—in this case; we are working with
one layer only.

Let’s check the Paragraph Style panel by going to Window > Styles > Paragraph Styles. You can see we
have a variety of styles.
Paragraph styles are a collection of formatting attributes given to specific paragraphs or lines of text.
Styles contain formatting such as fonts, family, size, alignment, indents, etc. The advantage of using
them is that they can save time and help you design with consistency, avoiding mistakes.

In this case, these styles will be helpful if you decide to make general type changes to the magazine.

Step 4: Let’s start by replacing or adding an image to the magazine. Select the grey object at the top of
the page. Press Command-D to Place an image. In the Place window, find the image you’d like to place.
Click Open. Or simply drag your image to the image you want to replace.
To resize the image, use the Direct Selection Tool (A) from the toolbar. Select the image, which will
activate a bounding box on the image but within the object. You’ll know it is the right bounding box
because the color should be different from blue.

Step 5: To edit the article paragraph, use the Text Tool (T) from the toolbar. Click on the text and replace
it with your own.

Step 6: When you are done editing the file, you can export the file depends on your purpose. Make sure
that all the photos are meeting the bleed marks. The marks are represented with a red line around the
page.

To export the file, press Command-E. In the Export window option, name your file. Set the Format to
"Adobe PDF (Print)" for printing and "Adobe PDF (Interactive)" for on-screen presentation.

In the Export Adobe PDF Print window option, set the Adobe PDF Preset to Press Quality. Select the
Marks and Bleeds option from the menu on the left. Check All Printer’s Marks and Use Document Bleed
Settings. Click Export. You’ll have a PDF ready for professional printing. Screenshot:
In the Export to Interactive PDF window option, select the General option from the menu on the left
side. Make sure All is selected under Pages. In the Export As section, you have the option to export the
PDF file as single pages or as spreads. Select the Compression menu, and set the JPEG Quality to High.
This will ensure the PDF file is of good quality.

Click Save.

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