Expert: Roy Wilhelm - 6/2/2008

Question
QUESTION: Hello.  I'm becoming familiar with Adobe Illustrator but am completely new to InDesign (version 2.0, though I will be receiving CS3 soon), which I intend to use for the creation of an 10-page A5 booklet.  I'd appreciate any step-by-step advice you can offer.  So far, I've written most of the text in Microsoft Word 2007, and eventually, I'll take the booklet to a professional printer.

Many thanks for your time,

Sajid

ANSWER: Hi Sajid,

I apologize for not getting to you sooner as I was out of town until yesterday evening. Do you still need help? If you do, answer me this one question before I explain how to create the booklet:

As a resident of the U.S. I'm not very familiar with the A-size paper system. Looking at the sizing structure through a Google search I'm assuming that an A5 booklet is made by folding an A4 in half and stapling the folded edge? Once you answer this, I can take you through the rest.

Best,

Roy

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QUESTION: Hello, Roy,

Thanks for your response.  An A4-size sheet of paper is slightly thinner and longer than the American Letter-size, and an A5 page is indeed half the size of an A4.  Hope to hear from you soon, cheers.

Sajid

Answer
Hi Sajid,

I found this downloadable tutorial on making an A5 booklet using InDesign:

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/premium_content/2d__and__photoshop/creat

I'm assuming yours will not be so art-driven, but the sections explaining how to set up the document will be a good start.

Since AllExperts.com only allows for very few follow up questions, i'll give you my email in case you have more questions.

Roy

rlwilhelm@gmail.com