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Expert: Ken Black - 9/28/2008


Question
I'm wanting to design an A4 magazine in indesign cs3. at present i dont know
how many pages it will be but it will be between 40 and 50. how do set up
pagination for the pages?

Answer
Hello Kyla,

First, your page count needs to be divisible by 4. So, 40, 44, 48, and 50 are all acceptable. Other counts can be possible, but will require expensive bindery work to assemble, or will result in blank pages being added.

Second, work in chronological order. Also known as readers spreads. Set your document up with facing pages and go at it.

Give yourself at least an 1/8" (3.175 mm) space around the edges for trim and fold safety, and be sure to extend any images or graphics that meet the trim edge at least 1/8" (3.175 mm) beyond the trim edge for bleed.


Have fun,

Ken Black

www.bestprintingonline.com

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With over 20 years experience in graphic arts as well as working as a preflight and prepress technician for Best Printing Online, I can answer any questions relating to graphic design and printing. This includes but is not limited to Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark Xpress and just about any other graphics related software.

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