Summary

When you're ready to begin working on a new document, choose File ‚ New and then use the controls in the New Document dialog box to specify the page size , margins, column format, and any bleed and slug areas for the document. You can also save these settings for easy future use as document styles from the New Document dialog box.

After opening a new document, choose File ‚ Save to save a standard InDesign document file or a template file. (A template is a preconstructed document that you use to create multiple versions of a publication.) You can choose File ‚ Save As to save a copy of the current document, or you can choose File ‚ Revert to discard your most recent round of changes. If you want to work on a document you've previously saved, choose File ‚ Open .

In addition to opening InDesign documents and templates, you can open QuarkXPress 3.3 and 4.1 x documents, as well as PageMaker 6.5 and 7.0 documents. Choosing File ‚ Export lets you save InDesign documents as EPS, PDF, XML, JPEG, and SVG files, as well as save text in RTF, text-only, InDesign Tagged Text, and InDesign Interchange formats.