

To Show and Hide the baseline grid, press Option-Command-‘. Under Baseline Grid, set the Start of the grid to 0 cm, and set the Relative to option to Top Margin and the Increment to 10.8 pt. Open the Preferences window by going to Indesign CC > Preferences > Grids. We'll alter the baseline grids to fit our newsletter layout. Select the Character Color option from the left side menu. Set the Basic Character Formats option to the following: Click OK.Ĭreate a New Paragraph Style, setting the Style Name to Caption. Click OK.Ĭreate a New Paragraph Style, setting the Style Name to Headline. Set the Basic Character Formats option to the following: Align to Grid: All Lines (this will help keep each line of text at the same level)Ĭreate a New Paragraph Style, setting the Style Name to Intro.Select the Indents and Spacing option from the menu on the left side. Click OK.Ĭreate a New Paragraph Style, setting the Style Name to Copy. On the Character Style dropdown menu, select Drop Cap. Under Drop Caps, use the following settings: Select Drop Caps and Nested Styles from the menu on the left side. Set the Align to Grid option to All Lines (this will help keep each line of text at the same level). Here, we’ll set the values for the copy as the drop cap style also covers the contents in the first paragraph. Use the following settings:Ĭreate a New Paragraph Style, setting the Style Name to Drop Cap. Select the Basic Character Formats option from the left side menu. On the main menu, select New Paragraph Style, setting the Style Name to Folio. Head over to Window > Styles > Paragraph Styles to open the Paragraph Styles panel. Step 5įor this newsletter design tutorial, we will create a list of Paragraph Styles that we will use to format the portfolio design template. Select the Character Color option from the menu on the left side. In the Character Styles Options window, set the Style Name to Drop Cap. On the Character Styles panel, add a new style and double-click to open the options window. Head over to Window > Styles > Character Styles. Drop caps help emphasize the beginning of a story and let the reader know when they are starting a new article.

Step 4įor this newsletter tutorial, we’ll create a drop cap at the beginning of an article. Set the Swatch Name and values to the following:Ĭlick Add and OK after you input each color value. Choose New Color Swatch from the main menu. Head over to Window > Color > Swatches to expand the Swatches panel. Let's add some color swatches to our newsletter design. Click OK.Īdditionally, create a new layer named Copy.

On the Layers panel main menu, select New Layer. Double-click on Layer 1 and rename it Background. Organizing layers is an important practice when designing a newsletter template as they will make it easier for users to edit.īring up the Layers panel by going to Window > Layers.
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