1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Desktop Publishing

Setting Margins, Columns, and Guides in Adobe InDesign CS

From Elisabetta Bruno, About.com Guest

4 of 4

Setting Up Columns, Grids, Guides

Margin column ruler guides

Margin, column, and ruler guides

What is the importance of setting up columns? How do you use guides and what are the different types of guides. InDesign has margin guides, column guides, and ruler guides. It also has document grids and baseline grids - special arrangements of guidelines. Here Jacci has already done all the talk on this, so I will pass the word to her now.

And if you are already well-versed in grids in general, these tutorials will teach you how to set up and use guides in page layout software and specifically Adobe InDesign:

The Rest of How to Set Up Documents in InDesign CS
Explore Desktop Publishing
About.com Special Features

Stay connected and entertained with reviews on tips on the latest HDTVs, cellphones and more. More >

Easy ways to connect two computers for networking purposes. More >

  1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Desktop Publishing
  4. Supplies You Need
  5. Software / Hardware
  6. Find Software
  7. Adobe
  8. InDesign
  9. Adobe InDesign Tutorials
  10. Adobe InDesign CS Margins Columns, Grids Guides

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.