InDesign

InDesign CD Layout
Use sample templates to design a CD booklet or book sleeve. Replace existing images or text with your own designs to recreate a CD booklet or book sleeve for a band, a musician or create your own compilation. InDesign is a layout program. You will use PhotoShop and/or Illustrator to alter your images before dragging or placing them into InDesign.

Choosing a Compact Disc Format:
•Open New Document and a new document dialogue will appear
•Go to Page Size and click in the name of the default preset
•A setup menu will drop down revealing presets
•Choose Compact Disc
•Choose your document preferences and click OK when you are done
•You now have CD booklet dimensions so begin your project.
or choose an appropriate template from Adobe Bridge to begin with.
The instructor has templates prepared and will place them on your computer. You may choose the booklet or book sleeve. The CD label is not a requirement but a fun addition to to the Cd package.

Booklet





Book Sleeve


CD/DVD Label


Sample CD:
Booklet 1





Book Sleeve 1


Label 1


InDesign Tools:


Important Tools for Beginners:


Printing your Booklet:
The hard copy you hand in does not have to be a folded CD booklet or printed back to back. Which ever format you choose, print as usual. Be sure to use Page Setup and choose the landscape format. The image must fit in the page entirely.

Printing the Booklet from the Instructor's Layout:

• Go to PRINT> PAGES> RANGE> 2-3
Turn it over and place it back in the printing tray
• Go to PRINT> PAGES> RANGE> 8-9

• Go to PRINT> PAGES> RANGE> 4-5
Turn it over and place it back in the printing tray
• Go to PRINT> PAGES> RANGE> 6-7