Bulletproof Templates in InDesign

A well-built InDesign template can help you and your co-workers create consistently formatted documents that adhere to your brand standards while being easy and efficient to assemble. Setting up templates correctly so they’re easy to understand and use is an art. This session will explore techniques you can start using right away to build bulletproof templates.

You’ll learn:

• The best place to store the miscellaneous “bits and pieces” that are often needed in templates, such as sidebar lockups, headers, footers, etc.
• How to make parent (master) pages clear and easy understand
• Naming strategies that encourage users to actually use paragraph, character, and object styles
• The best way to provide “how to use” documentation for your templates