The Process Manual

Special document considerations Special documents that every PDF participant must plan for are covers, endsheets, title pages and on spreads spanning a signature break. If these documents are created or submitted incorrectly, they can cause significant confusion, delays and even additional charges. • Covers and endsheets Although participants submit their yearbook pages in PDF format, covers and endsheets should not be submitted as PDFs. Since Walsworth’s Creative Services Department needs to make final adjustments to covers and endsheets before they are printed, they cannot be submitted in PDF format. This is true even for yearbook staffs that design their own covers and endsheets. Please contact your Walsworth yearbook representative to learn more about how to submit your cover and endsheets properly. • Title page The first page of your yearbook, typically your title page, must be created and submitted as a single-page PDF document. Contact Walsworth Computer Support for assistance or follow the steps below to create a properly sized single-page document for your title page. 1. Select File > Open Template and apply the appropriate color information for your title page. This will create a double-page spread. 2. In the Modify Page Range window, uncheck the Maintain Document Length check box and enter the number 1 as the starting and ending page numbers. 3. When you click OK to continue, select Yes when asked if you want to remove one of the document pages. The document is now in single-page format and is ready for title page creation. CREATING When creating pages in InDesign, follow the same process you normally would to create application files. See the Creating section of this manual for complete instructions on using InDesign to create your desktop yearbook. Working with digital images and graphics One of the most important components of creating PDFs is saving your digital images properly. • Walsworth Photoshop manual The Walsworth Photoshop manual, located on Yearbook Help, features complete instructions on how to save scanned and digital camera images, including making image corrections such as sharpening and removing color casts. It also contains instructions on saving ad artwork. Using Formula Colors Follow the instructions in the Color Information section of this manual to load Walsworth’s Formula Colors into the Swatches palette using the Color Information plug-in. Refer to InDesign help for instructions on loading a spot color into the Swatches palette.

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