InDesign CS5 Bible- P5: InDesign is a powerful tool that serves as the standard program for professional layout and design. The latest version boasts a variety of updates and enhancements. Packed with real-world examples and written by industry expert Galen Gruman, this in-depth resource clearly explains how InDesign CS5 allows for better typography and transparency features, speedier performance, and more user control than any other layout program. | Chapter 5 Working with Pages FIGURE The Layout Adjustment dialog box with its default settings Here are a few things to keep in mind if you decide to use InDesign s Layout Adjustment feature If you change page size the margin widths the distance between the left and right margins and the page edges remain the same. If you change page size column guides and ruler guides are repositioned proportionally to the new size. If you change the number of columns column guides are added or removed accordingly. If an object edge is aligned with a guideline before layout adjustment it remains aligned with the guideline after adjustment. If two or more edges of an object are aligned with guidelines the object is resized so that the edges remain aligned with the guidelines after layout adjustment. If you change the page size objects are moved so that they re in the same relative position on the new page. If you ve used margin column and ruler guides to place objects on pages layout adjustments are more effective than if you ve placed objects or ruler guides randomly on pages. Check for text reflow when you modify a document s page size margins or column guides. Decreasing a document s page size can cause text to overflow a text frame whose dimensions have been reduced. Check everything in your document after the adjustment is complete. Take the time to look over every page of your document. You never know what InDesign has actually done until you see it with your own eyes. Tip If you decide to enable layout adjustment for a particular publication you may want to begin by using the Save As command choose File Save As or press Shift S or Ctrl Shift S to create a copy. That way if you ever need to revert back to the original version you can simply open the original document. 155 Part II Document Fundamentals Summary If you re working on a multipage document you want to display the Pages panel. It lets you add move and delete document pages as well as adjust the size of .
