Create a Newsletter Template
- create the document
- import text styles
- customize the toolbar
- set object defaults
- add master objects
- create the masthead
- set tab stops
- formatted text fields
- page numbering
- divide text areas
- apply gradient fill
- import text
- use column break
- use baseline shift
- modify image
- link text boxes
- identify placeholders
- extra bits
In this chapter we'll begin building a template for the organization's newsletter. Using placeholder text and images we'll design a look and feel for the publication and create a file that can be used and easily modified each time we publish the newsletter. (See extra bits, on page 90.)
In this chapter you'll learn to:
add master objects
combine text and photos to create a masthead
use defined text fields
define placeholder images and text
link text boxes
create the document
To start, we create a new blank document and set its margins.