How to use indesign templates

In this post, I’m going to show you how to save time by using template files in InDesign to kick-start your design projects and cut out repetitive file set up tasks.

What are template files?

Template files let you create useful starting points for series of documents where the process for setting up and laying out the document is likely to be very similar each time.

For example, you might regularly work on posters for a client whose brand guidelines include certain design and layout rules. These rules can dictate the colour of the background, size of the margins, placement of the logo and style of the text.

Each time you create a poster, you’ll either repeat the same set up process or copy an old file and strip it back to what you need. Instead, you could create a template file where the basic layout is already in place, meaning all that you have to do is add new content.

How to create template files in InDesign

You create template files the same way as you create regular files.

The only difference is in how you save them

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