Aldus-Guide-to-Basic-Design

Four- and five-column grids can be used for more complex applications.

Margins

Standardize your margins.

Margins isolate your publication from surrounding distractions and provide the space necessary to highlight important information. Once you establish margin measurements for the top, bottom, and sides of one page, use these same mea- surements on each page of your document. Also, if you set up specific indents and placements for elements such as chapter titles, page numbers, and company logos, use these same indents on all similar pages throughout your document.

ESTABLISH A FORMAT

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