How to Make a Flyer in Adobe Indesign

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the InDesign application.

   Start a new Document. , Scroll over to New it will open up three options, select Document.
   
   You can also open new Document by pressing Ctrl-N for (Windows) and Command-N for (Mac). , Also select how many pages and if it will be printed or not., Find the picture in your hard drive and open it., Or press Ctrl-D (windows) Command-D (mac)., Go to View, then Display Performance, then High Quality Performance to change the picture to high quality., Click on Text (T) on the left panel.
   
   Choose where to place the text and then change the Font and Font style at the top., Draw a box by choosing Box on left panel.,,,, Make it something that can be easily read.
   
   You can change all of these settings at the top.
   
   Select the color of the text with Eyedropper.
   
   Click on the Eyedropper on the left panel.
   
   Drag it on almost half of the flyer and it will pick up all the colors.
   
   Choose the color that is appealing to you. , Go to Object and click on Generate QR Code., Type the website URL in the box and click OK.
   
   Place the QR code wherever you would like., Go to File and click on Save As… to save the document as InDesign File.
   
   You can name it whatever you would like.
   
   Select the destination to save the file.,, Then click Save.,,
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   Step 2: Click on File on the top left corner.

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   Step 3: Choose the margins on this new window that pops up.

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   Step 4: Go to File and then Place.

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   Step 5: Drag the pointer that is with the picture from top left to bottom right to cover full screen.

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   Step 6: Change the picture quality.

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   Step 7: Add the heading.

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   Step 8: Add other information and lock it.

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   Step 9: Fill the box with Black color to contrast it with background.

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    Step 10: Use the Text (T) tool from left panel to add other information.

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    Step 11: Select Object from the top bar and click on Lock to lock the text to avoid any accidental changes.

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    Step 12: Change the font and the color of the text.

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    Step 13: Add a QR code.

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    Step 14: Add your Website URL for the QR code.

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    Step 15: Save the InDesign file.

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    Step 16: Click on File and then Export in order to print you must export to PDF first.

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    Step 17: Change the format to Adobe PDF (print) by using the drop down menu.

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    Step 18: Select High Quality Print on the next popup menu and click Export.

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    Step 19: Open the PDF file and print your flyer.

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