5. Setting Borders

 Use
You can add a border to any or all sides of each page in a document, to pages in a section (section: A portion of a document in which you set certain page formatting options.), to the first page only, or to all pages except the first. You can set apart text from the rest of a document by adding borders. You can also highlight text by selecting a section of the text and applying a border to it.  
How to 
  This functionality will format each of your pages or paragraphs to have a border. Click on FORMAT from the menu bar at the top of the application. Select BORDERS AND SHADING from this menu. A dialog box pops up showing the various types of borders possible. Choose BOX Setting and select the required Style, Color, Width required for the document. Now set the Apply to option to PARAGRAPH or select the same options in the PAGE BORDER tab to create a border for a page.  

4. Set the Background

 Use :

 Using the Background feature, you can apply a different color or a texture to the background of your document.

   How to   To change the background of the document, click on FORMAT from the menu bar at the top of the application. Move your cursor to BACKGROUND. Using the sub-menu, you can select any COLOR or FILL EFFECTS for the background of the document.   

Marks & Bleeds

Marks & Bleeds

• All Printer’s Marks should be unchecked

 • Bleeds should be set to .25

 • Include Slug Area should be unchecked

Please Note: We need a minimum of .125 bleed but prefer .25

Graphics design tutorial

Exporting PDF files from In Design CS4:

This document covers creating the settings in Indesign CS4 to export PDF files that are usable by Publication Printers. This document is not intended to replace the manual for your software, it is intended to supplement your knowledge of the software and the proper technique for creating press ready files.