These tutorials also cover how to set bleed and margins in the programs.
1. Open InDesign and Create a New File.
2. Set the Page size to the Final size of the template you are using (ex. 8.5 x 11 for an 8.5 x 11 template).
3. Set your Margin to .125 for your Safety Margin and set your Bleed to .125 as well.
4. Press Create to make your document.
5. Open the Pages panel and double-click the "A-Parent" Square.
Placing your Template here will make it so you can't accidentally delete it and so you don't have to place it multiple times for multiple pages. Whatever you do on the "A-Parent" is automatically copied to all of the pages that have the letter 'A' on them in the Pages panel.
6. Use File > Place or Command/Control + D to Open the Place Menu.
7. Choose your file and check the "show import options" option.
This allows you to choose what page of a document you want to place for multi-page documents. The default is to place just the first page.
8. For now, just choose to place the previewed page.
9. Click in the center of the page to place the template at full size.
10. Go to Window > Object & Layout > Align to open the align menu.
11. In the Align Menu make sure that your "Align to" is set to align to the page.
12. Next, while selecting the template, click Align Horizontal Centers and then Align Vertical Centers.
13. Done! Now your template is placed perfectly and you can go and start designing on Page 1. Make sure to delete the Template before you upload the file!
1. Open Illustrator and Create a New File.
2. Set the Final size of the Template you're using and Set the Bleed to .125 . Also Make sure your Color Mode is set to CMYK and your Raster Effects (Resolution) is set to High (300 ppi).
3. Press Create to make your new document.
4. Use File > Place or Shift + Command/Control + P to Open the Place Menu.
5. Select the Template file and check the 'show import options' box.
6. Select the page you want to place in the place pdf menu and hit OK.
7. Click anywhere on the Artboard to Place.
8. While Selecting the image, go to the Properties panel on the right and to the Align settings. Click Align Vertical Centers and Align Horizontal Centers.
9. Go to the Layers Panel and Click the Square next to the Eye icon beside the placed image to Lock the Layer.
10. Done! Now you can Design above this template using it as a guide. Make sure to delete it before you upload the file!
Designer Studio is our built-in design platform. To make things easier for you, we offer basic templates for a lot of our products in our designer studio. These templates are easy to use and allow you to either input your text in easy predefined spaces or just completely change the design as you wish!
You can access these templates by clicking "Browse Designs":
When you enter the Browse Templates page, Make sure to sort the templates based on the size that you are ordering.
When you find the template you want to use, click customize and you will enter the designer studio. When you open it up you will see a panel on the side that says "Quick Text", here you can change the text that is already in the design to fit your needs.
Don't want something that is on the template? Click the red trashcan to delete it!
Want to move something? Click on it and drag it where you want it to be, or use the arrow keys to move it a few pixels at a time.
REMEMBER TO DELETE UNUSED PLACEHOLDERS! (This includes text that says "Space for ___", "Insert Name", etc. Also delete shapes that are associated with these placeholders like the blue rectangles in the images above and below.)
To move multiple things at the same time, click and drag over all the items. If this doesn't work, hit save and then try again.
To duplicate things, click the button with two overlapping squares.
Want to change the way your text looks? When you click on a text box, a variety of options appear on the top bar for you to edit your text.
From left to right, these are the options:
Done with your design? Click Preview to see how the design will look when submitted. If you're satisfied with it, select 'Save and Continue to order'.
In the "Product additional information" section, double-check that all your settings are still the settings you wanted. They might've changed if you chose the wrong size template.
