And know that when you choose a preset size, you can always change the size and all the other options later on after the document has been created.

You can even click View All Presets to see more. After you choose a preset, whether it's Print or another one, there are different preset page sizes to begin with. By choosing the Print preset, you're setting several options including color used and measurement units. So, click Print to show a series of preset document sizes for a print document. You'll create a document for a brochure that's meant to be saved as a PDF and printed later on. First, choose a preset option like Print, Web, or Mobile depending on the type of document you're creating. Yours may look different from what you see here, and that's okay. To start a new document from scratch, choose File, New, Document. And whether or not the start screen is showing, you can always go to the File menu at the top of the screen to open existing documents or create a new document. In the starting screen you can open existing files and create new files. With the latest version of InDesign open, you'll see this start screen which appears when there are no documents open.

In this video, you'll start a new project by creating a new document. You can create a new document from scratch, start from a template, and a lot more. Now when you start a new project in InDesign there are a lot of ways to begin. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard publishing app that lets you design and publish high quality documents across a full spectrum of digital and print media.

Welcome to the Adobe InDesign getting started series.

Indesign for beginners