We’re going to start working on the Reverse side of the menu (the side with the most text), which we’ll take as of the InDesign document. Once you have the sequence of three layers, Lock both the Typography and Color layers, and click on the Border layer to activate it. Rename the new layer as Color and click OK.Ĭreate a final, third new layer, and rename it as Typography. Select New Layer from the panel’s drop-down menu. Step 1Įxpand the Layers panel from the right side of the workspace, or go to Window > Layers.ĭouble-click on the default Layer 1 name to open the Layer Options window. Let’s create a sequence of layers, to help structure our design and make elements easily lockable and editable. Give your document a Bleed (essential for when you send the card to print) of 5 mm all the way round.Ĭlick OK to create your new document.

Set the Margins to different values: 40 mm on the Bottom, 23 mm on the Top, 15 mm on the Right and 15 mm on the Left. Set the Number of Columns to 4, and reduce the Gutter to 0 mm-this splits the page (within the margins) into four even sections. Click Add, and then OK to return to the New Document window.

Type Menu into the name box, and set the Width to 11.69 in (or 296.926 mm) and Height to 16.54 in (420.116 mm). from the drop-down menu, to open the Custom Page Size window. Keep the Intent set to Print, and up the Number of Pages to 2.

Get InDesign opened up and select File > New > Document. How to Set Up the Menu Document in InDesign Step 1 NB: If you want to create a smaller menu, you can export the final menu (see final steps, below) and resize it in Photoshop. This shows the menu layout we’ll be creating-a two-sided, single page menu, at a large size (11.69 inches by 16.54 inches).

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