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    • July 28, 2012 at 7:49 am #62698
      hotrod4x5
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      I have created a post card in a 4×6 size and stupid over night prints doesn't recognize the bleeds created by the PDF export, so I need to add at least a 1/4 inch all the way around.

      When I select either the page, or the master page, the W and H values are grayed out and not changeable. What am I doing wrong? How can I change my document size?

    • July 28, 2012 at 10:54 am #62700
      InPrint
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      You should be able to change these values. If you are unable to, you may have to change turn on the 'constrain proportions' option. It's the little chain at the top left of the document. Hope this helps.

    • July 28, 2012 at 6:41 pm #62703
      hotrod4x5
      Member

      No values even show in the box.

    • July 28, 2012 at 7:08 pm #62704
      hotrod4x5
      Member

      Easiest way I can find is to start a new doc with the new dimensions and then copy everything over. Some things that are very simple in basic programs like Publisher are hard in Indesign.

      • May 13, 2015 at 5:46 am #75325
        Ruben Solér
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        I apologise by bumping this old topic, but I wanted to add that this is the solution I went for just now, as I was looking for ways to resize my document in progress.

        I created a new ID document with the layout I needed, imported all the paragraph and character styles from my incorrectly sized document, then did the old cmd+c and cmd+v to bring the text over, story by story. I’m working on a book with no pictures in it, so this method did the job nicely.

    • July 29, 2012 at 1:01 pm #62715
      Anne-Marie Concepcion
      Member

      You change document size via the File > Document Setup dialog box.

      In CS5 and later, you can also use the Page Tool (right under the Direct Selection tool) to select individual pages and change their size from the Control panel.

      AM

    • July 29, 2012 at 1:03 pm #62716
      hotrod4x5
      Member

      Thank you! I looked and looked for that. Now I know for next time.

    • July 31, 2012 at 5:02 pm #62728
      InPrint
      Member

      I'd also been looking for this solution. Thanks! I am assuming this works for CS6 as well?

    • August 1, 2012 at 5:39 am #62730
      Anne-Marie Concepcion
      Member

      Yes, it does.

      There are lots of ways in CS5 and CS6 to change page sizes, but the ones I mentioned are the basic ways. The other thing to consider is what InDesign does with the existing content of the page when you resize it. You have some control over that via the Layout Adjustment command, much more control via specifying Liquid Layout rules before resizing.

      Pariah had a good article on Liquid Layout in issue 47 (couple months ago) of InDesign Magazine, or you can view the three or four video tutorials I did on this in my InDesign CS6 New Features title on lynda.com (https://j.mp/idcs6-nf)

      AM

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