Indesign Margins And Gutter

Planning your indesign pages using margins and columns bookmachine this is an excerpt from nigel french s book indesign type.

Indesign margins and gutter.

Gutter widths should relate to the body text leading value. Some people use gutter to describe the space between 2 columns other use it to describe the space between two pages. Choose layout margins and columns. You can set the gutter size from the new document menu when creating a new indesign project.

Enter values for top bottom left and right margins as well as the number of columns and the gutter the space between columns. To achieve uniform spacing set your gutters to the same value as or a multiple of 1 5 or 2 for example the leading of the text. Indesign uses the first definition in margins and columns so i m going to guess that is what your question is about. Assuming i guessed correctly are you trying to define the gutter widthor gutter position.

Because adobe indesign layout pages can include column guides as well as margin guides you can establish the gutter dimensions for a variety of layout options within one set of guides. Or you can update or add a gutter to an existing project by selecting layout margins and columns from the top menu bar.