In this InDesign how-to video, Laurie Ruhlin shows two game-changing tips for setting up new documents from scratch. She demonstrates why using the default guides can lead to messy layouts and how to instead use the New Document dialog box to set margins and columns correctly, making it easy to make changes later.
This is just a taste of the great content you’ll learn in Laurie’s upcoming session at CreativePro Week, being held in Nashville June 29–July 3. See the agenda and sign up now.
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This article was last modified on July 7, 2026
This article was first published on May 20, 2026
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