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Step 19: We need to group these camera elements together, so select all the pieces, and go to Object>Group. The bounding box will now change to a dotted line and you can click-and-drag the whole shape into the polygon shape. With the group selected, you can also resize accordingly by holding down Shift-Option (PC: Shift-Alt) and dragging one of the corners to resize from the center.
Step 20: Just add some text below the camera shape in the font of your choosing. (I’ve stayed with Voltage Bold filled with black.) As a last little touch, you can add a thin line between the camera and the text by selecting the Line tool in the Toolbar, choosing a 1-pt black Stroke in the Control bar, holding down the Shift key, and clicking-and-dragging your line below the camera shape.
With the Selection tool, click-and-drag around all the elements that make up the logo to select them, align their horizontal centers, and go to Object>Group again. Then, move the logo to the lower part of the back page of the card. Step 21: Now that our card is finished, we need to get it ready for print. The easiest way to do this is to go to File>Export. Choose Adobe PDF (Print) in the Format drop-down menu at the bottom of the window, navigate to where you want to save it, and click Save. In the Export Adobe PDF dialog that appears, select Marks and Bleeds on the left, and in the Marks section, tick on Crop Marks. In the Bleed and Slug section, tick on the Use Document Bleed Settings.
Now go to General section and tick the radio button for Spreads (not Pages), and then tick the checkbox for View PDF after Exporting. Click Export and, after a few seconds, the document will open in Acrobat.
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Now you can send the PDF off to your printer, sit back with a glass of eggnog and a mince pie, and wait for your cards to arrive for Christmas! And hope that your friends and family get the subtle message. Happy Christmas and thank you for reading my InDesign tips and tricks column this past year. If you have any requests for tips or tutorials next year, please contact the editor with your suggestions. ■
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