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Thanks again…it is yearbook for graduation so I want it to be perfect!

Ed

I want to design an amazing custom book, although as a student, I can’t afford amazing software (although was given a copy of Microsoft Expression Design through a student designers scheme yesterday!).

On this forum there is a lot of  talk about ICC and Indesign and Full page bleeds and settings. 

Would someone be so kind as to explain to me what steps I need to take:

• What size canvas do I need?
• What dpi  (300 ppi?)
• What colour settings? CMYK?
• How do I export?

If Indesign is the best way to do things then what do I do? If I download a trial version will it allow me to do what I need to do (including export) within the 30 day trial period or is it restricted?

Thanks for all your help! Ed

I am designing a Yearbook and really want to change the page designs. Unfortunately I don’t have Photoshop or Indesign, I only have Fireworks MX.

I have created a canvas according to the dimensions on the site and at 300dpi (so it appears huge on my screen). I have exported it as a jpeg – I don’t know of any other settings in Firefox I should be using to export.

When I import the image into Blurb as a full bleed page it works, however when I preview the page and do a full zoom, it doesn’t look as clear as it does in Fireworks. Have I done something wrong or is it likely to print as sharp as in Fireworks?

Cheers!