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Creating Yearbooks With Your Own Software

Do we need to know a lot about computers to use InDesign or our own graphics program? You should be familiar with your hard drive, the programs you are using, and how and where to save images. What programs may we use to create our yearbook? QuarkXPress® (version 7 or...

Yearbook Cover Questions

May we design our own cover? Yes, but this may be an additional charge— contact your sales representative for more information. Custom covers have printing on both the back and the front covers. Custom covers must be submitted in the completed Custom Cover Envelope by...

Simple Steps to Getting Started with Your School Yearbook

How do we put our book together? Determine the approximate number of pages you will need in the book, based on the number of students and staff members, number of grades, extracurricular activities and other pages you might want in the book. If you plan to use...

QuarkXPress Quick Tips

Please follow the instructions on pages 14-15 (Mac QuarkXPress users) or pages 20-21 (Windows QuarkXPress users) for installing program preferences, output style and color settings. These settings should be in place before you open a new document. Below is a list of...

InDesign Quick Tips

Please follow the instructions on pages 12-13 (Mac InDesign users) or pages 18-19 (Windows InDesign users) for installing program preferences, output style and color settings. These settings should be in place before you open a new document. Below is a list of quick...

QuarkXPress®, InDesign® and Photoshop® Submission Guidelines

Before you begin your yearbook project, follow the general guidelines listed below and set the application preferences listed on the following pages. These guidelines apply to all books. Install necessary applications before you start the layout of your yearbook. See...

Submit PDF’s of Your Yearbook Pages

Thanks to the acceptance of PDF files, you can produce your yearbook using one of many programs. All you need are the correct settings, and a basic understanding of how a PDF is created. PDF stands for Portable Document Format, a technology pioneered by Adobe® for the...

More Enhancements for Your Yearbook

FULL-COLOR COVERS The full-color printed cover is the easiest and most popular cover and is available in both soft and hard covers. It is very popular because of the stunning design techniques and number of colors you can use to immediately capture the reader’s...

Yearbook Cover Enhancements

Make your yearbook standout with these great cover options: BINDING Standard hard cover binding is typically the least expensive of the hard cover binding options, and works well for books with smaller page counts (as low as 24 pages, up to 220 pages). The signatures...

Yearbook Proof Corrections and Fees

YearbookLife wants to ensure that your yearbook is produced error-free. Therefore, we issue PDF proofs so you can review your book one more time before it moves into the production process. Corrections to your book will be made based upon the following pricing...