Proofing, Printing, Binding & Exporting the Calendar
Once you've completed your calendar, it's time to proof it. As you've seen throughout the course, images on the screen can look quite different from their appearance on paper. Rather than printing your calendar on large, thick paper and then realizing that it doesn't look as good as you would like it to, proofing it in a smaller version will allow you to see how it looks without wasting excessive amounts of ink or thick paper. This handout will walk you through the process of exporting it as a PNG and proofing it. Take a look at the printed proof. If there are photos that are too dark, colors that don't look good in print or other things that you might not have noticed on screen, now is the time to fix them. It's not a bad idea to proof the again just to see the changes on paper again.
Once everything is just the way you want it, you can print it if you would like. Keep in mind that you are not required to print your calendar. You do have to print a proof sheet to turn in, but you do not need to print an actual calendar to turn in. Having said that, everyone is welcome to print their calendar. This handout will walk you through the process of printing the calendar pages. While the handout may look really similar, it is actually rather different from the proofing one.
After printing you're left with a bunch of pages, but they all need to be put together as one calendar. This is easy. You will need to use the comb binder and a plastic spine to punch and assemble the sheets. The steps for this process are described here.
Finally, whether your printing your calendar or not, I need to be able to grade it. For grading I don't want a printed version but digital copy. Go back to InDesign and export it again as a PDF. This handout explains the process. Once it's exported, turn it in online. There are some physical papers that will need to be turned in to the bin as well. Paper clip your thumbnails, rough, and proof sheet together. Make sure that your name appears on it somewhere and then place them in the bin for grading.
Once everything is just the way you want it, you can print it if you would like. Keep in mind that you are not required to print your calendar. You do have to print a proof sheet to turn in, but you do not need to print an actual calendar to turn in. Having said that, everyone is welcome to print their calendar. This handout will walk you through the process of printing the calendar pages. While the handout may look really similar, it is actually rather different from the proofing one.
After printing you're left with a bunch of pages, but they all need to be put together as one calendar. This is easy. You will need to use the comb binder and a plastic spine to punch and assemble the sheets. The steps for this process are described here.
Finally, whether your printing your calendar or not, I need to be able to grade it. For grading I don't want a printed version but digital copy. Go back to InDesign and export it again as a PDF. This handout explains the process. Once it's exported, turn it in online. There are some physical papers that will need to be turned in to the bin as well. Paper clip your thumbnails, rough, and proof sheet together. Make sure that your name appears on it somewhere and then place them in the bin for grading.
