The Easiest Way to Impose 13-Month Calendars for Digital Print

Описание: Imposing a wall calendar is different from a standard book. If you use the default "Print Booklet" settings in InDesign, your top panels will end up upside down or bind on the wrong edge!

In this tutorial, I show you the "clamshell" imposition secret. We’ll skip the headache of manual rotation and use PDF Snake to perfectly align photos and dates so they bind correctly along the top edge.

What you’ll learn in this video:
00:20 Why InDesign’s default "Print Booklet" fails for wall calendars.
02:22 Proper PDF export settings for prepress (Bleeds & High Quality).
03:55 Why the "Booklet" module isn't enough for calendar binding.
04:52 The Solution: Using the dedicated "Calendar" module in PDF Snake.
07:05 How to automatically rotate the back cover so it reads correctly when closed.
08:48 Real-world proof: Watch me flip through a printed sample to show the binding.

Download My Template: Want to use the exact InDesign file and calendar photos I used in this video? You can download my 2026 Wall Calendar template on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-...

Tools Featured:
PDF Snake: The most affordable and intuitive imposition tool for digital print shops. Check it out at PDFSnake.app

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