Magazine Cover Submission Directions

Overview: When you think you are done with your Magazine Cover you must export it using InDesign to make PDF file that can be easily printed and shared. However, to post your magazine cover to your blog, you must convert your PDF to a JPEG. Follow the directions below to do these two steps.

They are due TODAY. Any cover sent after today is worth -10 points per class until it hits 50.

Directions: Follow the steps below.

Step 1: You must have your cover open in InDesign (NOT photoshop) and then follow these steps.

• Go to File on top Menu Bar
• Click on Adobe PDF presets
• Select Smallest File Size

Step 2: Rename your magazine cover as follows: Last name_first name_magazine cover_period #

Make sure to save it in your folder on the journalism drive (PhotoJ drive).

Click "Export" (if any messages come up about outside the clipping area or anything else like that during the .PDF creation process, click OK)

Step 3: Open your email (gmail, yahoo, whatever you use) and compose a new message.

The email address to send your magazine cover is david.doerr@austinisd.org for Mr. Doerr and laura.fleming-holcomb@austinisd.org for Ms. Fleming.

1. The subject line is: Last name_first name_magazine cover_period#
2. Click attach file (it often has a paperclip looking item next to it)
3. VERY IMPORTANT: Attach your magazine cover - BE VERY CAREFUL and make sure to send US the one that is a .PDF (It will have a .PDF ending). DO NOT SEND US THE InDesign document which is purple and at the end says .indd.
4. Click send (or mail or whatever your company uses to send mail.)
5. Let the teacher know that it has been sent and ask the teacher to check their e-mail to verify that it was sent correctly. We will let you know that it has arrived.

If you completed a second magazine cover - send it the same way. You can do this in the same email, or send a second email.

If you completed a cut out and you want credit for it, make sure you save it as a .JPEG and then post it on your blog I will find it and give you extra credit.

Step 4: FINALLY  -  we want to post these on your blog. To do this you have to convert the .pdf into a jpeg file.

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open the .pdf version of your magazine cover (NOT the .indd, it won't work)

3. When the .pdf converter pop-up box appears, click OK

4. Go to File --> Save as

5. Change the format into .jpeg

6. Make sure you navigate to your student folder on the journalism drive and click "Save."

7. Make sure you save it at the highest file size

8. If you get any other pop-up boxes, click OK.

9. Post it on your blog.

DONE!!!!