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jinda55
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April 24, 2012
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How do you add page borders in InDesign?

  • April 24, 2012
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How do you add page borders in Adobe InDesign CS5.5?

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Correct answer Erica Gamet

I know this thread is ancient, but was recently resurrected...but there is actually a script that creates page borders, for what it's worth.

Indiscripts :: PageBorder | Show your Clients the Limits!

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derekteacher
Known Participant
November 15, 2019

I may have found a simple solution for you. Find a nice picture with whatever design you like. Lay that over the entire page. When you are doing with that you can then get the rectangle tool and overlay a box on to the picture. Fill in rectangle as white and you are good to go. Here is a .gif. that demonstrates the process. Also, I understood your question right away. Some people can complicate a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwhich. 

    Erica Gamet
    Erica GametCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    February 9, 2017

    I know this thread is ancient, but was recently resurrected...but there is actually a script that creates page borders, for what it's worth.

    Indiscripts :: PageBorder | Show your Clients the Limits!

      jane-e
      jane-e
      Community Expert
      February 9, 2017

      Erica, that's great!

      By the way, I loved hearing you on IDS #240 on January 29 — lots of good info there!

      Erica Gamet
      Erica Gamet
      Inspiring
      February 9, 2017

      Maybe it'll do the trick for you. I tested it yesterday in 2017 and it seems to work just fine.

      Glad you enjoyed the podcast...it was a blast to do!

      cmgap
      cmgap
      Community Expert
      February 8, 2017

      Why is using a frame with a border and locking it not the way to go with this question? On your master page add a rectangle frame (cmd F) add your desired border effect by setting the Stroke to whatever width you want and lock it in place. It won't move or get in your way. If you want to override the master to change 'border' color you can shift-click on it to select it and change the color, width etc.

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      Eugene Tyson
      Community Expert
      April 24, 2012

      Page borders? I'm not sure what you're asking but you ca use the Rectangle Tool in the Tool Bar on the left to Add a Rectangle around the page.

      You can apply a stroke colour by going to Colour Panel and selecting the Proxy for  the stroke and the colour you need.

      And you increase the Stroke Width by going to the Stroke Panel.

        maximm45742278
        maximm45742278
        New Participant
        October 12, 2016

        How are you not sure what a "page border" is?

          Sandee Cohen
          Sandee Cohen
          Brainiac
          February 8, 2017

          I dont know why its so confusing to understand what a page border is, a page border is a border around the page

          drawing a rectangle manually is so unprofessional, draw a rectangle adjust the size and then move it to the edge is again very unprofessional and very time consuming, (some might say it'll take 3 mins) i should say yes 3 mins that you are not following your design is a lot of time and ...

          do this, create a design and leave the half top empty, save it as PDF and import it to indesign, you see that the size of the design is the size of the graphic not the actual page size you had in Illustrator which is absolutely not good, if you were in print business you know what im talking about, but if you could add a PAGE FRAME with no stroke and no fill (kinda fully transparent) the it will hold the frame size in export for you.

          I dont what to use other software name here but in corel you can do this by just simply double click on the rectangle tool and u have it all

          i Seriously do not know why Adobe not looking at their competitors and see what they are offering

          for example go to corel and go file open and compare this to Indesign or illustration, what you need to do if you want the page size in different unit??

          theres ton of these problems with adobe products, im Saying these cause im adobe user and i do need a good tool to work with

          I believe a good software is the one which understand the next step the user will go for and provide a short cut for it

          and let the user be more creative in oppose to being techy


          Hi Jayark,

          You're not asking for something that others haven't also asked for. I have had many publishing houses that wanted page borders because their authors couldn't "see" the edge of the page without a line.

          However, InDesign doesn't have such a thing because it was designed for professional page printing and that has never had a line for the page edge.

          The master page route is the best one I know.

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