Exploring the Templates that Ship with InDesign

InDesign CS3 ships with 78 predesigned templates, which are divided into 18 categories ranging from forms, flyers, and newsletters to magazines, news-papers, and catalogs. These templates are saved in a distinct file format called an InDesign CS3 template. There are two ways to identify a template file: by looking at its file extension (.indt) or its icon (Figure 4.1).

Figure 4.1. InDesign CS3 document files use the extension .indd (A); InDesign CS3 template files use the extension .indt (B).

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