Step 5: Implement the Template

You’re now ready to implement your template into a live production workflow. But before you do, there is still one more detail that you’ll want to take care of before its final release.

To prepare your template for easier implementation, it’s essential that you collect all of its supporting elements and save them, along with the template file, into one central folder. InDesign provides a handy package utility that makes it easy to do this. To package your template, choose File > Package (Figure 4.21).

Figure 4.21. The Create Package Folder dialog lets you choose which elements to include in your package.

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