Question

What is the default unit of measurement while creating a new document for
print? I
Inches
Centimeters
Picas
Points​

Answer 1

picas

Setting Up Your Document

InDesign defaults to picas as the unit of measurement. You can change that to inches by going to the Edit menu, then Preferences, and then choose Units & Increments (on the Mac go to the InDesign menu, choose Preferences, and then Units & Increments to change to another unit).

Answer 2

Answer:

InDesign defaults to picas as the unit of measurement. You can change that to inches by going to the Edit menu, then Preferences, and then choose Units & Increments (on the Mac go to the InDesign menu, choose Preferences, and then Units & Increments to change to another unit). In the Ruler Units section, change the Horizontal and Vertical pulldown menus to your preference.

If you are using InDesign for a poster, be sure to put in the desired print dimensions.

To start a new document, go to the File menu, choose New, and then select Document… In the New Document dialog box,

Select a standard page size from the Page Size: pulldown menu – the dimensions will appear automatically in the dimensions boxes - or choose your own by typing in the Width: and Height: boxes. If you are making a poster, be sure to type in the desired dimensions, rather than planning to try to print a letter sized document on a large scale printer.

Set the Orientation: to Tall (Portrait) or Wide (Landscape).

Set Number of Pages: by entering the desired outcome (you can always add pages later).

If the Facing Pages box is checked, the labels are changed in the Margins: section. The inside margin is on the right side of even numbered pages and on the left side of odd numbered pages. The Outside margins are correspondingly reversed. When Facing Pages is deselected, InDesign changes Inside and Outside to Left and Right margins, respectively.

Choose the number of columns you want for your document in the Columns: box (like everything else here, you can change this later).

Click OK when you’ve finished setting up your document.