This was one of my first tutorials I created in 2019 which has over 12k views on YouTube to date. Initially when I created this tutorial, I was only sharing what I know and how I used InDesign to create my weekly planner printable. Little did I know, the video started to get many views, likes and shares.
When this tutorial started getting positive comments, that’s when it really got my attention. I was over the moon! It absolutely made my day because I realized I have helped SO many people create their first printable planner through this tutorial. That’s when I started making more design tutorials on YouTube. If this is something you’re interested in, you can check them out here.
Although this tutorial was done a few years ago, these methods can still be applied in your latest InDesign program today. Luckily for you, I’m only teaching the basics of InDesign which you can quickly learn to create your first weekly planner printable in InDesign through this tutorial.
How to Design a Weekly Planner Printable in Indesign
Use Clip Arts
They usually say “simple is best”. But is it really?
In today’s saturated world of printables, if you want to stand out and capture your audience’s attention, I want to encourage you to incorporate beautiful clip arts to beautify and up-level your printable design.
If your target audience are females, they will appreciate anything that’s has floral clip arts in them! I’ve had so many compliments about my printables whenever I incorporated lots of floral elements into my designs.
So remember to use clip arts in your printables whenever you can! They help give your printable planners a face lift and help you stand out from your competition.
Small Correction
By the way, I’ve made a slight mistake on one of my shortcuts in the video. The part where the pattern image needed to be “Send to Back”.
The shortcut is supposed to be…
Ctrl + Shift + [ or if you’re a Mac user ⌘ + ⇧ + [
Not ” { “
InDesign Cheatsheet
And that is why I thought of creating a quick Indesign Cheat Sheet. Do you know that InDesign contains about 407 shortcuts? This is almost impossible to remember and that is why I’ve created a ONE-PAGE Indesign Cheat Sheet that I usually use while working on my printable in Indesign. They are the basic shortcuts which is really all you need to get started with InDesign.
Leave me a comment below if this cheatsheet has been helpful for you.
If you love this tutorial, then check out these tutorials on how to design and personalize your daily planner in InDesign or how to create stickers from scratch in InDesign.
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Like these weekly planners? You can now download these Weekly Planner Printables (from my tutorial) when you join the Inspired Printables Club!
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Learn Basic InDesign for Beginners
In addition, if you want to learn the very basics of InDesign, I have a mini InDesign course for beginners which I think you will appreciate. You will also get my bonus practice sheets, templates, cheatsheets and more.
Want to learn Adobe InDesign without the overwhelm? Then enroll in my Basic InDesign Mini Course for Beginners and learn how to create a lovely vision board printable with 4 easy lessons in under 1 hour. Enrolment is now open! Enroll here today.
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