At the start of every lesson…

• Open your InDesign Document (your catalogue)
  If you have problems, throw away caches (User Folder > Library > Caches)
  
  
• Open FileMaker Pro
  If you have problems, throw away filemaker preferences (User Folder > Library > Preferences > Filemaker preferences)

 

THE TITLE PAGE

• Create the title page (Make sure you inlcude a title, the Trailblaze logo, and a strong image)
  
  
• Paste a draft into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the title page
  
  
• Annotate the title page (√ - for things that are right; x - and comments for things that are wrong and need changing)
  
  
• Make changes to the final page
  
  
• Paste the finished page into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the final page

THE TENTS PAGE

• Create the TENTS page (Make sure you include a title, pictures of tents, prices of tents, catalogue number of tents, description of tents)
  
  
• Paste a draft into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the TENTS page
  
  
• Annotate the TENTS page (√ - for things that are right; x - and comments for things that are wrong and need changing)
  
  
• Make changes to the TENTS page
  
  
• Paste the finished TENTS page into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the final TENTS page

 

THE SLEEPING BAGS PAGE

• Create the SLEEPING BAGS page (Make sure you include a title, pictures of sleeping bags, prices of sleeping bags, catalogue number of sleeping bags, description of sleping bags)
  
  
• Paste a draft into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the SLEEPING BAGS page
  
  
• Annotate the SLEEPING BAGS page (√ - for things that are right; x - and comments for things that are wrong and need changing)
  
  
• Make changes to the SLEEPING BAGS page
  
  
• Paste the finished SLEEPING BAGS page into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the final SLEEPING BAGS page

THE BACK PAGE

• Create the BACK page (Make sure you include a LOCATION MAP, ORDER FORM, GRAPH OF TEMPERATURE THROUGH THE YEAR)
  
  
• Paste a draft into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the BACK PAGE page
  
  
• Annotate the BACK PAGE page (√ - for things that are right; x - and comments for things that are wrong and need changing)
  
  
• Make changes to the BACK PAGE page
  
  
• Paste the finished BACK PAGE page into FileMaker Pro
  
  
• Print the final BACK PAGE page

EXTRA STUFF - TO GET YOU HIGHER MARKS

Make use of AUTOMATIC page numbers

• Use Automatic page numbers on the TENTS, SLEEPING BAG and BACK PAGES
  • (Draw a text box where you wan the page number with the "T" tool > Go to Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Current Page Number)

Make sure you get credit for this by pasting a screenshot into FileMaker

 

Make use of the AUTOMATIC TEXT VARIRABLES to insert some text

• Use Automatic text variable on the TENTS, SLEEPING BAG and BACK PAGES to insert the FILENAME
  • (Draw a text box where you want the DOCUMENT NAME to appear with the "T" tool > Go to Type > Text Variable > Insert Variable > Filename)
    
    
• Use Automatic text variable on the TENTS, SLEEPING BAG and BACK PAGES to insert the DATE
  • (Draw a text box where you want the DOCUMENT NAME to appear with the "T" tool > Go to Type > Text Variable > Insert Variable > Filename)

Make sure you get credit for this by pasting a screenshot into FileMaker

 

Reprint the pages if you do the things on this page

MAKE A BUNDLE OF STUFF

Put together your bundle of things in ths order

1. A3 plans of the catalogue
   
   
2. Research into catalogue pages (if you did it)
   
   
3. Printout of draft pages (annotated)
   
   
4. Printout of final pages