Make a Calendar Layout in InDesign

[@magnumpiering]

I do calendar desk blotter every year, what a time saver this method is - THANKS!! - (BTW, in your example "Inserting 48 rows" only creates 9 months, 66 rows is the magic number)

[@younggod7889]

Thank you i really need that

[@LarimaBeyondBorders]

Ahhh, wish I would have seen this before!

[@gabehilliard7360]

So amazing! Brilliant method. I also created a character style for the text within the date boxes that is a bit smaller than the number in case the client would want to add holidays like "mother's day" , etc that would appear a bit smaller than the date and still look nice.

[@marcygold6690]

It worked in InDesign 2020 version 15.0.1. I was having a bit of trouble getting the rest of the calendars to appear from the Master page but it worked the second time I did this. Thank you for your detailed explanation.

[@TheDesignNinja]

Glad you're all set, and you are most welcome!

[@cropmom66]

Awesome tutorial!! This was my first time using InDesign, and I am a complete newbie. This was easy to follow and worked great!! Thank you!

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey! So glad you enjoyed and got plenty from the video-thanks for your kind words and hope you're really gettin g into InDesign! You may be interested in "How Do I do That in InDesign" by my very good friend Dave Clayton-it's a great handy reference to have by your side, no matter what level you are at! amzn.to/2TpMitA

[@GAnDhYoNe]

very nice tutorial, thanks for sharing. have been a InDesign user for more than 15 years, and love it when i learn something new.

[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you! Pleased that you enjoyed it and hope you can bank the technique for later use. :)

[@stellarobinson8520]

This tutorial video saved me many hours of work. Now I can apply for any text and numbers to my own design pages. Great tutorial and Thank you for posting!

[@TheDesignNinja]

You're most welcome and hope that you put the extra hours you've saved to good use! Thank you for taking the time to let me know-much appreciated!

[@EnduretheRain]

Oh my word. You have changed my life!!!!!! I am trying to create a calendar that spans two pages for a planner. Using this method, I just made one long table with an invisible column over the margin, I just delete the spaces in there and the numbers are gone!! Thank you!!

[@TheDesignNinja]

It's a really useful technique to have and really happy that it helped you. :)

[@bokenrosie]

Thanks for the tutorial. I learned a few other things along the way too!

[@diggydretv]

Dude... This is AWESOME! I just got into messing with inDesign. I know that I had it in my Adobe bundle, but I never really had a use for it, until now. Thanks! You got an extra sub!

[@7sinus]

For the common Gregorian calendar I use the Calendar Wizard script for indesign and it's pretty efficient. However your tuto came in extremely handy while working on a multiscript non-gregorian calendars so thanks a bunch!!

[@viviantabler5081]

Thanks for the terrific tutorial !!! How can I apply this to a 2 page layout? A tutorial on that would be appreciated

[@LinKaaxMu]

Very useful tutorial that allowed me to expand from it. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheDesignNinja]

You're welcome! Make sure to subscribe! :)

[@LinKaaxMu]

This is what you inspired me to create using such great technique: www.flickr.com/photos/junkabal/47229809701/in/dateposted-public/

[@TheDesignNinja]

That's great! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@judyfrey7956]

Perfect!!! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

[@makedaknight]

such a great tutorial. i had been trying in vain to figure this out on my own. Used calendar wizard which is good too but for personal customization your technique is awesome. thanks again

[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you!!

[@saharal5643]

Amazing video! thanks

[@TheCatrex]

Hi there! At 9:50 when using selection tool to remove overflow of text mine doesn't work - perhaps I have an old version of Indesign? Is there something else I can do instead? thanks

[@TheDesignNinja]

This will work in pretty much any version of InDesign-give the video another watch and take it one step at a time-you should find where things aren't quite going right that way. :)

[@_Rd_009]

This is great! You sir just got a new subscriber! Love it!

[@usdirectioner]

This was extremely helpful, thank you!

[@TheDesignNinja]

Glad it was able to help, Liz!

[@ladylouiseh]

Brilliant ! As a newbie to Calendars / Planners this was so helpful and very very clear!

[@GabySh]

Thank you excellent tutorial

[@TheDesignNinja]

You are welcome! There's a new video coming this week that shows how to add images, too!

[@jamalmajdi8521]

Just brilliant.I have subscribed because of this one.

[@alejandramachado802]

This was wonderful thank you so much!

[@mariegutmannmsslow-paperil5501]

Thank you so much for sharing, it really opened a new world for me and will save me lots of time!

[@TheBubblyBartender]

Great tutorial! Thanks a bunch!

[@shweeet09]

When I try to Autoflow the table into the new pages (10:07), no new pages open. What could I have done wrong? Also, I have a Windows pc. Thanks!

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey. Make sure that you hold down the SHIFT key when you click. :)

[@shweeet09]

@@TheDesignNinja I did, and still no overflow. Just the exact same table 😔. Could there be something off on my settings?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey. It's not related to settings-it'll be a failure of the cursor to load the text. Make sure that you have the Selection Tool active, then click on the out-flow port of the text frame (to load the text) then delete the frame. You should now have that loaded into the cursor, and then, holding down SHIFT, click on the page-it should work perfectly.

[@shweeet09]

@@TheDesignNinja Hi, thanks for the reply. I realized that I wasn't in the A-master, or that I was, now I can't remember which (memory of a goldfish), and I was able to mimic your move. :) Thanks.

[@tylarmcgill3416]

Thanks for the tut! I haven't quite figured out to why my month won't copy onto the other other 11 pages. Any help?

[@fatinbazilah1425]

wowww! seems so easy!!!

[@zoerickenbach5823]

This was SOOOOOO helpful! Thank you so much!

[@TheDesignNinja]

Glad it was helpful-and you're welcome! 😊

[@belindamcnab192]

This is awesome! Huge help thank you!

[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you! Really pleased it helped.

[@evefeeney2745]

The auto flow part isn't working on mine! :( Any tips?

[@abdullahiumar1304]

Very nice turtorial,thanks br

[@TheDesignNinja]

Glad you liked it! :)

[@abdullahiumar1304]

i am really interested to become a graphic designer,is there any advice or tutorial that can help me ?please,i am from nigeria.

[@TheDesignNinja]

You'll find many tutorials out there on the web, but if you can, the best place to start is with some reading. Sere what books you can get access to on the principles of design, then learn about colour, typography and the language of images. Study communication, learn how messages are delivered through design, and be observant of the designs that you see. Keep a sketchbook, and work in it daily. You don't need to produce finished work in it, but learn to develop your ideas. Hope that's some help to you, and good luck.

[@abdullahiumar1304]

thanks alot sir,i am really happy with your advice and i will try to follow your advice ,it so helpful.

[@josjegerrits9729]

Great tutorial. Thanks! Looking for this for years. You have a great voice. I'm doing something wrong though... There's two date digits (11, 12, 13) instead of 1,2,3 etc. What did I do wrong? Or how can I change this?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you very much for the compliments-appreciated-and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. It sounds like you may have a number in the Number field (in the paragraph style). Open the style, go to Bullets and Numbering, and in the Numbering Style section, check that the contents of the Number firled matches that in the video. :)

[@מריםרודסקי]

@@TheDesignNinja hi, thank you so much for this amazing video!! so helpful! i subscribed right away! (do you have an instagram account to follow??) i have the same problem with the double numbers. i checked to see my paragraph style in bullets and numbers and it's just like in your video. what else can i do to fix this?

[@tracyvis2101]

I did the same thing! Except I typed in a number rather than use space bar.

[@peterorban5968]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial!

[@TheDesignNinja]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Dodo-sk5wy]

Hi. Thanks for a great video. I wonder, how do I change color on a number? I can´t find how to do it.

[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you! If you want to change the color of an individual number, you'll first need to convert the numbers to text-right-click and you'll see that option in the menu. Do this after you have everything else set as it can't be undone once you close the document! :)

[@diywithdanie]

Great tutorial. Do you have a tutorial on how to do this with a two facing pages?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey-thanks for the kind comment! This should be easy enough to do-simply set your document up with facing pages! :)

[@diywithdanie]

The Design Ninja You would think but it’s not. I also cannot get my pages to duplicate like yours. I don’t if it’s because my table is not taking up the whole page as in your tutorial or if I’m doing something wrong.

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey Danie. The page duplication is achieved by holding down SHIFT when you place from the overflow. Try watching again and taking it slowly, step-by-step-you will get there! A facing pages document will work exactly the same way but as you're not the first person to ask this, I'm going to make a whole new workflow video (that I will most likely livestream first) to address some other questions around this, too.

[@diywithdanie]

The Design Ninja Oh wow! That would be cool. Now I’m a new sub!

[@analidalee209]

HI! Thanks so much for sharing this. I encountered this problem where the tables flow but it's missing the Header part where Monday to Sunday is. It only appears in the first page. Not sure what I did wrong.

[@rachelnelson6760]

Thank you that was a great tutorial!!

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey Rachel-you're welcome and I'm pleased that you liked it. :)

[@aliforge]

AWESOME

[@jwest9155]

Would be helpful if you mentioned what workspace you're using...

[@TheDesignNinja]

It's the Typography workspace :)

[@caseyblair4567]

How can I add text into the cells I've created? The only text it will allow is in the same corner and font size as my "dates" and I want to add events in a smaller font and centered in their "dated" cell.

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey Casey. This is a technique to generate a calendar layout quickly, so the cells already have content. The way I would approach your request is to add another table with exactly the same dimensions and no visible attributes (so turn off the strokes, for example) then work from there. This may make a good follow-up video, so thank you!

[@adrianjarvis8410]

Hi. Great tutorial. Thank you for uploading. Quick question... Instead of a number in each cell how can you add a small box in the top right corner of each cell for a perpetual calendar?

[@michellechee7890]

Hi i have a query, can I outline the numbers generated by this method? I need to outline it for printing.

[@michellechee7890]

Oh nvm i managed to do it. Ive to select the whole calendar, right click to convert numbers to text. Then go to Type Tab to outline it.

[@TheDesignNinja]

Yes you can! What you'll need to do first though is convert the numbers to text-go to the Type menu and you should find the convert command there. You may have to select the table cells first. Actually this would make a great tutorial and I'll add it to the list! Thanks!

[@dimplerajputarts178]

Great video.. Subscribed 👍

[@TheDesignNinja]

Glad you liked it! Thank you. :)

[@andrewk1411]

Excellent video, but how I can I have it fill in all the holiday dates or do I have to type that all in manually?

[@620do]

Same question from me. I guess we should use this trick instead. community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/problem-with-calendar-wizard-in-indesign-missing-some-name-days/td-p/10717938?page=1

[@brittanyb2021]

How would I set this up to have an entire page above the month and days dedicated for a picture? I am trying to make a flower themed calendar for a school project and I need to incorporate photos.

[@TheDesignNinja]

This will be in a movie next week!

[@jeanettewaight24]

Hi, very great tutorial. How do I delete extra cells on the tables. I tried deleting it because some months stayed with an extra blank row but when I click the delete row button, it bring up data from another month.

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey Jeanette! Thank you and that's a good question but the answer is you can't delete individual cells, unfortunately. What you can do though is select the cells that you don't need and then hide them by removing their visible attributes (like the fill and stroke colours). :)

[@thibault-thesidewoo]

I love this! My only question is how to delete extra calendar rows without them being added from below?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hi Sarah-select a row, then hold down SHIFT and use your DOWN arrow to select rows beneath, then delete them-make sure that you use the correct key combo to do this, it is n't just the delete key. Look under Table > Delete to find out what the combo is for your system.

[@Sara-zt5ff]

What I have to do if I want to make more pages?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey. In the movie it shows how to thread further frames using autoflow. There's also an updated version on the channel from a couple of weeks ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z520mKVmnZynack and below the movie you'll find a link to the calendar section.

[@sweetpeagraphicsanddesigns612]

I have a question. I’ve watched over and over again, but I need help created a weekly planner with auto numbers were I have a week on 2 page spread. Can someone help

[@momofasam]

Can you do this with a two page layout? If so can you explain how?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Yes you can-make sure that you set your document to have facing pages.

[@wakeamaharris7101]

7:26 I can't type anything on the box I can type the days but not the dates

[@thedigitalartrealm]

Can i change the color of the lines in the calendar?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Yes!

[@lisagiambra618]

Hi! One question, yo made 9 pages on the video, there are 12 months in the year. I can't seem to properly create those 3 remaining months correctly. I manage to copy and paste the grid but then I can't properly put the numbers on the grid. Sorry to bother you with this! Thanks :)

[@warpig2786]

maybe it has to do when we added the rows on that bottom corner cell, right after we made the cell style. i am giving this a go and give it a higher number than 48 see if there's any relation to it.

[@chrissyp6649]

this is amazing, thank you. Is there a way to add automatic hyperlinks to each of these dates? instead of linking them to each page individually? Thanks

[@TheDesignNinja]

Sorry no there is not.

[@lelanacroft]

Stumbled on this and am SO thankful! I do have a request if you take them. I want to do something similar for a weekly planner and a daily planner with times, etc. on a two page spread for each. How hard would that be? Is that something you would do as a tutorial? Even if you don't, I appreciate your training videos. And of course, love the accent. ;)

[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you and I'm very happy that you enjoyed the tutorial-make sure you're subscribed (if you're not already) so you see new content every week. Actually I do take tutorial suggestions and I've added this to the content list-so stay tuned! If you'd like some ninja swag, go to my page on facebook.com/thedesignninja and inbox me an address where you can pick up mail (doesn't have to be home)-I'll send you a pin and some stickers. :)

[@lelanacroft]

Awesome! Followed on FB. Thanks Tony!

[@antoinedumas1985]

Hi there. Thank you for this awsome video. Very useful. Here is my question. I have followed all the steps and when the copy of the dates has been done on all 48 lines and I want to change the numbers to the correct dates on the correct day, the pages following the first one of the calendar are completely blank. How is this possible? You can help me please. I use ID CS6

[@antoinedumas1985]

I finally found the problem and I fixed it after many tries. NOW it works perfectly. Thank you again for this tuto... Antoine

[@TheDesignNinja]

Glad you've managed to get it working! There's also another version you may like with image pages, too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpTJfHZ3ar-tZ6M

[@GhostsRustyKnee]

I can't get the month title to show up on each page, what step did I skip? Great tutorial overall!

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey Molly-add it to the master page. Go from 01:23 and you'll see there

[@yasinkumral]

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[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you!

[@bahrudinkf3892]

Thank you

[@TheDesignNinja]

You are most welcome and thank you for watching!

[@Unukadesign]

WOW. This was so helpful! New subby! Thanks for sharing. Just a question.. can this be done in AI ? I only have AI ..might have to get ID if i havent figured it out yet lol

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey Unuka! Thank you so much, and I'm glad you're now subscribed. Unfortunately this one can't be done in Ai for a number of reasons-mainly that it has no table support or autoflow behaviour-so give InDesign a try!

[@Unukadesign]

@@TheDesignNinja that's ok at least I know this can be in done in ID :) thanks again :)

[@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428]

I'm on an 2015 InDesign and can't find the exactly option

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey. You need a cell or a range of cells active to see that option and by default it will say "at least". Hope that gets you back up-and-running! :)

[@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428]

@@TheDesignNinja what do you mean by cells

[@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428]

@@TheDesignNinja and how do I thicken the lines

[@TheDesignNinja]

Cells are the areas that you add information into (the "boxes")

[@TheDesignNinja]

Select cells and use the line controls in the Control Strip or Properties panel :)

[@sayanbiswas7364]

When I'm pasting the space it's only pasting it in the first cell and not through the entire table like shown here

[@1Boooooom1]

When i clicked past, it just repeated the number 1 for all of cells...didnt work...

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey. Sorry you're having trouble with this tutorial. Check your paragraph style and make sure that in the list options that the "Continue from previous…" mode is selected-it's roughly in the middle of the dialog. :)

[@1Boooooom1]

@@TheDesignNinja thanks but its checked an it still doesnt work :( also when i leave ^# it doubles the number, i write one an it shows 11... So i had to leave it at ^

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey. Could I ask you to go to my page on FB: (facebook.com/thedesignninja) and then send me a link to your file-you can send it as a message-so I can diagnose?

[@GrawleeGirl]

@@1Boooooom1 I had the same trouble, I've already checked my list options and I erase ^# and only apears 1 (Ones) in all the table.

[@TheDesignNinja]

@@GrawleeGirl you need to try this again, slowly, step by step; it does work, I promise!

[@valenciapandavill5296]

I can't find the general cell style

[@faithandinspiration]

anyone else have trouble copy and pasting the number to get an automated sequence? working in 2020 here

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey Joseph-you will find some people have, but generally the best advice I can give is to take this one very slowly the first time you try it, as it's easy to miss one tiny step, that will screw it up. Hopefully you'll soon be sorted.

[@PhucNguyen-io1su]

you can follow the steps : click on the paragraph style of the number / bullets and numbering / numbering style / number : ^# / mode : choose " continue from previous number" =>OK on the place you need to insert number, instead of typing 1 , type " " ( space ), then continue with the video 00:10:22 hope this helps

[@Christin-1600]

Not working. When pasting the cell with the number, it inserts just 1´s, it doesn´t continue. The rest was well explained

[@TheDesignNinja]

Sorry for the huge delay in reply-I've had to be off for a few weeks. You need to make sure that you have created the paragraph style exactly as described, and that the cell contains only a space (with that style applied). Hope that helps. :)

[@מריםרודסקי]

hi, thank you so much for this amazing video!! so helpful! i subscribed right away! (do you have an instagram account to follow??) i have the same problem with the double numbers. i checked to see my paragraph style in bullets and numbers and it's just like in your video. what else can i do to fix this?

[@TheDesignNinja]

Thank you and yes, you can follow me @tonyharmer and @the_design_ninja_tm on Instagram. My best advice to you, so you learn more from the experience, is to work through the steps one at a time, and it'll work. You are going to find that you've missed out one small detail…

[@hocine19dz]

9:40 i cant do that any one can help me ....

[@TheDesignNinja]

Try watching again slowly, taking it one step at a time-you'll get there. There's another video on this topic due out this week.

[@georgeashley333]

After clicking on the body row and then command v to paste, all of the pages just copied 1

[@TheDesignNinja]

Hey George. the pages should have been generated by the autoflow, followed by the menu command to select all body rows (on every page) and then the paste to add in the spaces. Give it another try, but take it nice and slowly, forgetting what you may know already and taking it one step at a time. :)

[@akibmilon1143]

@@TheDesignNinja Same problem here. After clicking on the body row and then command v to paste, all of the pages just copied 1. tried several times. it does not work. can you explain please. thank you.

[@angelina6397]

your accent is super hot omg

[@emergefamily]

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[@timucinipek]

Great tutorial. Thanks a lot!

[@TheDesignNinja]

You're welcome-glad you enjoyed it. :)