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Important Update for InDesign CC 22 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
Adobe has just posted an important update to InDesign CC. This should fix some of the performance problems that have been reported on user forums and elsewhere. It will update InDesign CC to version 9...
Ending Printing and Exporting Confusion 21 Aug 2013 | 08:46 am
It used to be so much easier in InDesign to print or export pages. The most complicated thing to figure out was how to print out pages with sections. Now, we also have to figure out how to print out d...
Dude, What’s My Last Page? 18 Aug 2013 | 12:29 am
You’re creating the annual report, and you think it might be nice to let the readers know just how many more pages of that boring 6-point financial drivel they’re going to have to wade through. So you...
What the heck’s the difference between Rectangle Frame and Rectangle tools? (Part 1) 16 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
Why does InDesign have two separate tools to draw rectangles? Are there any differences?
This Week in InDesign Articles, Number 109 16 Aug 2013 | 12:06 pm
I should be getting work done, especially as Anne-Marie is out teaching epub stuff in Maine this week, but instead I’m rummaging through InDesign articles. Found some good ones I want to share with yo...
Presentation Mode in InDesign: Some Secrets 16 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
You probably know about Preview display mode: Press W and suddenly the pasteboard goes neutral gray and all non-printing objects (guides, stuff hanging off the edge of the page, etc.) disappears. You ...
Beware Stacked Transparency in PDF Files Across Long Documents 15 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
The Problem I recently encountered a PDF export problem that plagued me for months. I was trying to export a book containing roughly 50 InDesign documents. The last 25 or so documents contained scanne...
Making a Custom Shape for Highlighting or Boxing Text 14 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
T.J. wrote: Just wondering if it’s possible to get a rounded corner frame behind some text using Paragraph Rules? No, I don’t want to have half circle on both ends, and I don’t want to use paragraph r...
How to Select Multiple Objects at the Same Time in InDesign 13 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
Let’s take a moment to cover an important technique that every InDesign user needs to know: How to select more than one object at the same time on your page or spread. In general, when you want to sel...
Exploring Typekit in InDesign CC 13 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am
One of the best reasons upgrade to InDesign CC by subscribing to the Adobe Creative Cloud is the ability to try out new features and services as they become available. One which has excited me the mos...
