We love having the ability to preview our documents or objects as we apply settings in many of InDesign’s dialogs. Now Adobe InDesign CC has a preview function that shows the document as the options and settings are selected in ...
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Adobe InDesign’s Color Theme option, which can be found in the Interface Preferences pane, creates a user interface layer that is shared by other Adobe applications, such as Illustrator, providing a consistent look and feel. The result of this enhancement is ...
READ MORETime-saving options, even small ones, are always popular features. Adobe InDesign CC users have the option to save document presets, upon which new documents can be based. This is a great way to save time and avoid any errors when ...
READ MOREDesigners will love this! Adobe InDesign CC has some time-saving options for applying fonts. You can now format content with the arrow keys while in the Character or Control panel, and you’re provided with a preview of the applied font ...
READ MOREKeeping your hands on the keyboard and using shortcuts can add up to big time savings. In Adobe InDesign CC, clicking the exposure triangle at the left of the font name in both the Character panel and Control panel font ...
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InDesign allows us to create a baseline grid for any document, but did you know that frames in any given document can be set up with their own baseline grid? In fact, it’s really easy! With an InDesign document open, ...
READ MOREOne of the best things about working with InDesign is the flexibility that it offers for customizing how the application will behave. Preferences are a great way of managing and maintaining various settings in the application for all documents or ...
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When designers are in the thick of creating a page layout, the last thing they want to think about is organizing their workspace by closing out the open panels they’re not using. For this reason, we thought it would be ...
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The Paste Without Formatting command is a simple but effective solution that can cut down on formatting time for users that do a lot of copying and pasting. We love it because it provides an easy way to strip out ...
READ MOREInDesign’s XML feature makes it easy to export content out of or import content into an InDesign layout. This ability eases the process of reusing content, whether print content is being repurposed for digital use or digital content is being ...
READ MOREAs many Adobe InDesign (and InCopy) users know, there are a lot of customization options in the application, such as the ability to create and save workspaces that preserve the arrangement of panels onscreen, the ability to save custom style ...
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InDesign templates are the cornerstone of most publishing environments today. Having some basic settings in place in your templates sets the stage for effective, efficient file management, integrated workflows, and content export. When building InDesign templates, Technology for Publishing recommends ...
READ MOREWhether you’re just dipping your toes into the InDesign waters or you’ve been using it for several years, you know there’s always something more to learn. In my role, I have the unique opportunity to support and guide all levels ...
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Gone are the days when designers who wanted to manipulate type for design purposes were required to use applications such as Illustrator to first convert that type into paths. InDesign’s Create Outlines feature does just that. When you select Type>Create ...
READ MOREWhile some of us have upgraded to CS5.5 or perhaps CS6, not everyone has had the opportunity yet. This can be a problem when you need to share files with freelancers or other external resources working with older versions of ...
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InDesign includes the ability to span text —headlines for example— across multiple columns or create subcolumns of text within a single column. Span Columns can be accessed either through the Control panel or through the Paragraph Style Options dialog when ...
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Working with and applying master pages to layouts with a primary text flow has become less labor-intensive with the introduction of the primary text frame. Here are some suggestions for using this feature to your best advantage. The Master Text Frame ...
READ MOREInDesign provides many tools to help automate the placement of objects on a page. The Align Objects, Distribute Objects, and Distribute Spacing functions are three of the most helpful. A new feature was introduced in CS6 that enhances the Align ...
READ MORESometimes when you create a text frame, such as a caption box, in an InDesign layout, you do so without knowing how much space you’ll actually need. After typing the text into the frame, you might find that the text ...
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