Link is InDesign’s term for the connection it makes between imported or copied objects and a document. Links for images, stories, and page items can also be established between different documents using tools like the Content Conveyor. Choosing the option Create ...
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The Next Style command applies another defined style to the next paragraph when you type a return at the end of a paragraph. A paragraph return signifies the end of one style and the beginning of the new one. When creating a ...
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Smart Text Reflow is an InDesign type preference that will automatically add pages when you flow text into your layout or remove pages as text is deleted during editing. This feature helps to control instances of overset text and empty pages ...
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As a designer and an early iPad adopter, I have been a bit obsessive in my search for the perfect creative apps and tools for my tablet. I found my favorite drawing app early on and have come closer to ...
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InDesign offers many features that can help automate layout production. One of my favorites is the auto-size text frame option, which automatically resizes text frames when you add, delete, or edit text. One way this feature comes in handy is when ...
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Added in the February release of InDesign CC, Creative Cloud Libraries provide an easy way to organize and share design assets like graphics, color swatches, and text styles. These libraries can be shared among your creative team, from multiple computers and devices and across ...
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Many InDesign users have used Find/Change functions to perform simple text replacements such as changing double spaces after a period to a single space, deleting multiple returns, or replacing specific words. But the Find/Change dialog (Edit>Find/Change) is a powerful tool that ...
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Before the latest release of InDesign CC 2014, users who wanted to insert a table into their layouts had to create a text frame and have an active cursor inside that frame—otherwise, the Insert Table menu option was disabled. Now, you can create a table without ...
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There’s valuable information for every InDesign user in the Welcome screen, added in the latest release of InDesign CC. The new feature provides a central repository for Adobe’s learning content, including tutorial videos and sample files. The repository gives users easy access to information ...
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There’s a new feature in the February release of InDesign CC 2014 that can be very useful, but it comes with a few caveats. In older versions of InDesign, you could group multiple items on a page from different unlocked layers, with the resulting ...
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Updates made to all versions of InDesign, from InDesign CS6 to the latest release, CC 2018 (version 13.0), allow users to open documents created in newer versions of InDesign. When all versions of InDesign have had these updates installed, InDesign CC 2018 documents ...
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Have you ever been in a document with sections or maybe alternate layouts and tried to print just the page you’re working on only to get the error message “Cannot find the specified page number(s)“? Or have you ever entered a page number to ...
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The February release of InDesign CC 2014.2 has several new features that are not only helpful but sure to make working more fun! Here is a list of those features: Creative Cloud Libraries Creative Cloud Libraries allow you to organize ...
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You know how a workspace can become so familiar that you forget what’s hidden in all the nooks and crannies? InDesign is sort of like that for me. Recently, I was working on a complex project that was more than 40 pages ...
READ MOREMany designers using InDesign find that too many distractions in the application window prevent them from getting a clear view of their layouts. Many choose to either save their layouts as PDF files and open them in Acrobat, or print paper proofs each ...
READ MOREAdded in the June release of InDesign CC 2014 is the ability to add QR codes into merged documents created with InDesign’s Data Merge utility. QR codes can contain a plain-text message, a URL, a text message, an email, or ...
READ MORETechnology for Publishing shares weekly tips on Adobe Digital Publishing Suite and Adobe InDesign to help you learn how to make the most of the tools. Here, we’ve gathered our Tip posts from the past quarter so you can easily ...
READ MOREIf you’re a self-taught InDesign user, you may not have been introduced to automatic page numbering, one of the biggest time-saving features in the program. InDesign allows you to set up the page numbering feature in your Master Pages. Then, as you ...
READ MOREHaving the ability to preview EPUBs before exporting, especially those that contain interactivity, will help you work more efficiently. To preview an InDesign interactive document, use the EPUB Interactivity Preview panel (Window>Interactive>EPUB Interactivity Preview). This panel is also accessible from ...
READ MORECreating and using object styles in InDesign can be just as important as using paragraph and character styles to achieve a more cohesive workflow and design. Object styles can include settings for stroke, color, transparency, drop shadows, paragraph styles, text wrap, ...
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