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Mysteries of the Elliptical Overset Cell Symbol Revealed

Not all overset marks are the same, and when it comes to tables, paying attention to how the marks appear can make a different!

Finding Export PDF to Grayscale in InDesign CS6

InDesign CS6 makes it easier to create a grayscale version of your document...if you can find the feature.

InDesignSecrets Podcast 172

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-172.mp3 (18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
  • News
  • InDesign CS6's PDF Forms Features in depth
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: World-Ready Paragraph Composer

Digging deep into CS6’s “Recent Fonts”

A few tips on using the new Recently-Used Font list in CS6.

Free Video About Linking InDesign Table to Excel Document

Want to link your InDesign table to an Excel spreadsheet on disk so that you can update it quickly? It's easy once you see how!

Remove the Numbers at the Beginning of a List with a Simple GREP

You've copied a bunch of numbered paragraphs from a web page and now you want to use automatic numbering instead. Here's how to clean up the mess!

Using the Shift+Arrow Keys to Extend a Text Selection in Both Directions

Selecting text in InDesign is easy... except when it's baffling! Here's a quick lesson every InDesign user should learn.

Formatting in InDesign Index Entries

How do you style a particular kind of index entry, like making plant species italic when the other entries are non-italic

CS6 Videos Now Available at lynda.com (including some free ones)

Want to get up to speed as quickly as possible in CS6? Here's how!

InDesign CS6 and the Creative Suite 6 Now Shipping

Yes, it's true. CS6 is now available. But Creative Cloud members will have to wait a few more days.

InDesign and InCopy 7.5.3 Is Released

An update to InDesign CS5.5 has been released with many bug fixes.

This Week in InDesign Articles, Number 88

CS6 and Creative Cloud, of course, but lots of other great articles for InDesign users, too!

Why “No Break” is better than a line break

Here's a clear example of why using "No Break" to keep an email address from wrapping is far superior to using a line break.

InDesignSecrets Podcast 171

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-171.mp3 (18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
  • News
  • David's excursion to find Japanese Dots!
  • Behind the scenes at the CS6 launch event on Monday
  • Exporting Grayscale PDF
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Change Time

Free Video About Page Numbering Trick in InDesign

You need page numbers, but the page numbering feature in InDesign doesn't give you all the features you want? Here's the solution!
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