Archive for 2011

The Zipper Effect

December 30 2011 • 10:20 PM

Here’s a tip with zome “zip”: combine InDesign FX with Type on a Path to create a zipper effect.

InDesignSecrets Podcast 163

December 30 2011 • 11:15 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-163.mp3 (17.5 MB, 32:06 minutes)
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See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.

  • 2012 PePConference update: John McWade (Before & After) added to speaker list
  • InDesign wishlists for CS6, CS7, and beyond
    • Create form fields (for PDFs)
    • In-app, non-destructive image editing
    • Enhance MiniBridge with metadata and keywords panel
    • Set screen resolution in preferences
    • Integrate InDesign digital publishing with Dreamweaver
    • User-modifiable Application Bar icons a la Acrobat X
    • Many more from our user-drivenĀ InDesign Wishlist site
  • WTH (What the Heck?) Feature of the Week: “Allow Document Pages to Shuffle”
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Star Inset

InDesignSecrets Videocast #17: Accessibility Features

December 29 2011 • 3:25 PM

Learn how features in InDesign CS5.5 make exporting accessible PDFs far easier than ever before!

Why Am I Seeing Yellow Highlighting on My Text?

December 26 2011 • 3:48 PM

A (thankfully) easy solution to an often frustrating InDesign problem!

Add Undo to Your Script

By: Jongware
December 21 2011 • 6:55 AM

Your first script runs just fine; but what if you run it by accident? Find out how to add a user friendly One-Step-Undo-All!

This Week in InDesign Articles, Number 80

December 21 2011 • 6:33 AM

Happy holidays from all of us at InDesignSecrets. Here are some excellent gift links you can unwrap.

Ruling headers… (or, Placing a Rule Behind a Header)

December 20 2011 • 2:26 AM

Consider this part 2 in the series ‘working with text on a tinted background’!

To Embed or Not to Embed Graphics in InDesign Files

December 20 2011 • 1:53 AM

You don’t have to link to external graphics files; you can embed them! But do you want to?

Copy all your linked images

December 19 2011 • 7:11 AM

Keith takes a “deep dive” into the “Copy Links To” command and reveals some details that you might not know!

Center that vertically… (Framed)

December 19 2011 • 1:50 AM

Unthreaded text frames, filled with a colour and a single line of capitalized text that is both horizontally and vertically centered.