• Exporting to HTML 5: New script!
• Interview with Bill Jelen (he’s MrExcel.com)
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Include Inside Edges
Mastering shutter speed is essential if you plan to shoot moving objects, events, action, or sports. Being able to use this in manual mode is part of mastering the Exposure Triangle and getting the most out of your DSLR Camera. Capturing Fast Motion With High Shutter Speeds Shutter speed will allow you to freeze a moment […]
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You may be aware that I love conditional text. My latest creation is composed of four objects. The shirt serves as the container for the conditional text squiggly. I had to add a space at the beginning in order to add a little kerning to get the squiggle to be centered on the shirt. Then I added right […]
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It’s time to reveal the solution—and the winner—for this month’s InDesignSecrets contest! This time, you had to decipher the meaning of this image (with a little help from the InDesignSecrets Guide to Special Characters.) As many of you wrote, the image shows an em space = an en space + a quarter space + a thin space + a thin space. […]
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I was digging around in the InDesign CC 2015 “Object Model” today while working on a complicated script project, and I ran across this: For those unfamiliar with scripting, this might not look like much. But it stopped me cold. This command didn’t exist in previous versions of InDesign. The documentation for the command simply says […]
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I’ve been a huge fan of designer Alexander Isley ever since I saw his presentation at a Type Directors Club (TDC) luncheon many moons ago. Not only was his work thoughtful, clever, innovative, and oftentimes humorous (I’m a sucker for that), but he came off as one of the nicest guys in the business – […]
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It’s a beautiful day, and I’m struggling with the desire to go out and enjoy it vs. learn more about InDesign. What should I do? Both, of course! Grab your mobile device, sit out on a blanket, and read (or watch) these links: Want to give someone read-only access to some assets, such as images, […]
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When you need to do a little creative brainstorming, what’s your typical approach? Do you immediately start typing things into Google? Head over to Pinterest or photo sharing sites and apps? Or are you more likely to go analog, start doodling, or flipping through the pages of books and magazines? The creators of a new […]
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One of the great benefits of the InCopy workflow, is the ability to apply Paragraph and Character styles to text when working in a story. One of the challenges when applying those styles however is that the list of styles can be quite lengthy especially once the story is assigned (connected) to an InDesign layout. […]
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