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InDesignSecrets Podcast 173

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See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
  • News
  • Getting charts and graphs into InDesign: Solution round-up
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Monochromatic

Changing sizes… mixing scaling and sizing

This is a story about scaling and sizing objects… InDesign CS5 introduced the ability to resize and scale multiple selected objects using the selection tool and the shift or Cmd+shift (Mac) or ctrl+Shift (PC) keys.

*Click* *Click*… for Victory!

An insightful look into what's actually happening when you double-click with the Selection tool.

What would you do with this technique?

I stumbled on a use for exporting some of the layers of my document as a JPEG. But I wonder if anyone else can use this technique.

Changing the Default Stroke to Inside or Outside (instead of centered)

When you want to change the default stroke, you need to remember these few essential InDesign lessons

Style Highlighting

A new free script can reveal at a glance where any style has been applied in your documents.

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 difference!

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)
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  • 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!
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