Posts by James Fritz

After graduating from UW-Milwaukee with a degree in Graphic Design, my first "real" job included creating a catalog in Quark 4 on OS 9. It wasn't long before I convinced the company to upgrade to OS X and switch to InDesign. After assisting the company's transition to InDesign, I started working for C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions as a creative talent. Jumping in from job to job, company to company, I quickly gained exposure to multiple work environments. Soon I was promoted to a full-time instructor and designer. I am currently an Adobe Certified Design Specialist with certifications in InDesign, InCopy, Acrobat, Photoshop and Quark. Today I feel that I have the greatest job in the world since I get to geek out daily as I push myself to learn the latest technologies and teach them to everyone that wants to learn. Follow me on twitter

Your Forgotten Friend – The Info Panel

February 6 2010 • 10:00 AM

Sometimes you are so used to something that you never use, that you forget about it. I think it is time we revisit our old friend, the info panel.

Where is that whatchamacallit?

January 26 2010 • 8:58 AM

Has someone ever asked where the do-hickey for the text flaven is located?
(I think it is next to the flux-capacitor)

Bringing Back the Welcome Screen

January 7 2010 • 3:36 PM

What happens when you can’t seem to find the welcome screen?

How to Use Text Wrap Within a Table

December 15 2009 • 3:26 PM

Trying to get text to wrap around a graphic inside a table can be quite annoying, unless you know this simple workaround.

Preventing Frames From Converting Into Text Frames

November 23 2009 • 9:29 AM

It really can be annoying when the type tool converts your empty frames into text frames. Learn how to stop the madness!

InDesign & Word Styles – How well do they transfer with each other?

November 2 2009 • 3:59 PM

Moving Styles back and forth between InDesign and Word is possible, but some of your formatting might be lost along the way.

Importing a Powerpoint file into InDesign

October 20 2009 • 10:54 AM

Importing Microsoft Word and Excel documents is pretty easy, how about PowerPoint?

Automatically Placing Illustrator CS4 Artboards

September 21 2009 • 2:32 PM

Manually placing each artboard from an Illustrator CS4 files is fine if you are hourly, but if you are on salary automation is the way to go.

Automatically Applying Character Styles to Prices

September 11 2009 • 1:26 PM

Here are few suggestions to help you format lots of prices in your next layout.

Creating Percentage-based Styles

August 27 2009 • 2:55 PM

So you think you have your entire layout finished, but along comes your client and demands that you make the font slightly smaller or larger everywhere. If only you could change one style and have everything update…