Posts by Keith Gilbert

Keith Gilbert has worked as an independent consultant and educator in the design industry for 25 years for clients such as Apple, Adobe, Best Buy, Cargill, General Mills, Lands’ End, Medtronic, Target and the United Nations. His work has taken him throughout the US and Canada, as well as to Barbados, Kenya and Monaco. He is an Adobe Certified Instructor in InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat, and the Chapter Representative for the Minneapolis InDesign User Group. You can read his Tips & Techniques Blog at blog.gilbertconsulting.com.

Why “No Break” is better than a line break

May 2 2012 • 8:57 AM

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.

How to become an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)

March 15 2012 • 8:00 PM

Keith, who has taken many more Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exams than he cares to remember, shares some tips on the ACE process.

Create a Pocket Folder Template in CS5

February 10 2012 • 8:38 AM

Keith shows a clever way to create a pocket folder template with the new Page tool.

How to create guides shorter (or longer) than the page

January 5 2012 • 1:02 PM

Did you know you can create guides that are shorter than the width or height of your page? Here’s how!

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!

Parentheses around page numbers in the Index panel

November 16 2011 • 9:14 PM

Ever wonder why some of your page numbers in the index panel are surrounded by parentheses? Read this to discover why.

New software to convert InDesign books to fixed layout ePUB

November 9 2011 • 2:13 PM

Keith tries out a new program that creates fixed layout ePUB files directly from InDesign.

Where is my font?

October 26 2011 • 1:36 PM

Keith tackles a thorny issue where certain styles of a large type family seemed to disappear from the InDesign font menu.

Saving Thumbnails of InDesign Pages

September 29 2011 • 9:06 AM

Keith does a “deep dive” into saving thumbnails for Bridge in InDesign.

Image resolution for iPad publishing

September 15 2011 • 1:38 PM

What is the minimum image resolution required when creating a document or screen that will be viewed on an iPad? The answer might surprise you.