Posts by Mike Rankin

Through the use of zero leading, you can make text in separate paragraphs appear on the same line. You can use this idea to solve some tricky formatting problems in a TOC.

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

Is there a way to combine the attributes of multiple cell styles in a table? And what does it really mean when a cell style ignores formatting?

Just in time for Halloween: here’s how to make (or find) a ghost lurking in your InDesign document.

When it comes to applying transparency to live text, Quark gives you finer control than InDesign. But there ways of working around this limitation. You just have to think outside the box, er, frame. Whatever. Read the post.

Here’s a little guide showing which InDesign preferences are document-specific and which ones are application-wide.

Did you ever want a list of a document’s paragraph styles where each style name appears in the style’s formatting? Here’s a script that does just that, along with some general tips on copying and pasting script code.

InDesign FX is going on tour to Chicago, Madison, and Milwaukee!

The Control panel is teeming with hidden shortcuts to other panels, preferences, and dialog boxes. Here’s not one, but seven maps, to reveal them all.

Learn how to build a cool custom license plate with InDesign FX and pick up some key tips to use with all FX as you go.