Posts by Steve Werner

Steve Werner is a trainer, consultant, and co-author (with David Blatner and Christopher Smith) of InDesign for QuarkXPress Users and Moving to InDesign. He has worked in the graphic arts industry for more than 20 years and was the training manager for ten years at Rapid Lasergraphics. He has taught computer graphics classes since 1988.

Use Adobe Media Encoder to Convert Video

October 26 2011 • 2:22 PM

The Adobe Media Encoder is a hidden resource for converting video files for InDesign projects—and you probably already have it!

7.5.2 Update for InDesign CS5.5 Fixes ePub and Other Bugs

October 20 2011 • 8:05 AM

Some important bug fixes have been made to InDesign with the 7.5.2 updater

Hiding Sound Files in an Interactive PDF

August 30 2011 • 9:35 AM

When you’re creating interactive PDF files, hiding your sound files is surprisingly tricky. Here are a couple of tricks to help.

Creating Two Kinds of Page Breaks in EPUB with CS5.5

July 12 2011 • 2:09 PM

You might want to set page breaks in an EPUB using two different paragraph styles in InDesign CS5.5. Here’s how.

Guide to Interpreting InDesign Crash Reports

July 7 2011 • 10:19 PM

Ever look at one of the crash reports that InDesign generates and wish you knew what to look for? InDesign guru John Hawkinson shows the way.

Picking the Best Video Format for Digital Publishing

June 21 2011 • 9:36 PM

Video formats for digital publishing can be confusing, but using the H.264 format seems to work best most of the time.

EPUB Basics in CS5.5: The Articles Panel

June 12 2011 • 10:25 AM

The Articles panel is an incredible time-saver when creating EPUB files from many print documents.

Creating EPUB in InDesign CS5.5: Beware the WebKit Bug!

May 30 2011 • 12:57 PM

While InDesign CS5.5 is decidedly better for creating EPUB files, there is a bug you should know about.

Lost Images in the PDF on Your iPad or iPhone?

May 27 2011 • 6:05 AM

Have you created a PDF and when you look at it on your iPad or iPhone some images are missing? Find out why.

Patch Day for InDesign and Snow Leopard

April 26 2011 • 8:01 PM

April 26 brings patches to InDesign for IDML and PDF export and Snow Leopard for font problems