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If you need to export accessible (Section 508) PDF files from InDesign, you need this new white paper from Adobe!

Gridiron Flow is a slick, powerful visual workflow management tool that shows the connections between your files. Check it out. But be warned: you may never be the same afterward.

People send me links to InDesign articles… I find them on people’s blogs… Here’s a few that caught my eye this week:

Claudia uncovers the Library naming bug and then discusses how to get TOCs in PDFs
Thomas Silkjær comes through again with a cool free InDesign template that includes a wide range of styles you can [...]

The web conferencing feature I wrote about earlier is out of beta and has free and paid options.

If you check the Adobe Updater, you’ll find updates are available for InDesign CS4 and InCopy CS4.

Are you in the UK? Europe? Asia? Africa? North or South America? Australia or New Zealand? If so, check out the local user group!

Teacup Software today announced the release of new features in TypeFitter Pro to balance columns and to fix short columns at the end of stories. The new features will automatically detect and fix problem columns or stories. Ideal for book publishers, these features drastically reduce production time while maintaining high quality typography.
Gap-toothed columns
The column balancing [...]

In case you’re not already a subscriber, you should know that Issue 30 of InDesign Magazine was recently released and is available at indesignmag.com. Wow, 30 issues already?! This edition covers the usual broad spectrum of InDesign-related topics, but focuses mostly on two subjects:

Business Cards: Nigel French wrote a lovely piece about things to think about [...]

PRESS RELEASE: XChange UK and Popular Developers Announce Unprecedented Summer Promo
XChange UK, the source for extended technology worldwide, along with fifteen popular software manufacturers, are pleased to announce a Summer Promotion that offers users 25% off eligible products from participating developer’s product ranges. The Promotion, which expires 31st July 2009, offers users the opportunity to [...]

They said it couldn’t be done: A free script that previews SWF files inside a floating panel!