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InDesignSecrets Podcast 171

April 30 2012 • 9:47 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-171.mp3 (18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes)

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  • News
  • David’s excursion to find Japanese Dots!
  • Behind the scenes at the CS6 launch event on Monday
  • Exporting Grayscale PDF
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Change Time

InDesignSecrets Podcast 170

April 26 2012 • 4:54 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-170.mp3 (18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes)

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  • News
    • PEPCON (May 14-16) is almost sold out with attendees coming from six continents. First five people to use code SF100 save $100!
    • Or join us in New York City, June 13-14, for InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
  • Anne-Marie’s Top Underappreciated and Underdiscussed Features in InDesign CS6
  • From the Mailbag: Install CS5.5 or wait for CS6?
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Auto-Size Link Information

InDesignSecrets Podcast 169

March 20 2012 • 6:14 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-169.mp3 (18.2 MB, 32:32 minutes)

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  • News
  • Interview with Keith Gilbert, InDesign trainer and consultant
  • Changing Document size: Not as straightforward as you think
    • The problem with File > Document Size
    • Using the Page tool and the Pages panel control
    • Changing document pages vs. changing Master pages
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Scissors Tool

InDesignSecrets Podcast 168

March 13 2012 • 6:45 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-168.mp3 (18.2 MB, 32:32 minutes)

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  • Announcements
  • Drawing in InDesign
    • Pen tool and its shortcuts and permutations
    • Every frame and text wrap is actually an editable path
    • Pathfinder panel or menu to combine overlapping frames
    • Playing with type outlines
    • Using object styles
  • Finally: A Quizzler Winner!
  • Keyboard shortcut of the Week: Command-Option-V (Ctrl-Alt-V)
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Convert Direction Point

InDesignSecrets Podcast 167

February 28 2012 • 7:20 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-167.mp3 (15.9 MB, 28:51 minutes)

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 166

February 19 2012 • 10:47 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-166.mp3 (19.8 MB, 35:56 minutes)

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 165

January 21 2012 • 6:53 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-165.mp3 (16.2 MB, 30:11 minutes)

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  • Interview with Chris Kitchener, InDesign Senior Product Manager
    • Thoughts on CS “Next”
    • New releases: Too many? Too few?
    • The delicate balance of adding new features vs. improving existing features
  • Quizzler! Code Breaker! (see below)
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Butt Cap

InDesignSecrets Podcast 164

January 7 2012 • 8:19 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-164.mp3 (15.8 MB, 28:55 minutes)

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  • Layer Tricks!
    • Stacking, dragging, show/hide layout objects
    • Dragging objects from one group to another
    • Managing nested objects
    • Using the “southern double-click”
    • Show (in layout) selected layer object
  • Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know: Command-3 (Ctrl-3) and Command-Option-3 (Ctrl-Alt-3)
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Stylistic Sets

InDesignSecrets Podcast 163

December 30 2011 • 11:15 AM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-163.mp3 (17.5 MB, 32:06 minutes)
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  • 2012 PePConference update: John McWade (Before & After) added to speaker list
  • InDesign wishlists for CS6, CS7, and beyond
    • Create form fields (for PDFs)
    • In-app, non-destructive image editing
    • Enhance MiniBridge with metadata and keywords panel
    • Set screen resolution in preferences
    • Integrate InDesign digital publishing with Dreamweaver
    • User-modifiable Application Bar icons a la Acrobat X
    • Many more from our user-driven InDesign Wishlist site
  • WTH (What the Heck?) Feature of the Week: “Allow Document Pages to Shuffle”
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Star Inset

InDesignSecrets Podcast 162

December 16 2011 • 5:41 PM

Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-162.mp3 (15.2 MB, 28:04 minutes)

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  • 2012 PePConference news; secret goodies for early early registrants
  • Interview with Matthew Diener, editor of EPUBSecrets.com
  • InDesign Shortcut of the Week: Command-Option-I/Ctrl-Alt-I
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Create Guides (the menu command)