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

• News
  • PEPCON (May 14-16) is all about connecting people with the best solutions
  • Or join us in New York City, June 13-14, for InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
• 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

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

• 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

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

• News
  • Sit down with your favorite InDesign authors and scripters at the Print + ePublishing Conference (May 14-16, San Francisco)
  • On the East Coast? See us June 13-14: InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
• 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

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

• Announcements
  • Congratulations to Mike Rankin, new Editor-in-Chief of InDesign Magazine and CreativePro.com
  • Mike is one of the speakers at our Print + ePublishing Conference (May 14-16, San Francisco)
  • On the East Coast? See us June 13-14: InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
• 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

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

• Upcoming InDesign Events and Deadlines
  • March 2: Early bird ends for Print + ePublishing Conference (May 14-16, San Francisco)
  • March 3: Creating Digital Publications with InDesign, UC Berkeley
  • June 13-14: InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
• Three must-have free scripts for InDesign to EPUB (and other uses)
  • TomaxxiLinkRename
  • PerfectPrepText (download link, blog post to come)
  • CSSGeometry (thank you Kris at Rorohiko!)
• Keyboard shortcut of the Week: Command-Shift-V (Ctrl-Shift-V)
• Quizzler Update: Code Breaker (see below) due midnight Feb 29!
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Japanese Dots

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

• Upcoming InDesign Events and Deadlines
  • March 2: Early bird ends for Print + ePublishing Conference (May 14-16, San Francisco)
  • March 3: Creating Digital Publications with InDesign, UC Berkeley
  • June 13-14: InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
• Recap of the O’Reilly Tools of Change Conference (TOCCON)
• Interview with John McWade, founder of Before&After magazine
• Quizzler Update: Code Breaker! C’mon people! (see below)
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Sample Buttons

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

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

• 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)