Beginner's Corner Posts

Making the Page Number and Pages Panel Numbers Match

July 2 2009 • 2:04 PM

What if you want your pages numbered 4A, 4B, and so on… both on the page and in the Pages panel?

Adding Bleed to a Document

June 26 2009 • 1:34 AM

You want objects to extend all the way to the page edge… you need bleed!

Get Your Footnote Number Back

June 24 2009 • 4:21 AM

Deleted one of your footnote numbers? Don’t panic! Here’s a (very obscure) way to get it back.

This Week in InDesign Articles, Part 3

June 23 2009 • 11:20 AM

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 [...]

Setting up a Ghosted Background Behind Text

June 22 2009 • 9:14 AM

Need to lighten up an area behind some text? No problem with this simple and effective technique.

Bunch of InDesign Articles, Part 2

June 8 2009 • 3:41 PM

…in which David points out a bunch of new InDesign articles he’s seen recently.

InDesign Eye Candy, part 3: Punch-Outs, Stickers, and Rips

May 28 2009 • 8:27 AM

Eye candy punchouts, stickers, rips, and burns.

Check out the InDesignSecrets Categories and Keywords

May 27 2009 • 9:43 AM

InDesignSecrets has over 1,000 articles about InDesign. We’re trying to make it even easier for you to mine the site for good information.

Where Is This Keyboard Shortcut Hiding?

May 27 2009 • 8:37 AM

You know you want to add a keyboard shortcut to a feature… but you can’t find the feature in the Edit Keyboard Shortctus dialog box! Here are three solutions.

InDesign Eye Candy, part 2: Shine On

May 20 2009 • 7:20 PM

Here’s how to polish up your graphics and make ‘em shine.