CS4 Posts

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Print Guide Available

December 3 2008 • 11:54 AM

Adobe has posted an invaluable resource to printing issues in InDesign CS4 and the Creative Suite 4.

Utility Opens INDD Files in the Correct Version of InDesign in OSX

November 28 2008 • 3:08 PM

Without getting in the whole Mac vs Windows debate, one of the pluses for InDesign users on Windows is the ability to look at the file icon in Windows Explorer to tell what version of the program created it.

Unfortunately there’s no way to see this same information on a Mac. Every INDD file has the [...]

Using a URL for a placed movie in a PDF

November 27 2008 • 10:26 AM

Ever since Acrobat 4, we have been able to place movies into PDF documents.

And for a long time in InDesign, we have been able to insert movies for export into PDF documents.

And there has always been the option to link to a URL to insert the movie instead of inserting the movie into the ID/PDf [...]

InDesign CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts Posters Available

November 25 2008 • 10:34 AM

You’ve upgraded your program and your plug-ins, now upgrade your poster!

Utilizing Alpha Channels When Placing Extracted Images

November 20 2008 • 12:34 PM

Start making good use of alpha channels when placing images in your InDesign layouts.

Turning Polygons to Starbursts in InDesign

November 20 2008 • 10:10 AM

Drawing starbursts isn’t hard, once you know where to look. Plus, check out this new (previously undocumented) tip!

Gravity is Finally Fixed!

November 19 2008 • 10:51 AM

The Gravity feature fundamentally broke in CS3. Fortunately, it’s finally fixed again. But what on earth is it and how do you use it?

Find/Change with Conditional Text

November 17 2008 • 5:18 PM

Conditional text is one of the coolest new features of CS4. You can even apply conditions with Find/Change. But there are a couple of quirks to be aware of.

Creating Styles: My Favorite Small CS4 New Feature

November 14 2008 • 7:49 PM

Often it’s the little things you love the most, and InDesign CS4’s new method of creating styles is my favorite small new feature.

Easter Egg Stroke Styles

November 14 2008 • 4:47 PM

Hey, it’s Friday. Time for a little fun easter egg involving stroke styles (including one brand new one in CS4).