CS5 Posts

Adobe’s Free InDesign Templates Now Available at InDesignSecrets

July 20 2011 • 6:05 PM

Adobe stopped shipping their free InDesign templates with CS5. Now you can find them again… here!

Keep Your Pages in Order with Color Labels

June 2 2011 • 7:57 AM

Do all of your pages look the same in the pages panel? Try organizing them with color.

When Split Columns Won’t Split in InDesign

May 30 2011 • 6:44 AM

It can be confusing when choosing split columns does nothing

The Joy of Snippets

May 25 2011 • 9:47 AM

Still using libraries? You may just change your workflow after reading this.

A New Workaround for that Pesky Background Export Issue

May 20 2011 • 7:57 AM

This “set it and forget it” fix turns off background exporting of PDF.

This Week in InDesign Articles, Number 58

May 19 2011 • 10:16 PM

A large selection of articles, videos, and goodies to keep you busy while we’re in DC.

This Week in InDesign Articles, Number 57

May 5 2011 • 3:25 PM

Some articles, some tips, some videos… a smorgasbord of InDesign info!

When smart guides turn blue…

April 26 2011 • 9:08 PM

Smart Guides were introduced in InDesign CS4. By now most of us have probably encountered them, those green and pink smarties that pop-up when we are moving objects around the page or resizing or transforming objects. But have you encountered the blue ones yet?

Water FX

April 24 2011 • 6:42 PM

Water, water everywhere. Three-quarters of the planet is covered with it. Sixty percent of you is water. And with the help of a blending mode, you can add a drop or two of H2O to your designs.

Taking Another Look at the Content Grabber

April 20 2011 • 1:45 PM

Not everyone is a fan of the content grabber, but it does have a hidden feature that you might not be aware of.