Layout Posts

Creating Shared Layouts (Composition Zone) in InDesign

February 7 2012 • 9:55 PM

You can share one page with ten documents, or have multiple people collaborate on a longer document!

Releasing Inlines

January 19 2012 • 8:28 PM

How to move an inline graphic out of the text flow.

How to create guides shorter (or longer) than the page

January 5 2012 • 1:02 PM

Did you know you can create guides that are shorter than the width or height of your page? Here’s how!

Create a “Clear All” Find/Change Query

January 4 2012 • 1:24 PM

While you’re waiting for the InDesign team to add a Clear All button to Find/Change, use this tip.

Copy all your linked images

December 19 2011 • 7:11 AM

Keith takes a “deep dive” into the “Copy Links To” command and reveals some details that you might not know!

Custom Zoom/Magnification Settings in InDesign

December 6 2011 • 3:47 PM

Everyone wants to change Actual Size to something other than 100%. Here’s how!

Managing All Your Files and Assets for InDesign Layout

November 28 2011 • 3:27 AM

It’s worth learning a few fundamental lessons when organizing your files for a publication.

Create a Keyboard Shortcut for Preview Mode

November 9 2011 • 11:16 AM

It’s not hard to define your own keyboard shortcut that works even when your’e editing text in a frame!

Building an Org Chart or Flowchart in InDesign, Part 3

October 21 2011 • 2:52 AM

In part 3 of the series, David shows how to draw lines and re-align elements in the chart.

Leading Edges in Directional Feather in InDesign

September 29 2011 • 4:15 AM

We talked about Leading Edges in the podcast, but this is really one you just have to see to believe