Long Docs Posts

The Zero Leading Solution

January 16 2012 • 9:26 PM

Through the use of zero leading, you can make text in separate paragraphs appear on the same line. You can use this idea to solve some tricky formatting problems in a TOC.

How to Incorporate Chapter Thumbnail Images into an Auto-Generating Table of Contents

July 13 2011 • 12:05 AM

How you can make a table of contents with thumbnail images (and avoid a horrible crashing bug)

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.

Use Notes to Hide Text in InDesign

April 20 2011 • 9:14 AM

Keith shows how to use the Notes feature to quickly hide text instead of deleting it.

How to easily thread text frames for ePub output

November 12 2010 • 1:12 PM

Frustrated trying to thread all your text frames together for ePub output? Look no further…here’s a great solution!

Get the Full Picture With .DOCX

September 17 2010 • 7:03 AM

There’s more under the hood in DOCX than meets the eye.

A Little GREP Gripe

September 16 2010 • 6:50 PM

The ability to use GREP in a Find/Change is pretty sweet, but there’s at least one limitation that could leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Removing the XML Structure from a Document

September 14 2010 • 9:27 PM

What if you want to rid your document from all those pesky XML tags? This sure-fire way does it fast!

Use Numbered Lists Instead of Auto Page Numbering

June 30 2010 • 9:38 AM

Sure, InDesign has an automatic page number feature. But sometimes other numbering methods are more efficient and flexible!

Tweetchats for InDesign Users

May 25 2010 • 9:46 AM

There’s a whole bunch of InDesign users who’ve discovered ways to connect and share info via Twitter and hashtags. Including us at InDesignSecrets!