Long Docs Posts

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.

Jump to a Master Page

May 27 2009 • 11:22 AM

While it’s not obvious, you can use the Go to Page dialog to go directly to a master page.

A Down and Dirty Way to Lock Content

May 17 2009 • 9:44 AM

Prevent accident changes to finalized content by exporting to InCopy.

Split Footnote Special Character

February 10 2009 • 7:33 AM

Alert reader discovers a wily special character we neglected to include in our Guide to Special Characters PDF. (Duly updated!)

Indexing Case Sensitive Words

January 29 2009 • 9:48 AM

Indexing is a painful word, close to root canal in my opinion. I have been lucky enough in my life to never have had to personally create an entire index. While I have worked on long publications, someone else did the dirty work and supplied the index for me. Despite my hesitations with indexing, it [...]

Master Text Frame, What’s the Point?

January 15 2009 • 11:04 AM

Is the master text frame really needed anymore?

How Do You Know if There are Notes in an InDesign Document?

January 14 2009 • 8:57 AM

The Notes panel is an amazing way to add comments to a document; too bad it hides the notes so well.

The Twelve Days of InDesign

December 19 2008 • 4:15 PM

Nothing spreads holiday fun like festive music. So raise a cup of cheer and hum along to everything you learned in 2008.

Free Guide to InDesign Special Characters

December 12 2008 • 10:43 AM

Download this comprehensive field guide to all the hidden characters and markers found in InDesign, and you’ll never wonder “what the heck is THAT squiggle” again!

How to Mirror a Layout

December 3 2008 • 11:40 AM

Flipping a whole layout from a left to a right hand page doesn’t have to be a pain. Here are three techniques that can help the process.