Podcast 040

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Happy New Year! In keeping with this “new” theme, this episode is especially for the *new* InDesign users out there — what you should know, best places to learn more. Grizzled veterans may also learn some new things, too!

• Results from last week’s Quizzler — and the winner!
• Top five things every new InDesign user should know (We invite the legions of experienced InDesign users in our audience to add to this list — do a newbie a favor and post your advice in a comment below!)
• Best online resources for InDesign information and help (Ditto)
• A Quizzler that even a newbie can answer, with a poster for a prize
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Save a Copy
  

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• TheInDesigner, Michael Murphy’s videocast on our site
• Trumatch.com process color swatchbooks
• InDesign CS2 Visual QuickStart Guide by Sandee Cohen
• Real World InDesign CS2 by David Blatner and Olav Kvern
• InDesign Breakthroughs by Anne-Marie and David
• InDesign Magazine (select “2 yrs. for $69” option and use INDESIGNSECRETS promo code to get 2 years of back issues too)
• InDesignTalk listserv and the InDesign forums on Adobe.com
• InDesign User Groups web site
• Lynda.com online video training for ID and more (link leads to free 7-day trial)
• VTC.com online video training for ID and more
• InDesign CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts Poster (use FEATHER coupon code for a 25% discount)

Quizzler instructions: If you have an answer to this episode’s Quizzler, don’t post it here! E-mail it to [email protected] with “Quizzler” in the Subject. One winner will be chosen randomly from all the correct answers received by midnight, January 12, 2007. The winner will be mailed our beautiful InDesign CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts poster. Remember, don’t post your answer here! You’ll ruin it for everyone!

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