Posts Tagged with ‘Text’

Mysteries of the Elliptical Overset Cell Symbol Revealed

May 18 2012 • 3:00 PM

Not all overset marks are the same, and when it comes to tables, paying attention to how the marks appear can make a difference!

Using the Shift+Arrow Keys to Extend a Text Selection in Both Directions

May 9 2012 • 5:42 AM

Selecting text in InDesign is easy… except when it’s baffling! Here’s a quick lesson every InDesign user should learn.

Applying Transparency to Text

October 20 2011 • 11:24 AM

When it comes to applying transparency to live text, Quark gives you finer control than InDesign. But there ways of working around this limitation. You just have to think outside the box, er, frame. Whatever. Read the post.

Basic and Not-so-Basic Text Selection Shortcuts

August 8 2011 • 9:57 AM

Most people understand the basics of selecting text like double and triple click, but there are a surprisingly large number of shortcuts to help you get the perfect text selection.

The Holy Grail Has Been Found – Create Forms Fields in InDesign

June 14 2011 • 7:58 PM

Your prayers have been answered…

Sort of.

Why is the Effects Panel Grayed Out?

May 24 2011 • 8:26 AM

Have you ever tried to apply effects to a text frame, but the whole Effects panel was grayed out? Here’s why.

Color By Frame

June 29 2010 • 8:52 AM

Officially text frame attributes can control the fill and stroke of the frame, but they can’t control the color the text inside them… or can they?

Massaging Text with InDesign (Getting the Text You Want from the Text You Have)

January 28 2010 • 3:14 AM

When faced with a complicated text processing task, why look any farther than InDesign to manage it?

Flags For Our Fathers

July 2 2009 • 11:09 AM

Using a combination of line styles and creativity can be a lot of fun when you are making typographic flags.

Accidental Text Stroking is a thing of the Past with CS4

June 11 2009 • 8:19 AM

Don’t you hate it when you accidentally put a stroke on your text? CS4 helps prevent this from happening.