• The Urge to Merge: All about combining INDD files
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Prevent Selection of Locked Objects
Rain has finally come to the great American northwest, where I live. It’s been a hot, dry, dusty, sunny summer (apparently some people really like sunshine, but I’m almost ecstatic to see the rain again). Fortunately, rain or sun, we can always find something to read or watch, such as… Haptics is the “science of […]
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Originally published December 29, 2010 One of my favorite magazines, at least from a vintage perspective, is Popular Mechanics. You can find nearly every issue going back to 1905 at Google Books. For many years (back as far as 1908), Popular Mechanics Press, the parent company to the magazine, published a series of special editions […]
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Getting into DSLR Video for the first time can feel a bit overwhelming. While having a background in photography can help, there are still some things you may not have anticipated having to deal with when making the shift to video. In this article I will cover some of the things that need to consider […]
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When I think of InDesign tables, I think of one InDesign expert more than any other: Diane Burns. So it’s totally fitting (and totally awesome) that Diane has brand new lynda.com course called InDesign Tables in Depth. The course contains almost 50 videos, covering every aspect you’d need to understand to become a total Jedi […]
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Several posts ago, I described the remote InCopy workflow that allows remote InCopy users to check out stories, make edits and check them back in without ever having to step foot in the office. It’s a powerful workflow but at a recent engagement with a client I was reminded of a few pitfalls with this […]
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When you use File > Place you are given a dialog box with a choice to Show Import Options. Tip: Hold down Shift when opening a file and Import Options automatically opens without having to select it. Import Options allow you to control certain aspects of the placed file, including cropping, visible layers, image proxies, color profiles, […]
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If you work on a Mac, there is a good chance you have Keynote already installed. There’s also a pretty good chance it’s collecting digital dust bunnies, if you’re not in the regular habit of delivering presentations. But if you think outside the box a bit, you can use Keynote for many little jobs that […]
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Hey folks, it’s time for another InDesign mystery that you can solve for a chance to win an awesome prize! Here’s the scenario: There are several arrows in your layout with simple arrow heads on one end and solid circles on the other end. There’s just one problem: all the arrows are pointing the wrong […]
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