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This article is from May 29, 2009, and is no longer current.
InCopy CS4 Hands-On Guide
Great news! Adobe has given me permission to post the InCopy CS4 Hands-On Guide, a 38-page PDF that I wrote for them last year, on the InCopySecrets.com blog. This is essentially the same guide they gave to software reviewers right before CS4 came out, to help get them up to speed with the new features, but with added content for new users.
Download the InCopy CS4 Hands-On Guide (5 MB PDF file)
Download the Sample Files.zip (150 MB)
Although the introductory section gives newbies an overview of the InCopy/InDesign workflow itself, the main focus of the guide are the new features in InCopy CS4. You become familiar with each of these new features — like cross-references, conditional text, the new Links panel, and so on — by downloading the accompanying sample files and following along with the step-by-step exercises in the guide. Instructions for installing the sample files and setting up your preferences are in the beginning of the Hands-On Guide.
If you’d like a peek, here’s my “anatomy of the Assignments panel in InDesign” illustration, from the introductory section:
The sample files used in the hands-on exercises are the same ones that Adobe sales staff use in their own demos, so if you’ve attended any of these, you may already be familiar with the fictional Check magazine.
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He does look a little like the Baldwins. But, I also think he favors James Denton from Desperate Housewives. Jamie’s from Nashville and his mom used to work with me at LifeWay.
Hi Anne-Marie
it seems there is an issue with the simple file download link !?
Thannks a lot with this great help
Hi Christophe … I couldn’t find anything wrong with the link, but I rebuilt it anyway. Refresh the page and try again.
Sheen/Estevez – that’s my vote!
I think the problem Christophe is referring to is that the link to “Download the InCopy CS4 Hands-On Guide” links to the assets zip file instead of the PDF.
Thanks for yet another great resource, Anne-Marie!
Hmmm some weirdness there. I’ve removed the tr.im shortcut from the ZIP file, so now it just goes directly to our dropbox folder to download. Let’s see if that helps.
Okay, here’s Sheen, Estevez, Denton, and Billy Baldwin. So … maybe not. But he’s of that ilk. ;-)
Anne-Marie
thanks a lot, it works perfectly right now. Previously I had the pdf on both links, even if the link was a little different. BTW I use Safari 3 on my Mac.
Thank you – this is great!
RE: incopysecrets.com/incopy-cs4-hands-on-guide.php
Link to the InCopy guide does not work. Can you email it to me? I managed to get the sample files though.
Thanks
The link for the PDF is this: https://tr.im/iccs4guide
When you click it, it actually resolves to this: https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1203056/IC_CS4_HG_04-20-2009.pdf
If you click the first link, it helps me track how many people download the PDF, which Adobe is interested in learning (yes, Adobe, people ARE hungry for InCopy info! lol). If you’re having trouble with it, though, just use the long second link.
Thanks that did work. Yippee
I just updated the post to let people know that the Sample Files are now available on my Acrobat.com account.
Sorry to bother you, but neither of these links seems to work. Is the guide still available somewhere? Thanks for any help.
Sorry about that Alyce, looks like tr.im (the link shortening service) went out of business. So that’s a pain!
I’ve moved both files to new locations, they should work now.
I’m having trouble opening the PDF. What is the most recent link I should click on? I got the zip one to save under downloads but it doesn’t open from there. Thanks for the help!