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Five Type Tricks in InDesign

In just one article, you’ll find tips for fixing a muddled set of text frames, tweaking tracking, controlling a highlight effect, and more.
Written by Mike Rankin on December 8, 2008
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Categories: Fonts, Print, Print Asset Mgmt./Workflow, Print Design & Layout, Typography, How-Tos

This article is excerpted from the August/September 2008 issue of InDesign Magazine (#25). Buy the issue or subscribe to the magazine at www.indesignmag.com. See the PDF below for a special discount!

There’s nothing more fundamental to InDesign than text in a frame. Nothing occupies more space on your page or more time in your day than text work. The following five tips can help you work faster, get better results, and maybe even have more fun along the way. I’ll show you how to quickly re-frame text, fine-tune tracking, toggle smart quotes, push the limits of highlighting, and see selected text in its true colors.

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thanks

thank you :) sohbet

Submitted by Guest on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 06:36.

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