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Olav Martin Kvern

Olav Martin Kvern is a software developer, illustrator, graphic designer, and writer. He is the author of Real World FreeHand and Real World InDesign, and the co-author of Real World PageMaker. His column "Desktop Science" appears in Adobe Magazine, and other columns and articles have appeared in Publish, Macworld, U&lc, and Visio SmartPages.

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InDesign How-To: Applying Paragraph Formatting

How-Tos: Written by David Blatner Olav Martin Kvern on November 10, 2004

You'd expect InDesign's paragraph-formatting features to give you precise control over text alignment, indents, tabs, line-spacing, and so on. But InDesign CS ups the ante by providing expert features like nested styles and multi-line composition. Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner reveal all.

InDesign How-To: Creating Tables

How-Tos: Written by David Blatner Olav Martin Kvern on September 8, 2004

Tables are one of the most powerful features in Adobe InDesign CS, allowing you to make complex, sophisticated-looking tables quickly and easily. And you don't have to be an Excel wiz to do it! Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner show you how.

InDesign Tips: Printing Transparency

How-Tos: Written by David Blatner Olav Martin Kvern on August 20, 2003

Sure, it's fun to add transparent effects in InDesign, but try telling that to your printer. Keep the peace by learning how to flatten your files before printing. As the authors of "Real World InDesign" say, "with power comes responsibility."

InDesign How-To: Applying Character Formats

How-Tos: Written by David Blatner Olav Martin Kvern on May 28, 2003

Want to learn more about InDesign's font controls? Then take a look at the character palette. As this excerpt from "Real World InDesign 2" shows, it holds the key to unlocking InDesign's typographic power.