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Sandee Cohen
Sandee Cohen is a New York City-based instructor and corporate trainer in a wide variety of graphic programs, especially the Adobe products, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat. She has been an instructor for New School University, Cooper Union, Pratt, and School of Visual Arts. She is a frequent speaker for various events. She has also been a speaker for Seybold Seminars, Macworld Expo, and PhotoPlus conferences. She is the author of many versions of the Visual Quickstart Guides for InDesign.
Create a Table of Contents in InDesign
How-Tos: Written by Sandee Cohen on January 26, 2012
Don't create a table of contents (TOC) by hand! Let InDesign's automatic TOC feature generate it for you. The big bonus (besides no human errors): If your document changes, one click updates the entire TOC!
Align and Space Objects with InDesign's Smart Guides
How-Tos: Written by Sandee Cohen on December 28, 2011
Everyone who has InDesign CS4 or CS5 can benefit from Smart Guides, which automatically pop up as you drag out or move objects on the page. Learn how to use them to align two or more objects to the page and to each other. You'll also be able to space objects equally, rotate them equally, and more. It's smart to use Smart Guides!
Get to Know InDesign's Glyphs Panel
How-Tos: Written by Sandee Cohen on November 16, 2011
Some people never even open InDesign's Glyphs panel, and that's a shame. It can reveal alternate characters in your typefaces; help you quickly select and enter unusual characters, such as currency or math symbols; and find and change glyphs instantly no matter how long your document is.
InDesign How-To: Print Colors Correctly
How-Tos: Written by Sandee Cohen on October 17, 2011
Learn how to use InDesign's Separations Preview and you can be confident that your print jobs have smooth color combinations, the appropriate knockouts and overprints, and just the right amount of ink.
Five Healthy Habits in InDesign
How-Tos: Written by Sandee Cohen on August 18, 2011
Adopt these InDesign habits and you'll work smarter and faster. We've made it easy by providing five free downloads that give you a running start on each habit.
New Font Creates Charts and Graphs for You
News: Written by Sandee Cohen on August 16, 2011
With the Chartwell OpenType fonts, you can create custom pie charts, bar graphs, and line graphs as easily as typing "1, 2, 3".
Free Cheat Sheets for Creative Pro Apps
News: Written by Sandee Cohen on April 28, 2010
This online compilation of reference guides covers a huge range of applications and technologies, including those used by many creative professionals.
Review: Five InDesign Plug-Ins
Reviews: Written by Jamie McKee Sandee Cohen on February 2, 2007
Adobe InDesign has a lot of features, but for some specific tools, you need a plug-in. These five plug-ins, with prices from free to $100, will help you prepare print files, share styles, and more.
Review: Quark Interactive Designer 1.0
Reviews: Written by Sandee Cohen on November 19, 2006
A long quest for a simple, easy-to-learn Flash program is over. Or is it?
QuarkXPress 7: An InDesign Expert Weighs In
Features: Written by Sandee Cohen on May 24, 2006
On May 23, Quark held an all-day event to celebrate the launch of QuarkXPress 7, the new version of the flagship page-layout program. Sandee Cohen brings back this surprising report on the software and the company. Hear who she says is winning the page-layout game.
Gift Guide 2005, Part II
Features: Written by Amanda Webber Andrew Shalat Terri Stone Gene Gable Pariah Burke Sandee Cohen on December 9, 2005
Still searching for that perfect gift? Then check out this, the second installment of our annual parade of presents.
Gift Guide 2005
Features: Written by Amanda Webber Andrew Shalat Gene Gable Pariah Burke Sandee Cohen on December 7, 2005
Ah, the holidays. Time for love, laughter, friends, family, and the frantic search for a present that pleases the recipient while it shows how cool you are. Relax! In this, part 1 of our annual gift guide, we recommend gifts every creative pro (even you!) will love.
The 2004 Creativepro.com Gift Guide
Features: Written by Sandee Cohen Bruce Fraser Sharon Steuer Ben Long Brian P. Lawler Eric J. Adams Pamela Pfiffner John D. Berry Molly W. Joss Susan Glinert Stevens on December 8, 2004
Here it is: our third gift guide for creative people. We asked our regular contributors what they'd like to give -- or receive -- for the holidays this year. Their answers may surprise you.
The Digital Dish: Making Headlines, Not Setting Them
Features: Written by Sandee Cohen on September 23, 2004
It's not often that typography becomes front-page news. So any publisher (regardless of political persuasion) had to be intrigued by the investigation into allegedly forged documents received by CBS News. Here, Sandee Cohen talks to Adobe type expert Thomas Phinney for his take on the situation (and what he told "The Washington Post").
The Digital Dish: Plugging PageMaker into InDesign
Reviews: Written by Sandee Cohen on April 13, 2004
Loyal PageMaker fans shed a tear when Adobe announced it was discontinuing the application. But PageMaker lives on as a set of plug-ins for InDesign. What do you get? Sandee Cohen takes a look.
The Digital Dish: Best Practices for Page Layouts
Features: Written by Sandee Cohen on February 10, 2004
Page-layout applications let you perform miracles. But you'll undermine its derring do if you ignore simple mistakes like using unnamed colors or keeping a cluttered pasteboard. Here's a good reminder about what to do and not to do when making pages.
InDesign CS: Adobe Ups the Ante Once Again
Reviews: Written by Sandee Cohen on December 16, 2003
Page layout these days is a high-stakes poker game full of bidding, bluffing, and raking in the chips. With the release of InDesign CS, Adobe adds new features that may make users of other programs throw in their cards. Should you join the game? Sandee Cohen has the answer in her review.
Creative Gifts for Creative People: The 2003 Holiday Gift Guide
Features: Written by Sandee Cohen Sharon Steuer Brian P. Lawler Eric J. Adams George Penston John D. Berry Susan Glinert Stevens David Morgenstern Gene Gable on December 8, 2003
Looking for imaginative gift ideas for the creative professional on your list? Creativepro.com's editors are here to help, with creative suggestions for all.
Illustrator CS: Adobe Squeezes in More for Designers
Reviews: Written by Sandee Cohen on December 2, 2003
Now in its 11th version, Adobe Illustrator is already jam-packed with features. But Illustrator CS manages to add new drawing and design tools. Is it enough? Sandee Cohen reviews the latest.
Adobe Creative Suite: An All-Star Line-up
Features: Written by David Blatner Sandee Cohen Bruce Fraser Sharon Steuer Pamela Pfiffner Glenn Fleishman on October 7, 2003
The new Adobe Creative Suite integrates Adobe's graphics applications into a workflow that addresses the needs of nearly every creative professional, from inspiration through execution, from print to Web. Here's a quick look at Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and GoLive from creativepro.com's own all-star line up of experts. Plus, a PDF analysis and a Version Cue preview.
