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InDesign How-To: Can Tricky Baselines Align? Yes!

How-Tos: Written by Tim Cole on August 9, 2006

InDesign's frame grid lets you create baseline grids that work independently of the document baseline grid. No more tedious manual tweaking!

InDesign Tips: Using Multiple Delimiters for Nested Styles

How-Tos: Written by Tim Cole on January 28, 2005

Without a doubt, one of the niftiest features of InDesign CS is the ability to create nested styles that apply complex paragraph and character formatting with one click. But did you know about its wildcard setting? Adobe's Tim Cole reveals the hidden secret of nested styles.

InDesign Tips: Dragging and Dropping into InDesign CS

How-Tos: Written by Tim Cole on May 28, 2004

Using the Place command is the usual means of putting text and graphics into an InDesign layout. Cutting and pasting via the Clipboard is another tried and true method. But did you know that you can drag and drop text and graphics from many popular applications directly into InDesign? Here's how.

InDesign How-To: Adding Custom Sizes to the Page Menu

How-Tos: Written by Tim Cole on March 5, 2004

Of course making custom page sizes if nothing new. But here's a handy InDesign CS trick for adding those custom page sizes to your Page menu so you can call it up at anytime.

InDesign Tips: Making the Most of Rulers and Guides

How-Tos: Written by Tim Cole on September 11, 2003

Using rulers and guides is so engrained in the design process that most of us take them for granted. But Adobe InDesign has a slew of guides- and ruler-related features that are worth uncovering. Here are 11 of them.

InDesign Tips: Replacing Gradient Swatches and Improving EPS Previews

How-Tos: Written by Tim Cole on May 9, 2003

Adobe InDesign 2.0 works seamlessly with its cousin Illustrator. It even borrows some of the drawing program's features, such as the ability to replace color swatches in a gradient fill. Here are two quick tips that let you tap into InDesign's Illustrator-like capabilities.

InDesign Tips: Controlling Line Breaks with the Hyphenation Slider

How-Tos: Written by Tim Cole on April 17, 2003

Adobe InDesign 2.0 includes many special typographic features, such as OpenType support and glyph substitution. But it also gives you complete command over line breaks through its hyphenation slider. Here's how to tap into the power of this lesser-known feature of InDesign.