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Easy Fixes for Microsoft Word Formatting in InDesign
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on November 12, 2009
Two free and easy-to-use scripts convert Word's local formatting to InDesign's character styles. Two more retain InDesign formatting when you export text formatted with automatically applied character styles.
Give Portrait Photos the Spa Treatment
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on November 9, 2009
Discover the secrets of beautiful young skin, bright white teeth, and a great complexion. Of course, it's all done with advanced layering techniques in Photoshop CS4.
Safely Export Pictures from QuarkXPress
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on November 5, 2009
This process is ideal when you want to give a Web developer pictures that you cropped, rotated, or altered in QuarkXPress. It's also useful for converting a picture from one file format or color space to another.
Combine Image Creatively in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Lesa Snider on November 4, 2009
Learn how to collage images in Photoshop CS2, CS3, and CS4.
Photoshop Crop Tool Tutorial
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on October 29, 2009
Since the first daguerreotype, photographers have cropped their images to hone in on the details that matter most. The crop tool does that, as well as straighten and more.
Prep and Color Scanned Drawings in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on October 29, 2009
Matthew Richmond of The Chopping Block shares his expertise -- and a Photoshop Action -- in this free tutorial.
Composite Unique Landscapes in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Dan Moughamian on October 14, 2009
Learn how to create a surreal landscape scene by blending or merging multiple stock photos in Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Edit Colors Independently in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on October 13, 2009
Shift one range of colors without affecting other colors. You may not even need a selection or mask!
One Good Kern Deserves Another
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on October 12, 2009
Evening out the spaces between characters is a matter of finding the right rhythm, then going with the flow.
Draw Paths with Photoshop's Pen Tool
How-Tos: Written by Colin Smith on October 8, 2009
It might seem odd to find vector-drawing tools in a pixel-pushing program like Photoshop, but once you understand it, you'll turn to it often. Use the Pen tool to draw clean, controllable shapes and paths; to cut out something from a photograph's background; and to create shapes that upscale without distortion.
Combine Illustrator Patterns with Photoshop Masks for Instant Visual Appeal
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on September 28, 2009
With this technique, you can create eye-catching imagery without fancy plug-ins or big stock photo budgets.
Illustrator How-to: Distribute Art Around a Path
How-Tos: Written by Mordy Golding on September 24, 2009
When you want to align objects to something other than a straight path -- for example, 12 stars in a circular pattern -- you have to go back to Illustrator's beginning.
To Boldly Go . . . Or Is It Italically?
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on September 21, 2009
In any family, you can always spot the role of certain members. Typeface families are no different.
Get to Know Photoshop's Pen Tool
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on September 18, 2009
Experts use Photoshop's Pen Tool to get the best selections for difficult masking job. Easy? No. Best? Usually!
View Source: Make Web Site Elements Partially Transparent
How-Tos: Written by Dave Sawyer McFarland on September 16, 2009
With CSS3, you can create all kinds of transparency effects, including overlapping, partially transparent text and buttons. And it even works in IE!
Create Gradient Watermarks with Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on September 14, 2009
Subtle watermarks not only discourage thieves from snagging your online images, but they can also promote your name without intruding too much on your photographs.
Mix Acrobat and Flash for Better Interactivity
How-Tos: Written by Chris Converse on September 10, 2009
In this real-world example, you'll learn how to embed Flash and bring an interactive PDF to life.
Punc Rocks: The Typographer's Guide to Punctuation
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on September 9, 2009
When it comes to understanding what we read, periods, commas, and their dotty allies are proof that it's the little things that count. Here's how to use them correctly.
Shooting Photographs for the Web
How-Tos: Written by Jay Kinghorn on September 2, 2009
Photos that look great as large prints can shrink into muddled, fuzzy messes when viewed on a computer monitor or, worse, a mobile phone. Here's how to compose, shoot, and process your images so they work well on the small screen.
Combine Images Quickly in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on August 26, 2009
In one easy-to-swallow video, you'll learn how to use Photoshop's simple yet powerful Paste Into Command to merge two images.