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Master the Creative Suite with CS Magic's Online Seminars
News: Written on November 16, 2009
This new training company will present its first webinar on PDF presentations on November 24, 2009.
New Guide Helps You Become Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign
News: Written on November 16, 2009
Ace the ACE exam with this $9.95 ebook from Mike Rankin and InDesinSecrets.com
A Question of Character: Finding What You Need in Your Fonts, Part 2
Features: Written by James Felici on November 16, 2009
Everything you wanted to know about Unicode but didn’t know whom to ask. Bonus: A cheat sheet for instantly creating such characters as fractions; up and down arrows; and open and filled circles and squares.
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.
Add Language Support to InDesign & Illustrator CS4
News: Written on November 4, 2009
WinSoft's ScribeDOOR adds new complex script capabilities to InDesign and Illustrator. Languages include Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi, as well as many Indic and South-East Asian languages
Review: CtrlChanges for InDesign
Reviews: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on October 28, 2009
If you pass around InDesign files and want to track who's changed what, this plug-in gets the job done.
Free Public Beta: Blatner Tools InDesign Plug-ins
News: Written on October 22, 2009
This collection of 12 plug-ins offers 100+ new features: the ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to many previously unavailable tasks, create color and style reports, create fractions automatically, build character and paragraph styles and apply them across an entire document quickly, and more.
Free For All: An Awesome Assortment
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on October 19, 2009
Turn your handwriting into a font, get photos, add a store to a Web site, keep track of keyboard shortcuts, and add cartoon bubbles to Photoshop files. And as always, all for free!
Troubleshoot InDesign
News: Written by Terri Stone on October 14, 2009
Anne-Marie Concepcion has an entire course on troubleshooting InDesign at Lynda.com, but two of her ten tips are free for anyone to view!
New InPorter Add-on for K4 Publishing System
News: Written on September 29, 2009
Managing Editor's new utility automatically ingests content and metadata into the K4 workflow.
Free For All: Harvest These Freebies
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on September 23, 2009
Summer has officially given way to fall, and in the northern hemisphere, that means it's harvest time. Fill your basket with this delectable sampling of free tools, fonts, and services.
Moving from Print to Web Design
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 21, 2009
A new whitepaper from Adobe helps print designers understand the world of web design.
Passing Files from InDesign to Flash
News: Written on September 15, 2009
This short video explores the XFL format and how it facilitates a true Designer/Developer workflow in Adobe InDesign CS4.
New Plug-In for InDesign/InCopy Workflow
News: Written on September 14, 2009
Ctrl Publishing’s CtrlCrossTalkID plug-in for Adobe InDesign helps you manage the CrossTalk workflow.
Exclusive InDesign Magazine T-Shirt
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 11, 2009
InDesign Magazine is giving away a one-of-a-kind t-shirt, but only to new and renewing subscribers. Deadline to claim your shirt is September 30, 2009.
Time -- and Adobe -- March On
News: Written by Terri Stone on August 26, 2009
Adobe won't guarantee that Creative Suite 3 will play well with Apple's imminent OS update (Mac OS X 10.6, code-named Snow Leopard).
September InDesign Seminar in St. Louis
News: Written on August 20, 2009
"InDesignSecrets Live: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques" featuring David Blatner will be on September 17, 2009.
Correct Images Inside InDesign
News: Written on August 19, 2009
Elpical has launched a public beta of Claro Layout, a new plugin for image correction and enhancement inside Adobe InDesign.
Upcoming InCopy and InDesign Seminars
News: Written on August 19, 2009
Led by Anne-Marie Concepción and hosted by the Institute for Graphics and Imaging, the seminars will be on September 15 and 16, 2009.
Enfocus Switch Supports InDesign Server
News: Written on August 13, 2009
Switch maintenance update introduces stronger support for high-volume InDesign workflows.