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InDesign Transparency: No Longer the Forbidden Fruit
How-Tos: Written by Mordy Golding Renee Dustman on April 28, 2008
With this advice, you can reap the rewards of transparency and never hear those dreaded words, "It won't print!"
Create Clipping Paths without Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Robert Underwood on April 25, 2008
Here's how to cut out an image using only QuarkXPress.
HerGeekness Says: Convert Custom Letterhead to Microsoft Word Templates
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on April 2, 2008
Is your client insisting on a Word version of your letterhead design? Follow these conversion guidelines to cut down on your pain and maximize your profit.
Seven Tips for a Perfect Printed Piece
How-Tos: Written by Cathy Skoglund on March 26, 2008
Straight from the pros at the bindery, this advice will help ensure glitch-free print jobs.
Turn Color Photos into Duotones in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on March 4, 2008
You can transform one photograph into a wide variety of duotones to use in print or on the Web.
Mastering Master Pages
How-Tos: Written by Robert Underwood on February 4, 2008
Make your life easier with QuarkXPress's automatic page numbering.
Share and Synch Content in QuarkXPress
How-Tos: Written by David Blatner on January 14, 2008
Are you repeating images, text, or stylistic attributes across multiple boxes or even multiple layouts? Use these tools to make sure that content always matches, no matter what changes anyone makes.
InDesign How-To: Take Control of Text Wrap
How-Tos: Written by Renee Dustman on December 10, 2007
Flowing text around all kinds of objects and shapes is easy once you know how.
QuarkXPress Tips
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on November 21, 2007
You're sure to find new nuggets of information in this diverse collection of tips.
Microsoft Word for Creative Pros
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on November 12, 2007
You're a designer, not a text jockey. But sometimes you're forced to work with Microsoft Word anyway, and when that happens, you'll be glad to have these tips.
InDesign How-to: Mind Your Table Manners
How-Tos: Written by Michael Murphy on November 7, 2007
The best tables communicate their information efficiently and look good doing it. This article doesn't only explain where to find InDesign's table tools. It spends even more time on the design principles behind the most successful tables.
Git Along, Li'l PDF: How to Stamp Proofs with Your Own Brand
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on October 17, 2007
Acrobat's Stamp tool can prevent a lot of confusion if you use it for things like explaining Lorem Ipsum placeholder text and FPO images on client proofs. But rather than settling for Acrobat's generic stamps, you can create your own. Yeehaw!
Give a 2D Layout a 3D Feel
How-Tos: Written by Robert Underwood on September 7, 2007
With a combination of Photoshop and QuarkXPress, you can weave an image underneath and above a line of type. All it takes is a simple cutout that uses an alpha channel, and a stacking order trick!
Better Than Ginzu Knives: InDesign's Pathfinder Commands
How-Tos: Written by Diane Burns on July 20, 2007
These often-overlooked tools can yield surprising results. Here's how to use them to create delectable designs.
InDesign How-To: Mind the Gaps
How-Tos: Written by Eda Warren on June 8, 2007
When a page has even typographic color, your text looks good and your readers keep reading. Here's how to get it right in InDesign.
InDesign How-To: Six Small Things, Six Big Results
How-Tos: Written by Keith Gilbert on March 9, 2007
The big, flashy features of InDesign seem to get all the attention. But for long work sessions, it's the little things that make InDesign a pleasure to use. Here are six favorites.
Start Smart: Create Quality PDFs
How-Tos: Written by Joseph Marin Tracey Ryan on March 2, 2007
The secret to banishing bad print jobs is to make PDFs the right way.
Quick QuarkXPress Layout Tips
How-Tos: Written on February 19, 2007
We've got 50 -- count 'em, 50 -- tricks to help you create better layouts in XPress 7.
Illustrator How-To: White Overprint Gotchas
How-Tos: Written by Mordy Golding on February 14, 2007
You know that white shouldn't be set to overprint. But what about objects that already had the overprint, and later were changed from black to white? They can cause real trouble. Here's how to find 'em and fix 'em.
dot-font: Importing Text
How-Tos: Written by John D. Berry on February 9, 2007
Learn how to import text into a page-layout program and have it come out the way you want it.