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How-To: 10 Techniques for Copying Pages Between InDesign Documents
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on April 11, 2012
There are many reasons why you might want to combine pages or objects from one or more InDesign documents into other InDesign documents. Perhaps you need to join unchanged pages from an old financial report with the new one; or use a previous design’s page geometry and elements as the template for a new project; or combine individual chapter INDDs into a single “book” that can be output as one long PDF; or... Whatever the case, InDesign has several paths to that end.
Extract Vector Logos from PDFs
How-Tos: Written by Kelly Vaughn on April 25, 2011
We designers have learned to work around all sorts of situations that aren't ideal. For example, sometimes the only available vector version of a logo is embedded in a PDF. Here's how to extract that logo from the PDF.
Create a PDF Portfolio Using Illustrator
How-Tos: Written by xtine burrough on November 8, 2010
There's no need to use a page-layout program when you're creating a multi-page PDF portfolio (though of course you can). Here are the steps to make that portfolio in Illustrator and then generate a PDF you can send to prospective employers.
Design Postcards to Connect
How-Tos: Written by Cathy Palmer on May 17, 2010
Make sure your message is delivered by laying out and printing postcards correctly.
Making eBooks from InDesign, Part 2
How-Tos: Written by Gabriel Powell on January 27, 2010
In Part 2 of this 2-part series, you’ll learn how to unlock the full potential of EPUB files by opening and editing them after exporting them from InDesign.
Create InDesign Effects that Wow!
How-Tos: Written by David Blatner Diane Burns Mike McHugh Mike Rankin Rufus Deuchler Ted LoCascio on December 17, 2009
These quick tutorials will add seven tricks to your toolbox: everything from a ripped-paper look to the reflection effect so popular right now. And you can do them all in InDesign, not Photoshop or Illustrator!
Acrobat How-to: Add Text to PDFs
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on August 20, 2009
There are a couple of ways to add text to a PDF, but with this method, you can style the text and the box it's in. A bonus tip explains how to ensure that the added text always prints.
But Will It Print?
How-Tos: Written by Steve Werner on June 11, 2009
Ten tips for creating an InDesign file that prints perfectly.
HerGeekness Says: Convert Any File Part III
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on September 7, 2008
You've now converted that funky file to a PDF. It's time to tackle the final step: extracting assets from that PDF.
Protect Your PDFs
How-Tos: Written by Joel Geraci on July 23, 2008
Digital files can end up in the strangest places. Before you send another PDF to a client, coworker, or anyone else, find out how and when to password-protect your work.
Bake Up a Batch of PDF Files
How-Tos: Written by Donna Baker on June 2, 2008
Open a file, change the header, save the file to a new location, close the file... repeat more times than you can count. If that sounds familiar, help is on the way.
Slim Down Your PDFs
How-Tos: Written by Donna Baker on May 7, 2008
Follow these tips to shrink a PDF's file size and help it display faster.
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!"
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!
Collaborate with Acrobat
How-Tos: Written by Taz Tally on July 30, 2007
Whether you're working with offsite team members or gathering feedback from a client, Acrobat's commenting and reviewing tools are unbeatable. Here's how to use them in a powerful, flexible collaborative workflow.
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.
Acrobat How-To: Reuse Table Information in a PDF
How-Tos: Written by Donna Baker on October 9, 2006
You need text or images that are in a table, but all you have is a PDF, not the source document. Are you out of luck? Not if you read this how-to!
A Trio of Acrobat Tips
How-Tos: Written by Dan Shea on August 16, 2006
You can attach companion files, flatten PDFs with editable objects, and tile one PDF across two screens.
Acrobat Tips: The Ins and Outs of Document Review
How-Tos: Written by Dan Shea on April 28, 2006
When you're sharing comps with colleagues and clients more than a hallway away, sending PDFs via email for review is the fastest and easiest route. Here are tips for sending the PDFs so any recipent can comment; comparing differences between PDFs before and after the review, and spell-checking your comments.
Customize and Shrink PDFs Exported from QuarkXPress 6.5
How-Tos: Written by Samuel John Klein on April 5, 2006
No need to fear these Jaws: They bring native PDF production under the QuarkXPress hood.
