Diane Burns

There's an Anchor in My InDesign Table!

You don't have to stay between the lines when creating InDesign tables. Follow these recipes for adding anchored objects to table cells and your tables will stand out from the crowd.

Create InDesign Effects that Wow!

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!

Recipes for Applying -- and Ignoring -- Text Wrap

Whip up a few tasty treats using InDesign’s text wrap features.

InDesign's Anchored Objects: More Than Meets the Eye

We all know that InDesign’s Anchored Object feature can be useful. But you may think of this feature only in its classic application, where images that need to run in a margin alongside text are anchored to the appropriate word. However, there are other, less obvious situations where the feature can come in handy, including decorative treatments for titles, tables, and column toppers.

Better Than Ginzu Knives: InDesign's Pathfinder Commands

These often-overlooked tools can yield surprising results. Here's how to use them to create delectable designs.

InDesign How-To: Solve Layout Dilemmas with Tables

Tables don't have to be soldier-straight rows and columns. You can make a powerful, flexible, and gorgeous table out of almost any text in any kind of grid pattern. Bonus: The text and images are much easier to edit than regular text frames.

InDesign Tips: Exploring World Languages

We live in a global village. Is your page-layout application up to the task of communicating in multiple languages and scripts? See how InDesign lets you compose European and Asian languages --in the same document -- with equal aplomb.