Olav Martin Kvern

InDesign How-To: Applying Paragraph Formatting

You'd expect InDesign's paragraph-formatting features to give you precise control over text alignment, indents, tabs, line-spacing, and so on. But InDesign CS ups the ante by providing expert features like nested styles and multi-line composition. Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner reveal all.

InDesign How-To: Creating Tables

Tables are one of the most powerful features in Adobe InDesign CS, allowing you to make complex, sophisticated-looking tables quickly and easily. And you don't have to be an Excel wiz to do it! Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner show you how.

InDesign Tips: Printing Transparency

Sure, it's fun to add transparent effects in InDesign, but try telling that to your printer. Keep the peace by learning how to flatten your files before printing. As the authors of "Real World InDesign" say, "with power comes responsibility."

InDesign How-To: Applying Character Formats

Want to learn more about InDesign's font controls? Then take a look at the character palette. As this excerpt from "Real World InDesign 2" shows, it holds the key to unlocking InDesign's typographic power.