Print Asset Mgmt./Workflow

Align and Space Objects with InDesign's Smart Guides

Everyone who has InDesign CS4 or CS5 can benefit from Smart Guides, which automatically pop up as you drag out or move objects on the page. Learn how to use them to align two or more objects to the page and to each other. You'll also be able to space objects equally, rotate them equally, and more. It's smart to use Smart Guides!

Better InDesign Automation with Output Factory

The software company Zevrix has released a public beta of Output Factory, which is partially based on Zevrix's BatchOutput program for Adobe InDesign.

New Version of PDF to IDML Tool Announced

PDF2ID Enterprise v3.0 from Recosoft will be available in November 2011. It's capable of converting hundreds of thousand of PDF files to the InDesign file format.

Worry-Free Folding for Complex Print Projects

The FoldFactory is selling specialty fold templates and dielines at very reasonable prices so that you don't have to do the math.

InDesign How-To: Print Colors Correctly

Learn how to use InDesign's Separations Preview and you can be confident that your print jobs have smooth color combinations, the appropriate knockouts and overprints, and just the right amount of ink.

Convert Microsoft Publisher Documents to InDesign

Markzware has updated PUB2ID to version 5.5. This plug-in now supports Adobe InDesign CS5.5 and can import Microsoft Publisher files as old as version 2002 and as recent as version 2010.

InDesign Efficiency: Keep Your Hand on the Keyboard

InDesign's Quick Apply is an amazing yet underused feature that greatly improves your efficiency and is even better than keyboard shortcuts, since you only have to remember one key combination.

BigPicture Lite for InDesign CS5/5.5 Is Free Download

Badia Software's BigPicture Lite is an InDesign plug-in that provides detailed information about the images in your document. You can now download a version for free that works in InDesign CS5 and CS5.5.

Print Reseller Certification Series

This seven-stage course is free and online. Complete it and you'll be a certified print reseller with $250 in print credit at PrintingForLess.com.

Get the Color You Expect When Printing

Do your press checks come with unpleasant surprises? Then the expert advice in a free webinar from PaperSpecs and Kallima Paper is a worthwhile use of your time. You'll learn which proofing and press tools are handy, the best ways to prep files, and how to work with print shops to make sure your job's final color is what you expected.

New Video Series Introduces You to InDesign's Secretarial Skills

David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción of the InDesignSecrets blog have a new series on lynda.com with an almost identical name: "InDesign Secrets". In the first episode of the lynda.com series, you'll learn how to turn InDesign's auto-correct feature into a robot secretary that enters long words and phrases for you.

Updates to Font Explorer X Pro

Monotype Imaging made changes to all three versions of its FontExplorer X Pro font manager: FontExplorer X Pro 3.1 for Macintosh, 2.3 for Windows, and FontExplorer X Server 1.6.

Five Healthy Habits in InDesign

Adopt these InDesign habits and you'll work smarter and faster. We've made it easy by providing five free downloads that give you a running start on each habit.

New Binding Guide Is Fun and Free

Designers will appreciate not just the information in this small guide on common binding methods, but the clever layout itself.

Recosoft's PDF Converter Apps Now Ready for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Is Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is in your future, or you've already upgraded? Do you rely on Recosoft software to convert PDFs? You're in good shape.

Pump More Power Into InDesign Styles

Power Styles, a plug-in for Adobe InDesign CS3 through CS5.5, helps you create and manage character, paragraph, and object styles. The software is the brainchild of David Blatner and DTP Tools.

Workamajig News for iPhone & iPad Users

On-the-go users of this management software for creatives will welcome the new version of Workamajig that's optimized for the iPhone/iPad. It's powered by HTML5.

Extensis Portfolio Server Updates to Version 10

If your company has a problem finding and tracking your image and video files in the office or on the road, Portfolio Server 10 could be an answer.

Track Down Obscure Glyphs in InDesign

There are many characters that don't appear on standard keyboards. Here's how to enter those hard-to-reach glyphs in Adobe InDesign.

Free Webinar Covers Strength and Weaknesses of Engraving and Thermography

On July 21, 2011, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, you can attend the webinar  "Texture: From Engraving to Thermography." It is presented by PaperSpecs and Neenah Paper and is a free event.