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Editor's Corner: Nooooo, not PowerPoint!!!
"Can you make me a PowerPoint presentation? And I want to edit it later."
That has to be one of the most-dreaded client requests. First of all, PowerPoint is not exactly designer-friendly. And because the client wants to monkey with the file after you deliver it, you can't even fake your way through it by laying out text and images in another application, exporting that, and pasting it into PowerPoint.
I want to know how you deal with the limits of presentation software. How do you keep your clients happy without driving yourself crazy? To sound off, go to the "PowerPoint, Keynote, and other presentation software" forum thread.
Create Web Animations in Photoshop CS3
You don't have to leave Photoshop to animate objects by transforming their shape, size, color, and position. Pariah Burke shows you how.
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Related Reading: When an animation calls for Flash, you can still do some of the work in Photoshop. Two videos help you integrate these apps.
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Review: Epson Stylus Photo R1900
Ben Long gives a thumbs-up to this printer, which outputs a wide range of print sizes and costs only $500.
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Related Reading: One of this printer's competitors is the HP Photosmart Pro B9180, which Ben also reviewed.
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Scanning Around With Gene: On the Colorful Road Again
In Part Two of his look at Arizona Highways magazine, Gene Gable shows you work by Ansel Adams and other luminaries.
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Related Reading: Did you miss Part One?
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TypeTalk: Make the Most of What You Have
Many newer OpenType fonts have two kinds of numbers -- one for tables, and one for text. But for those times when you're stuck with typeface that include only basic tabular numerals, Ilene Strizver lets you in on a hidden command that helps them look their best.
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Related Reading: If you didn't realize there are two types of numerals, read this installment of TypeTalk.
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Strengthen Connections Online
When your livelihood depends on your ability to bring in new work, it's smart to cultivate every networking avenue possible. LinkedIn can be a great resource for new assignments, especially when you follow Dave Awl's seven super-user tips.
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Related Reading: More online marketing tools.
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Wacky Web Site of the Week
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