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.,/&X in InDesign
Because Adobe borrowed many of InDesign’s keyboard shortcuts from Photoshop, if you press a single keyboard key (without using a modifier such as Command or Option), something happens. For example, when you’re not typing in a text frame, pressing the period key fills the currently selected object with the last-used solid color, while pressing comma fills [...]
Continue reading...How to Link an Excel Spreadsheet to a Table
26. October 2009
Linking an Excel spreadsheet to a table in InDesign requires that you set an application preference before importing the spreadsheet into the table. In CS4, choose InDesign > Preferences > File Handling and tick the checkbox next to Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files. In CS3, it’s under InDesign > Preferences > Type. In QuarkXPress [...]
Continue reading...Control Layer Import in InDesign
17. September 2009
InDesign CS3/CS4 lets you choose which layer you want to be visible when you place a Photoshop or Illustrator file into a document. This works with all Photoshop files, but only files from Illustrator CS3/CS4 because by default those are saved in PDF1.5 format, whose layers InDesign can access. To choose a layer while importing into InDesign, [...]
Continue reading...Space the Dots in Dotted Leaders
22. August 2009
In QuarkXPress and InDesign, you can adjust the space between dots (or other characters) in tabbed leaders by selecting the entire tab in the text box, and then applying tracking to it.
Continue reading...Drag and Drop Import from the Title Bar
5. August 2009
Just because you have a file open in Photoshop or Word or any other program, doesn’t mean you know where that file is saved on your hard drive. For example, you may have double-clicked on a file inside your email client and found yourself editing an image in Photoshop or an RTF document in Word. But [...]
Continue reading...Creating Rounded Corner Boxes Easily with InDesign Scripts
23. July 2009
I’m not talking about making all four corners of a box rounded. That’s easy to do with InDesign. I’m talking about making only a few of the corners rounded. You could draw them by hand with the Pen tool, but that’s kind of time consuming. Instead, use the built-in Script Adobe provides. Start by drawing a [...]
Continue reading...Use ‘.inx’ to Replace Pictures
14. July 2009
Here’s a cool trick for replacing all instances of a picture in an InDesign file: First choose File > Export and choose the InDesign Interchange (.inx) format. Then open that .inx file in a text editor. Use Find/Change to replace all instances of the old picture’s name with the new picture’s name. Save the .inx file. In [...]
Continue reading...Duplicate Objects in InDesign’s Control Panel
27. June 2009
In InDesign, you can duplicate objects by holding the Option key when you apply some Control panel adjustments. For example, if you change the location values and then hold down the Option key when hitting “Enter,” a duplicate of your object will appear in the new location.
Continue reading...Text Safety
22. June 2009
Have you ever seen a word in italics except for the last letter? That could easily happen when the user clicks-and-drags to select the word and misses the last letter. Rather than click-and-drag to select a word or a paragraph, try this: Double-click to select a word; triple-click to select a line (not a sentence); or [...]
Continue reading...Save All Open Documents
8. June 2009
Here is a terrific hidden InDesign keyboard shortcut. Say you’ve got a bunch of InDesign files open that you’ve been jumping between, and you need to save them all before stepping out for lunch. Use InDesign’s “Save All” command to save all your open documents in one keystroke: Command/Option/Shift/S.
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Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
6. November 2009
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