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AppClinc 186 – Investigating in InDesign

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:17:05 +0000

You might find yourself in a position from time to time where you have to accept files from another designer and continue to work on them. Before you get to work, you might want to do some investigating of the files to see how things are organized and make sure you’re comfortable with the setup. In this episode we’ll look at a few methods of investigation in InDesign to help you check up on the formatting of type and image layout.

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AppClinc 184 – Hyperlinks from Word to InDesign

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:46:55 +0000

One of many irritating issues that we see when placing a Word document’s contents into InDesign is the persistence of hyperlinks and their ugly blue color, underlines and strange gray surrounding box. In this episode we’ll take a look at an easy way to rid yourself of these annoying hyperlinks in one swoop.

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AppClinc 176 – Registration Swatch in InDesign

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:36:35 +0000

Do you know why there is a swatch in your swatches panel named registration? In this episode we’ll take a look at the “Registration” color swatch in InDesign, what its used for, and what NOT to use it for.

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AppClinc 174 – Text Frame Borders: InDesign vs. Quark

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:48:19 +0000

The topic for this episode comes from an article I read where the author explains the pros and cons of InDesign and Quark. The two brands of competing software share many of the same functions, but handle them in different ways. I think episode we’ll look at the difference in how they handle borders being added to a text frame, and why they work the way they do.

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AppClinc 171 – Typography in InDesign (3)

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:42:16 +0000

Whether you’re using InDesign, Quark or any other layout software, typography is key and should be at the top of the list of things for you to pay attention to the details of. In this episode we’ll look at more of the basic principles of typography including kerning, leading as well as line and paragraph composition.

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AppClinc 168 – Data Merge in InDesign

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:49:36 +0000

Have you ever been asked to create a document with several different versions such as business cards? The layout and graphics may be the same across the board, but the data or personal information has to change from layout to layout?! This can be a pain if done manually, but we’ll look at how the process can be automated and easy in InDesign. You’ll wish you had known this years ago… if you didn’t already.

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AppClinc 162 – Conditional Text in InDesign

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:24:14 +0000

If you ever find yourself creating exact copies of documents you create only to change the copy/text within that document, the conditional text feature of InDesign, can save you a ton of time. We’ll take a look at how this feature is set up and used and how it can make things much easier on you.

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AppClinc 160 – Typography in InDesign (2) Special Characters

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:07:13 +0000

Once again we will be focusing on typography in InDesign. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the most commonly used special characters, how they can enhance our layout and how to insert them into a design quickly and easily using key commands.

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AppClinc 159 – Jumping In Quickly

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:05 +0000

If you work with many documents that are similar in dimensions, there are shortcuts that can get you working more quickly, allowing you to sped more time being creative and less time wading through dialogue boxes. We’ll look at a few ways to get going quickly on your projects in InDesign and Illustrator with either limited or no interaction with the new document dialogue box.

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AppClinc 156 – Typography in InDesign (1)

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:35:38 +0000

Typography is something that designers must wrestle with every day and its more than just hitting the spell check button. Paying attention to these details can make your layouts look more professional and more eye-catching than the next. With some help from InDesign we’ll look at a few basic rules to follow to make your paragraphs, quotes and call-outs shine.

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AppClinc 151 – Placing Multiple Artboard Files in InDesign CS4

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:51:54 +0000

Now that we have made our file with multiple artboards in Illustrator, its time to bring those illustrations into a layout in InDesign. This is where we see that there are some pros and cons to formatting our Illustrator files in this way as far as ease of use and functionality.

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AppClinc 145 – Using Scripts in InDesign

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:02:47 +0000

There are some handy tools that ship with the CS3 and CS4 versions of InDesign that you may not even know about! These tools don’t reside in the tool bar, but in the scripts panel. In this episode we’ll look at a couple of these scripts, that can be run by easily double-clicking on them, and how they may be able to speed up your workflow.

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AppClinc 138 – Turn Things Around with InDesign CS4

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:17:28 +0000

Have you ever been working with some type that is rotated to an angle other than right-side-up, and said to yourself… There got to be a better way? Well, you were right. Using Adobe InDesign CS4 and one of its new features, you can make things easier on yourself. Check out this video tutorial to find out how!

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AppClinc 135 – Guide-ing InDesign

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:43:16 +0000

Working with guides is almost certainly something you do every day, and at times they seem to only get in the way! In this episode we’ll look at a couple of key commands in Adobe InDesign that allow us to “clear up the clutter” when your guides start to take over your document.

AppClinic 126 – Find and Change

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:50:15 +0000

It may not be a very “sexy” feature of Indesign, but the find/change has received a big upgrade and is now very useful for finding items in a lot of different ways. In this episode we’ll look at how to find and change a particular typeface in your document, or how to search for type in a certain color and change that color all in one step.

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AppClinic 125 – Distribute a PDF Form

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:53:38 +0000

In this episode we’ll jump back to the PDF form we made a couple of weeks ago and learn how to use the tools in Adobe Acrobat to add a submit button and distribute the form so we are able to collect and track the data received when you get responses to your form.

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AppClinic 123 – Creating Forms with Indesign and Acrobat

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:47:19 +0000

There is bound to be more than one right way to create a form in Indesign, but there is certainly also a wrong way. We’ll look at some of the pitfalls of creating a form, and a sound method for creating one that will be editable and expandable with few problems. Then we’ll take that form into Acrobat and look at a very useful tool that can help you create text fields and give you a jump start on a functional online form.

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AppClinic 121 – Cornering the Creative Suite

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:41:51 +0000

With the popularity of glass buttons and web 2.0 stylings, the rounded corner is something you may have been using quite a bit lately. There are a few very easy ways to accomplish rounded corners on your objects in the Creative Suite applications, but there are some pitfalls as well. We’ll take a look at a couple techniques in Illustrator, InDesign and Flash that will help you corner with ease!

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AppClinic 117 – Scaling Multiple Objects

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:53:53 +0000

The theme of this episode is a simple way to execute a simple task. If you’ve ever had a problem scaling multiple objects in InDesign, or scaling text or images instead of just the frame they sit in, here’s a technique for you.

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AppClinic 115 – Starting in InDesign

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:27:04 +0000

Everyone has seen the new document screen in InDesign… we’re not revealing any new discoveries! We are however, going to go through everything in that box to make sure we are using it to our potential. You can actually get a jump start into making your document by simply using some of the tools Adobe has provided for you.

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AppClinic 108 – Don’t Do the Math Yourself!

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:50:12 +0000

Just when you though InDesign and Illustrator couldn’t be any more amazing, they surprise and delight again. Ever needed to move and object in your layout over 2mm to the right? How about increasing the size by 23%? If you answered yes, you may have had to make some calculations in the past to get these done. No more! In this episode we’ll use the dialogue boxes to do the math for us.

AppClinic 103 – Navigating Tables in InDesign

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:32:51 +0000

Getting around in tables to manipulate data isn’t always the easiest of tasks. It can actually be a very time consuming process to populate table cells, so here are a few tips to get you moving more quickly.

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AppClinic 101 – InDesign Typography Shortcuts

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:57:00 +0000

Here are some keys commands you need to know to speed up your typographic functions in InDesign.

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AppClinic 93 – Picking and Converting Colors

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:13:40 +0000

We’ll take a look at CMYK colors versus Pantone or other spot colors and how the differ. converting from one to another can be tricky too, so we’ll discuss the best methods for doing so.

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AppClinic 92 – Quicktips and Key Commands for InDesign

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:53:01 +0000

Here’s just a short one with a few key commands that will come in handy when trying to get things done quickly. Nothing world changing here, but a few items you may find useful in your daily routine.

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AppClinic 91 – Unlocking Master Page Items in InDesign

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:14:53 +0000

The easiest way to make a consistent layout, with items or text boxes showing up in the same areas, is to place them on the master page. the problem is that it may seem that these items are not selectable if not on the master page itself. We’ll look at one of the best InDesign key commands that allows you to “unlock” these items and place unique text and graphics into the frames.

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AppClinic 88 – Make a Grid of Frames out of One in InDesign

admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:22:19 +0000

Create the “TV” effect of one image being created by several frames lined up, but do it in just a few easy steps. Using a javascript function that is included with the software, we can split one frame into several in one click and make the job much easier on ourselves.

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AppClinic 84 – Export from InDesign to High-Res PDF

admin — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:25:51 +0000

Things seem to be going the way of the PDF, so how do we set up our documents to export with the correct settings for the printer? Well, this is actually a question for the printer, but today we’ll look at a good example for this very thing.

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AppClinic 83 – Multiple Import with InDesign CS3

admin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:19:31 +0000

Gone are the days of importing one image at a time into your picture frames. Now with InDesign CS3, you can import multiple images, as well as text documents, pdfs and even other InDesign documents. Cut your workflow down and avoid the annoyances of repetitive tasks.

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