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New Year's Podcast responses; Deke McClelland interview; Quizzler!; Obscurity of the Week: View Box

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Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links mentioned in the podcast, and to leave a comment!

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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-069.mp3 (15.7 MB, 34:23 minutes) (the transcript of this podcast will be posted soon)

  • Response to our New Year's show
  • The Deke McClelland Interview!
    • A fun, raucous conversation with a luminary in our field. Listen in as Deke tells us about his latest book and videos on InDesign CS3, and what it's like laying out a complex book on InDesign in InDesign: the good, the bad, and the aggravating. ("Does this sound like a feature to you?" he asks at one point, laughing.)
  • Quizzler -ler -ler!
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: View Box

Links mentioned in the Podcast: Deke's new book Adobe InDesign CS3 One-on-One David's post about modifying Basic Styles

Quizzler Instructions: Think you have the best answer? Write it up in an e-mail and send it to us at info@indesignsecrets.com with "Quizzler" in the Subject line. (Don't post your answer as a comment!) Deadline for entries is midnight on Friday, Jan. 18. We'll announce the winner -- and the Quizzler answer, boy howdy we'll never forget to do that again -- in our next podcast.

Direct download: InDesignSecrets-069.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:43pm PDT

New Year's Resolutions for InDesign Users; Obscurity of the Week: JPEG 2000

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Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment!

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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-068.mp3 (13.3 MB, 28:58 minutes) (the transcript of this podcast will be posted soon)

Happy New Year!

  • New Year's Resolutions for InDesign Users (yes, including us). Our full list of suggestions appears below, suitable for printing and checking off!
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: JPEG 2000

Links mentioned in the Podcast: Looking for a script or plug-in? Try here Our free Keyboard Shortcuts plug-in Robin Williams' The Mac is Not a Typewriter or The PC is Not a Typewriter Our recommended InDesign books and videos for reference How to rebuild Preferences in InDesign Do you use JPEG 2000? Adobe wants to know

2008 New Year's Resolutions: Our Suggested List for InDesign Users

  • I'll find and learn how to use one new (to me) script and plug-in that helps my work.
  • I'll use paragraph and character styles properly.
  • I'll start placing PSD, AI, and PDF files instead of EPS.
  • I'll finally break my habit of typing double-spaces after punctuation.
  • I'll get into the habit of using the temporary Hand tool instead of the scroll bars when it makes sense.
  • I'll import XML and export XML at least once this year successfully, even if it's on my own time, just to learn the process.
  • I'll get a reference on InDesign that I can refer to when I'm stuck.
  • I'll force myself to use New Window, Story Editor, Glyphs panel, and Quick Apply three times so that I learn to fully appreciate their utility.
  • I'll set up, save and use at least 2 different workspaces.
  • I'll learn the keyboard shortcuts to open the panels I use most often, even if it means having to customize them to ones I'll remember.
  • I'll rebuild my Preferences, then set my application preferences and default styles and swatches, then back up that prefs file.
  • I'll add at least one comment to a post on InDesignSecrets.com, even just to say "thanks" or "whaaa?" so we know you're out there!
Direct download: InDesignSecrets-068.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:58pm PDT