Wed, 30 December 2009
Fantastic and Free Production Scripts; Obscurity of the Week: Display Unsupported Files ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-116.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-116.mp3 (9.6 MB, 18:22 minutes)
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>> We're loving the In-Tools plug-in Power Headers, which does everything you wish InDesign's Running Header variable could do but can't! InDesignSecrets fans can get $20 off the price for either one of In-Tool's InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, (both of which include Power Headers -- it's the 2.0 update to Running Headers) if you purchase from this special page on their site. The full list of plug-ins bundled in the packages is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Our forum thread about Remove End-of-Line Underlines script
> Download the RemoveUnderlines.jsx script (right-click and choose Save Link As) > Harbs' blog post and link to his Freeze Composition script > Kasyans' blog post and link to his CompareTwoDocuments script > Kasyans' post and link to his Package for Archive script > Our Top 10 Must-Have Free Scripts list > Marc Autret's InDiScripts blog post, Top 80 Script Links > Blatner Tools 1.0 was not mentioned once in this episode! |
Tue, 15 December 2009
InDesignSecrets Conference; Find Where That Color is Used; Obscurity of the Week: Information ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-115.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-115.mp3 (12.3 MB, 23:47 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> We're loving the In-Tools plug-in Power Headers, which does everything you wish InDesign's Running Header variable could do but can't! InDesignSecrets fans can get $20 off the price for either one of In-Tool's InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, (both of which include Power Headers -- it's the 2.0 update to Running Headers) if you purchase from this special page on their site. The full list of plug-ins bundled in the packages is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Blatner Tools 1.0 is officially released!
> Original post about Finding Colors, also discussed in Podcast 85
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Thu, 26 November 2009
All about object transformations; Blatner Tools beta 3; Obscurity of the Week: Pattern Length ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-114.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-114.mp3 (14.5 MB, 26:42 minutes)
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>> In-Tools has a very cool plug-in called Column Flow which among other things let you create straddle heads on the fly!. As always, InDesignSecrets fans can get $20 off the price for either one of In-Tool's InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, (both of which include Column Flow) if you purchase from this special page on their site. The full list of plug-ins bundled in the packages is here.
>> Rorohiko ("Slash the time it takes!") has a number of cool plug-ins for InDesign users that slash the amount of time it takes to get something done! In this episode we take a close look at their new Mac/Windows utility called Soxy ($19 US) that helps you open files (InDesign, and others) in the correct version of the program when you have more than one version installed. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS113 (that's "one one three" at the end) in the Rorohiko.com store to get 25% off the Soxy utility. --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Blatner Tools free beta or demo on the DTP Tools web site
> David's posts about Pattern Length for corners and brackets (thanks Rufus!) |
Sat, 21 November 2009
InDesignSecrets membership; our new forum; Guide to the InDesign ACE Exam eBook; Adobe layoffs; Obscurity of the Week: Choke ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-113.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-113.mp3 (18.6 MB, 36:04 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko ("Slash the time it takes!") has a number of cool plug-ins for InDesign users that slash the amount of time it takes to get something done! In this episode we take a close look at their new Mac/Windows utility called Soxy ($19 US) that helps you open files (InDesign, and others) in the correct version of the program when you have more than one version installed. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS113 (that's "one one three" at the end) in the Rorohiko.com store to get 25% off the Soxy utility.
>> UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center, is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for the free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 14 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always register for any 2009 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> All about the new free membership program for InDesignSecrets
> InDesignSecrets forum > The InDesignSecrets Guide to the InDesign ACE Exam eBook (PDF, 150 pp, $9.95) by Mike Rankin > Download a sample chapter from the eBook (11-page PDF, 3.7MB) > Mike's personal blog, Publicious.net > Adobe's Certified Expert instructions and links |
Sat, 31 October 2009
Posts of Note: Windows 7, Story Editor, PowerPoint, Balance Lines; Unicodes, GIDs and CIDs; Obscurity of the Week: Missing Glyph ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-112.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-112.mp3 (17.2 MB, 32:59 minutes)
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>> In-Tools has a very cool plug-in called Running Headers which does variable headers, multi-line headers, chapter headers, and more. Special deal: If you can come up with a Running Heads situation that this plug-in can't handle, they will give you a free copy or apply the cost ($59 US) to any other plug-in they sell! That's confidence. As always, InDesignSecrets fans can get $20 off the price for either one of In-Tool's InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, (both of which include Running Headers) if you purchase from this special page on their site. The full list of plug-ins bundled in the packages is here.
>> Rorohiko (aka Lightning Brain) has a number of cool plug-ins for InDesign users that slash the amount of time it takes to get something done! For example, FrameReporter ($29 US) lets you see small informational tags when you click on a frame, such as the image's effective resolution or how many words are overset. You can even use it to name frames, and then navigate around your layout via the names. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS111 (that's "one one one" at the end) in the Rorohiko.com store to get 25% off the FrameReporter plug-in. --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Balance Ragged Lines was the Obscure Feature in episode 55, here's the podcast transcript
> Keith Gilbert's blog post about Sorting the Glyphs panel > Unicode Code Charts > Check out Anne-Marie's new Lynda.com video title, Social Media Marketing with Facebook & Twitter > Read about and download the public beta of David's "Blatner Tools" suite of InDesign plug-ins on the DTPTools site
> Anne-Marie will be one of the presenters at the InDesign Conference in Washington DC, Nov 4-6 2009 > Steve Werner's Preflighting Deep Dive webinar has early-bird tickets on sale until Nov 4, the webinar will be on Nov 10 2009
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Thu, 15 October 2009
Blatner Tools; Screen Appearance Tweaks and Tips; Webinars and Seminars; Obscurity of the Week: Ignore Orientation ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-111.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-111.mp3 (14.6 MB, 28:12 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko (aka Lightning Brain) has a number of cool plug-ins for InDesign users. For example, FrameReporter ($29 US) lets you see small informational tags when you click on a frame, such as the image's effective resolution or how many words are overset. You can even use it to name frames, and then navigate around your layout via the names. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS111 (that's "one one one" at the end) in the Rorohiko.com store to get 25% off the FrameReporter plug-in.
>> In-Tools has a very cool plug-in called AutoFlow Pro. It lets you set autoflow attributes for individual stories within your layout, letting you fully control which stories will automatically generate new threaded frames and pages as you enter text, and which ones simply overset. The plug-in is $99, but InDesignSecrets fans can get $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, (both of which include AutoFlow Pro) if you purchase from this special page on their site. The full list of plug-ins bundled in the packages is here. --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
> David's upcoming webinar, Long Documents Pt. 2: Automating Your Work, is Oct. 21 2009
> Anne-Marie will be one of the presenters at the InDesign Conference in Washington DC, Nov 4-6 2009
> Steve Werner's Preflighting Deep Dive webinar has early-bird tickets on sale until Nov 4, the webinar will be on Nov 10 2009
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Tue, 29 September 2009
6.04 Update; Snow Leopard and PDFs; Word and InDesign Part 2; Obscurity of the Week: Cancel Package ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-110.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-110.mp3 (15.9 MB, 30:41 minutes)
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>> In-Tools has a very cool plug-in called AutoFlow Pro, which we talked about in the show. It lets you set autoflow attributes for individual stories within your layout, letting you fully control which stories will automatically generate new threaded frames and pages as you enter text, and which ones simply overset. The plug-in is $99, but InDesignSecrets fans can get $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, (both of which include AutoFlow Pro) if you purchase from this special page on their site. The full list of plug-ins bundled in the packages is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Blog post about the InDesign/InCopy 6.04 Update
> Post about the Snow Leopard/Adobe PDF Printer issue, and the Adobe help page about it
> Anne-Marie's "Convert InDesign to Word" article
> Footnote to Endnote scripts: Peter Kahrel's (see his comment to the post about endnotes); and Miguel Sousa's
> All-day InDesign Seminar in Chicago, starring Anne-Marie on 10/6/2009, use AMCTIME09 for 15% off
> Full list of InDesignSecrets webinars (including recorded eSeminars)
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Tue, 8 September 2009
Happy Birthday InDesign; Essential Tips for Importing Word files; Upcoming Seminars and Webinars; Obscurity of the Week: Select All Unused ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-109.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-109.mp3 (16 MB, 30:15 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center, is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for the free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 14 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always register for any 2009 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Happy Birthday to ID post
> Post about stripping out hyperlinks from Word files
> PaperSpecs reprinted Anne-Marie's "Clean Up Word Files" article
> David insists we include a map showing Where Milwaukee Is
> All InDesignSecrets webinars (including recorded eSeminars)
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Thu, 20 August 2009
New eSeminars and live Seminars by David and Anne-Marie; Character Styles Deep Dive; Obscurity of the Week: Go to Selected Bookmark ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-108.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-108.mp3 (14 MB, 26:53 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Sign up for Anne-Marie's eSeminars: InCopy/InDesign: Getting Started (Sept 9), and/or InCopy/InDesign: Tips and Techniques (Sept. 23) (early-bird pricing expires Aug 25 2009)
> David's two eSeminars on Long Documents will be in October, links coming soon! > InDesignSecrets LIVE (Sept 17) starring David Blatner! All-day seminar, link includes $10 savings > Collaborative Workflows with InCopy/InDesign (Sept 15) AM's all-day live seminar, enter coupon IDS15 for $25 off
> InCopy/InDesign Master Class (Sept 16) AM's all-day live seminar, enter coupon IDS16 for $25 off > Indexmatic script for indexing from Character Styles (link goes to blog post) > Dave Saunder's Preserve Local Formatting script for CS1, CS2, and CS3 (link downloads .jsx script)
> Jongware's PrepText script for CS4 (link downloads .zip of script); Adobe forum thread discussing its use
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Fri, 31 July 2009
Interview with contributor James Fritz; Unwanted color seps/plates; Obscurity of the Week: Float ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-107.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-107.mp3 (14.1 MB, 27:38 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
In-Tools blog with links to free scripts from Harbs
Sign up for Typography Deep Dive, James Fritz's InDesignSecrets eSeminar
And here's Sir Fritz's bio and InDesignSecrets posts
Steve Werner's eSeminar recording, Preparing for Print: InDesign Best Prepress Practices
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Tue, 14 July 2009
eSeminar recordings available; Chris Kitchener interview; Creating accessible (Sec 508) PDFs; Obscurity of the Week: Crop to Media ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-106.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-106.mp3 (16.1 MB, 30:30 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
In-Tools blog with links to free scripts from Harbs
Diane Burns' eSeminar recording, InDesign Table Magic
Steve Werner's eSeminar recording, Preparing for Print: InDesign Best Prepress Practices
Anne-Marie's Graphic Design in 2009 webinar; you need to phone in registration to use GEEKNESS coupon code ($30 discount)
Obama Time Capsule book site
Creating Accessible PDFs from InDesign (300K PDF)
InDesignSecrets' new Accessibility page with links to many resources
Adobe Labs' Presentations, an Adobe app in development
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Mon, 6 July 2009
Multiple-place tip; Acrobat.com; 6.03 Update; Obscurity of the Week: POSIX ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-105.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-105.mp3 (10.1 MB, 11:25 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
>> UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center, is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for the free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 14 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always register for any 2009 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.
>> Adobe Systems has a new promotion called A Suite Deal which lasts until August 31, 2009. Until that date you can save $100 when you upgrade to Creative Suite 4. Visit the Suite Deal page for details.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
James Fritz's blog post about multiple-placing
Download the InDesign/InCopy 6.03 update Acrobat.com promotion discount (save $50 on annual subscription) Adobe Labs' Presentations and Tables, Acrobat.com apps in development Jay Nelson's DesignTools Monthly newsletter More on POSIX |
Sat, 20 June 2009
News: Seminars, Webinars, Videos; Special Effects; SWF Fixes; Obscurity of the Week: Arrange by Columns ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-104.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-104.mp3 (12.2 MB, 23:22 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
>> UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center, is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for the free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 14 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always register for any 2009 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.
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InDesign Seminar Tour Use AMCTIME09 coupon code for 15% off registration.
Anne-Marie's 10 Things for InDesign videos: 10 Troubleshooting Steps; 10 Habits of Professionals; 10 Things Designers Should Know about Bridge
Mike's Eye Candy series: Gravity's Shadow; Shine On; Punch-outs, Stickers, and Rips; Pattern Swatches; and Blending a la Mode
David's SWF Discovery post and Martinho's SWF script
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Fri, 29 May 2009
Seminars and Webinars; InCopy CS4 Guide; CS Developers Summit; Moving Pages Between Layouts; Obscurity of the Week: Line End ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-103.php for Show Notes, links, coupon codes, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-103.mp3 (20.2 MB, 38:45 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> myMacMac is the developer of a really neat InDesign plug-in called InDemand (see the Quicktime demo). InDemand adds an automation panel to the Mac (only) versions of InDesign CS2, CS3, or CS4 with all sorts of useful buttons and functions, such as a Repeater Grid and a Clipboard Filter. Great solution for many types of projects that require tedious formatting and arranging like catalogs and electronics ads. Use the coupon code CPN1141670880 for a 10% InDesignSecrets discount, valid until July 20, 2009.
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here. >> Adobe Systems continues to show their support for InDesign users via their sponsorship of the InDesignSecrets podcast and videocast, so thanks, Adobe! They're trying to get the word out about how much time you can save if you move to the latest version of the Creative Suite, CS4. To see the Pfeiffer report we talked about in the podcast which documents the time savings ("CS4 Productivity for Design Professionals"), you can download the PDF here: http://tr.im/cs4time. It's interesting reading! --
InDesign Seminar Tour in San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles (DB); and Boston, Minneapolis, and Chicago (AMC). Use AMCTIME09 coupon code for 15% off registration.
InCopy CS4 Hands-on Guide (blog post with links) Andreas Pfeiffer report on CS4 productivity gains Check out the recorded sessions from the 2009 Creative Suite Developer's Summit Interviewed in the podcast: Mark Niemann-Ross (Adobe); Paul Chada (Recosoft); Lawrence Horwitz (Teacup Software); and Kris Coppietiers (Rorohiko) DesignGeek story on the Adobe App Store |
Fri, 8 May 2009
Listener survey (with prizes!); Upcoming ID webinars and seminars by DB and AMC; Scaling and Resampling in ID; Obscurity of the Week: Snap-to Flag ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-102.phpfor Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-102.mp3 (17.2 MB, 33:13 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
InDesignSecrets Listener Survey now with prizes! InDesign Seminar Tour in San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles (DB); and Boston, Minneapolis, and Chicago (AMC). Use AMCTIME09 coupon code for 15% off registration.
InDesign Troubleshooting & Repair Webinar, May 21 (Anne-Marie) Introduction to GREP in InDesign Webinar, May 28 (David) |
Tue, 21 April 2009
Videocast stats; InDesign 101; Barcodes; Spell-checking; Obscurity of the Week: Threshold ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-101 for Show notes, links, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-101.mp3 (15.3 MB, 29:50 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
>> Mogo-Media's InDesign Seminar Tour travels through five cities in the US in June 2009, presented by either David or Anne-Marie, with more dates in the fall. Deke McClelland's Photoshop Channels and Masks seminar; and Paul Trani's Getting Started with Flash seminars are also coming up! Use the AMCTIME09 discount code for 15% off registration off any of these. >> Adobe Systems has extended the deadline for their CS4 upgrade special offer: Customers with earlier versions of Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Studio, and Adobe Production Studio software can upgrade for the same price as those moving from CS3, up to a US$200 savings. The offer ends on April 30, 2009, in North America, after which they move to "tiered upgrade pricing." You can see the special offer's upgrade pricing chart at a glance, and then buy the upgrade at the Adobe.com store or your favorite reseller. (Sorry, no discount code—we tried!) --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
InDesignSecrets Videocast 001: Line Styles and GREP Styles Barcodes in InDesign hot button post
Spell-checking hot button post Follow InDesignSecrets on Twitter |
Fri, 10 April 2009
A Very Special Episode! (Happy Anniversary to Us): New Videocast; Trip Back in time to Episode 001; Funny Outtakes; Winners of the 1st Annual Eeek-eek-eek Awards; Obscurity of the Week: Font Version ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-100.php for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-100.mp3 (19.3 MB, 37:22 minutes)
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"A Very Special Episode" in honor of our 100th podcast ...
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this special page on their site. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books.The InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publications. We talked about a few of the InBook plug-ins in the podcast, but the full list is here.
>> Mogo-Media's InDesign Seminar Tour travels through five cities in the US in June 2009, presented by either David or Anne-Marie, with more dates in September by other presenters. Deke McClelland's Photoshop Channels and Masks seminar; and Paul Trani's Getting Started with Flash seminars are also coming up! Use the AMCTIME09 discount code for 15% off registration off any of these.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
Winners of the 2009 Eeek-eek-eek Awards InDesignSecrets Videocast 001: Line Styles and GREP Styles |
Tue, 24 March 2009
News; Simplest GREP Style; Styles Hierarchy; Vote for the 2009 Eeek-eek-eek Awards; Obscurity of the Week: Paragraph Spacing Limit ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-099.php for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment! -----
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InDesignSecrets-099.mp3 (17.5 MB, 33:19 minutes)
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News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Mogo-Media's InDesign Seminar Tour begins in June 2009, presented by either David or Anne-Marie, in various cities across the U.S. Getting Started with Dreamweaver & CSS is a one-day web publishing workshop with one more date in Chicago on March 26, and Flash Without Tears will tour five cities in June 2009. Use the AMCTIME09 discount code for 15% off registration.
>> Woodwing has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: 20% off the price for their neato fast-styling plug-in, SmartStyles. SmartStyles works with all CS versions of InDesign and InCopy on both platforms. Use the INDESIGN-SECRETS code at their web store to get the 20% discount (expires April 30, 2009) . >> Adobe Systems has extended the deadline for their CS4 upgrade special offer: Customers with earlier versions of Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Studio, and Adobe Production Studio software can upgrade for the same price as those moving from CS3, up to a US$200 savings. The offer ends on April 30, 2009, in North America, after which they move to "tiered upgrade pricing." You can see the special offer's upgrade pricing chart at a glance, and then buy the upgrade at the Adobe.com store or your favorite reseller. (Sorry, no discount code—we tried!)
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
Please complete the 2009 Eeek-eek-eek Awards ballot! (deadline is March 31, 2009) New Adobe Forums Preview: adobeforums.adobe.com Follow InDesignSecrets on Twitter David's author page on Lynda.com (watch for the GREP Styles video in April) Anne-Marie's InDesign CS4 New Features videos, style hierarchies are in Chp. 8 We heart Jay Nelson and Jeff Gamet's DesignTools Weekly podcast
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Thu, 5 March 2009
ACE Exams, Wherefore Magenta; Linking Templates to Layouts; More on Special Characters; Obscurity of the Week: Share My Screen ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment! -----
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News from our sponsors:
>> Mogo-Media's Getting Started with Dreamweaver & CSS is a one-day web publishing workshop that has open dates in March 2009 for various cities, starring CS genius Brian Wood. Flash Without Tears, a one-day workshop hosted by the inimitable Sandee Cohen, will tour five cities in June 2009 and is open for early registrations.
>> In-Tools has a special deal for InDesignSecrets fans: $20 off the price for either one of their InDesign plug-in bundles, InBook or InSefer, if you purchase from this page. The InBook Plug-in Pack is a suite of plug-ins that turn InDesign into an advanced automated pagination system for laying out books, and the InSefer suite of plug-ins does the same for Hebrew publicatons. >> UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center, is once again giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for the free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 14 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always register for any 2009 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
Register for the InDesign CS4 ACE Exam (or download the Prep guide) The original "Magenta Ain't a Color" article and the Ars Technica rebuttal It was in Podcast episode 25 (transcript) that we talked about leaders for right-aligned tabs Start sharing your screen with the free ConnectNow I see sixth spaces and Battlestar Galactica (read comment #74)
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Thu, 19 February 2009
Sandee Cohen interview; Interactive PDFs; Obscurity of the Week: Show/Hide Paragraph Break Marks ----- 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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InDesignSecrets-097.mp3 (15.8 MB, 30:50 minutes)
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News from our sponsors:
>> Recosoft’s PDF2ID Professional 2.0 is a new version of the the amazing program that converts PDFs to editable InDesign (Mac/Windows) files. New features include conversion presets, smart frame linking, and bringing in just the annotations (comments) from a PDF.
>> In-Tools: Adobe Design Premium CS4 ME is now available! (And Design Standard CS4 ME too, of course.) Or just get InDesign CS4 ME, it's up to you. Order any of these from In-Tools and enjoy free shipping to anywhere other than the Middle East. In-Tools is also the developer of the WorldTools plug-in, which allows InDesign CS4 users to set Right-to-Left text without needing InDesign ME. --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
Jay Nelson's DesignTools Monthly newsletter Jay Nelson and Jeff Gamet's DesignTools Weekly podcast Sandee's InDesign CS4 Visual QuickStart book, available now. Download the Interactive & Multimedia chapter as a PDF by clicking the link next to "Already own this?" on the IDCS4: VQS Peachpit Press web page and registering it to your (free) account. You'll need the book's ISBN number to register it. Or, on the same page, you could just purchase the entire book as a PDF. Pre-order Sandee's From Design Into Print book Contact Premedia Systems for the JavaScript Buttons script ($15) What "our" Robin Williams is up to these days David and Ole's Real World InDesign CS4 |
Sun, 8 February 2009
Paper white; Printing screen captures; Downsave snippets; Callout lines; Contact Sheet Placing; Poster Giveaway; Obscurity of the Week: Reset Workspace ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment!
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InDesignSecrets-096.mp3 (18.9 MB, 36:00 minutes)
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News from our sponsor:
>> In-Tools: Adobe Design Premium CS4 ME is now available! (And Design Standard CS4 ME too, of course.) Or just get InDesign CS4 ME, it's up to you. Order any of these from In-Tools and enjoy free shipping to anywhere other than the Middle East. In-Tools is also the developer of the WorldTools plug-in, which allows InDesign CS4 users to set Right-to-Left text without needing InDesign ME.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
Mike's Downsave Snippets post David's posts on Photographic frames and Callout lines Anne-Marie's post on Yearbook layouts/Contact sheet placing SnapzProX from Ambrosia Software (Mac only) Snag-It from TechSmith (Windows only) Layers from, umm, Layers (Mac only) Subscribe to InDesignSecrets' Twitter feed or Mailing list to be eligible for the poster giveaways |
Fri, 23 January 2009
Trip reports; Software updates; Master page text frames; Quizzler winners; Obscurity of the Week: Skip by Leading ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, sponsor discount links, and other links mentioned in this episode. And to leave a comment! -----
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Sweet Deals from our sponsors:
>> UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center, is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for the free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 14 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don't win, you can always register for any 2009 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention "InDesignSecrets" when registering.
>> Recosoft's PDF2ID Professional 2.0 is a new version of the the amazing program that converts PDFs to editable InDesign (Mac/Windows) files. New features include conversion presets, smart frame linking, and bringing in just the annotations (comments) from a PDF. Limited-time offer for InDesignSecrets fans, get $30 off the $369 cost for the Pro version by ordering it at this link by January 31, 2009.
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Download the PDF of the Quizzler results! (Which popular posts of 2008 did you miss?) Includes links to the posts and comments from the entrant about why it was their favorite.
Quizzler winners were selected randomly from qualifying e-mails:
Grand Prize, the Spyder3 Elite: Noel Burgess
Runners-up, a copy of Schott's Almanac 2009: Jean-Claude Tremblay, Nigel Harris, Les O'Neil, and David Parker
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
Fun article about David's Dubai seminar InDesignSecrets' Twitter Tweets Fritz's post about Master Text Frames Anne-Marie's InDesignProxy and Leopard update posts
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Sat, 3 January 2009
Upcoming Events; Resolutions; Table Calculations; Quizzler; Obscurity of the Week: Smart Match Style Groups ----- Details below; or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment! -----
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Info and deals from our sponsors:
The WorldTools plug-in from In-Tools (owned by InDesign guru "Harbs") allows InDesign CS4 users to set Right-to-Left text without needing InDesignME. The plug-in retails for $149 and has an introductory price of $99, until 1/31/09 is further discounted to $94 for InDesignSecrets users if you use our link. Flux Consulting's supremely useful EyeDropper Plug-in (Mac only) is now available for CS4. It lets you pick up and apply formatting for text and objects without switching tools. The demo is fully enabled for 60 days, after that is costs $29.95. (CS3 version is $20, CS/CS2 version, text-only, is $5.)
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David's Dubai seminar and at Macworld Anne-Marie's videos at Lynda.com Pre-order Real World InDesign CS4 Nancy at Southern Progress' Pure Silver Jewelry
David's post (with links to scripts etc.) about Calculating Numbers in Tables (Ben) Schott's Miscellany/Almanac 2009 Uber-cool Spyder3 Elite color-calibration tool from Datacolor -- To play the Quizzler, email your answer to info@indesignsecrets.com with "Quizzler" in the subject line. We will randomly choose the five winners from all entries we've received by midnight on Sunday, January 11, 2009.
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