Thu, 20 December 2012
Layout Adjustment; Dear Santa; Quizzler Winners; New Quizzler; Obscurity of the Week: Load Conveyor ----- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-185.mp3(15.8 MB, 29:16 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko’s StoryTweaker ($99) plug-in lets editors and writers access your InDesign file’s text without needing to own InDesign or InCopy. The plug-in lets one InDesign user do a Save As to create an unlimited number of AssignmentTweaker sets, which is what the editors open and work on. The workflow is spelled out on the StoryTweaker site, and there’s a 20-day free trial available. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Get 30% the StoryTweaker plug-in (reducing the cost from $99 to $69) if you use the code INDESIGNSECRETS185 when you buy it.
>> Mag+ (magplus.com) is an efficient and affordable digital publishing platform to create apps for tablet devices straight from InDesign. In the latest version (4.0), you can now publish to Smartphones as well –including iPhone 5. The Mag+ tools are FREE to download from their website, and work with CS4, CS5 and CS6. You can use the bundled InDesign templates, and take advantage of their innovative Review button to quickly see fully-functional touchscreen previews. For more information go to www.magplus.com.
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INDESIGN "PRODUCTION NIGHTMARES FROM THE TRENCHES" STORIES: We want to hear your stories! Send us a short (less than 3 minutes) "InDesign doc/client/user Horror Story" that we can play on the air (you'll be anonymous) in an upcoming episode: leave us a voice message at +1-801-459-4477 to record it, or send in your own voice recording. Please follow-up with an e-mail, which we will keep private, including any additional information that you'd like us to know. You'll get a nifty gifty from us if we play it in a podcast!
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QUIZZLER: To enter this episode’s Quizzler, send an email to info@indesignsecrets.com with the word QUIZZLER in the subject line and the correct answer to the puzzle (as described in the podcast). You have until December 31, 2012 at midnight CDT to send in your answer, one per user! We will randomly choose a winner from the correct answer(s). Winner will be announced in the first podcast in 2013, and receives the prize: InDesign CS6 Essential Training DVD, a $149.95 value!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Is it (or was it) the end of the world? See what they say on Slate
> Layout Adjustment blog posts on InDesignSecrets.com
> Who is Rabbi Hillel?
> You can post your InDesign wishlist items to the InDesign User Voice site
> David's favorite Christmas movie
> All about preserving vectors in Photoshop files
> Creating a custom bullet character
> More info the wonderful More Info button inside Find Font
> Content Placer tool ("Bucket of Peas" tool) is discussed here, briefly
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Wed, 28 November 2012
PEPCON 2013; Animation in InDesign; Horror Story; Quizzler; Obscurity of the Week: Convert to Motion Path ---------- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-184.mp3(13 MB, 24:17 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Mag+ (magplus.com) is an efficient and affordable digital publishing platform to create apps for tablet devices straight from InDesign. In the latest version (4.0), you can now publish to Smartphones as well –including iPhone 5. The Mag+ tools are FREE to download from their website, and work with CS4, CS5 and CS6. You can use the bundled InDesign templates, and take advantage of their innovative Review button to quickly see fully-functional touchscreen previews. For more information go to www.magplus.com.
>> Rorohiko’s StoryTweaker ($99) plug-in lets editors and writers access your InDesign file’s text without needing to own InDesign or InCopy. The plug-in is associated with one InDesign seat, but allows that user to create an unlimited number of AssignmentTweaker sets, which is what the editors open and work on. The workflow is spelled out on the StoryTweaker site, and there’s a 20-day free trial available. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners.
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INDESIGN HORROR STORIES: We want to hear your stories! Send us a short (less than 3 minutes) "InDesign doc/client/user Horror Story" that we can play on the air (you'll be anonymous) in an upcoming episode: leave us a voice message at +1-801-459-4477 to record it, or send in your own voice recording. Please follow-up with an e-mail, which we will keep private, including any additional information that you'd like us to know. You'll get a nifty gifty from us if we play it in a podcast!
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QUIZZLER: To enter this episode’s Quizzler, send an email to info@indesignsecrets.com with the word QUIZZLER in the subject line and the correct answer to the puzzle (as described in the podcast). You have until December 9, 2012 at midnight CDT to send in your answer, one per user! We will randomly choose a winner from the correct answer(s). Winner will be announced in the first podcast in December, and receives the prize: a copy of three of our eBooks!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> All about QuarkImmedia and here's David's Real World Quark Immedia book!
> Blog post, Adding animations to PDFs, and an even easier 1-step way
> PDF of Adobe Success Story, Belle & Wissel's Born Magazine (SWF Magazine)
> Anne-Marie's blog post with links to Born Magazine source files
> eDocker Publisher enhances InDesign SWF magazines & makes HTML5 tablet apps
> PressRun converts InDesign animations to HTML5/CSS3 for its tablet apps
> SWFPresenter script from Martinho DeGloria's Automatication website
> Fritz's blog post about the SWFPresenter script
> Anne-Marie's free lynda.com video on Making Your Own Motion Paths in InDesign
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Fri, 26 October 2012
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-183.mp3 (17.1 MB, 32:02 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Mag+ (magplus.com) is an efficient and affordable digital publishing platform to create apps for tablet devices straight from InDesign. In the latest version (4.0), you can now publish to Smartphones as well –including iPhone 5. The Mag+ tools are FREE to download from their website, and work with CS4, CS5 and CS6. You can use the bundled InDesign templates, and take advantage of their innovative Review button to quickly see fully-functional touchscreen previews. For more information go to www.magplus.com.
>> Rorohiko’s StoryTweaker ($99) plug-in lets editors and writers access your InDesign file’s text without needing to own InDesign or InCopy. The plug-in is associated with one InDesign seat, but allows that user to create an unlimited number of AssignmentTweaker sets, which is what the editors open and work on. The workflow is spelled out on the StoryTweaker site, and there’s a 20-day free trial available. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners.
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We still want to hear your stories! Send us a short (less than 1 minute) "worst InDesign training/support story" that we can play on the air (you'll be anonymous) in an upcoming episode: leave us a voice message at +1-801-459-4477 to record it, or send in your own voice recording. Please follow-up with an e-mail, which we will keep private, including any additional information that you'd like us to know. You'll get a nifty gifty from us if we play it in a podcast!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Teachers and students get 1 yr of Creative Cloud for $19.99/mo if they sign up by Nov 4, 2012!
> Erica Gamet's new ID Power Pack, enter IDS50 discount code for 50% off! > Amazon's Kindle Plug-in for InDesign v0.972 (beta, still!)
> Teacup Software's new 2D barcodes in latest version of their BarCodeMaker
> For a free QR Code Maker plugin, check out the offer from Meadows
> EmSoftware has a new WordsFlow plugin for InDesign
> Overlooked features: Listen to podcast 182 for the first 5
> Posts about these features: Autocorrect, Place and Link, Slug, Discretionary Hyphen, (nothing on Split Window yet)
> Post about David's issue during the podcast, Rebuilding Prefs
Couple of screen shots that you'll find interesting:From the Export to Kindle plug-in, note the IDML option!
and, here's the dialog box containing the Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week:
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Thu, 18 October 2012
News; 5 Overlooked Features; Training Client from Hell story; Obscurity of the Week: Jumbo Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-182.mp3(14.8 MB, 28:12 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Mag+ (magplus.com) is an efficient and affordable digital publishing platform to create apps for tablet devices straight from InDesign. In the latest version (4.0), you can now publish to Smartphones as well –including iPhone 5. The Mag+ tools are FREE to download from their website, and work with CS4, CS5 and CS6. You can use the bundled InDesign templates, and take advantage of their innovative Review button to quickly see fully-functional touchscreen previews. For more information go to www.magplus.com.
>> Recosoft: This company's amazing plug-in, PDF2ID, lets you open and convert PDF docs to editable InDesign files directly from the InDesign's File menu! PDF2ID has a slew of additional features and it works with any Mac or Windows version of InDesign CS4 to CS6. EXCLUSIVE for our listeners, you can use use the discount code ID_Secrets to save 20% off the purchase price of PDF2ID Standard/Professional v3.5. This generous offer expires after October 31, 2012, so be sure to take advantage of it today. While you're at the Recosoft site, check out their other amazing plug-in for InDesign users, ID2Office — export your InDesign files to Word or Powerpoint! --
We still want to hear your stories! Send us a short (less than 1 minute) "worst InDesign training/support story" that we can play on the air (you'll be anonymous) in an upcoming episode: leave us a voice message at +1-801-459-4477 to record it, or send in your own voice recording. Please follow-up with an e-mail, which we will keep private, including any additional information that you'd like us to know. You'll get a nifty gifty from us if we play it in a podcast!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Steve Werner's post about the CS6.01 update
> Teachers and students get 1 yr of Creative Cloud for $19.99/mo if they sign up by Nov 4, 2012!
> Check out the new Acrobat XI and the free Reader XI
> David's post (from 2008!) about Making Perfect Triangles
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Thu, 27 September 2012
David and Anne-Marie trips; News; Data Merge Tips and Tricks; Obscurity of the Week: Delete End Punctuation Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-181.mp3(15 MB, 28:06 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Recosoft: Open and convert PDF and Windows XPS documents directly in Adobe InDesign CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6 right from InDesign's File menu with their latest version (3.5) of PDF2ID, the amazing InDesign plug-in. Be sure to check out their other amazing plug-in for InDesign users, ID2Office — export your InDesign files to Word or Powerpoint! >> Rorohiko: They just keep making ePubCrawler better, and it's still donation-ware! ePubCrawler is a Fixed Layout ePub Assistant for InDesign. The highly-customizable script takes an InDesign document and converts it to a fixed-layout ePub (think kid's books, cookbooks, photography books, etc.) ready to upload to your favorite reseller. This turns a job that normally takes dozens of hours into minutes! Watch any of their six tutorial videos to see how it works. For InDesignSecrets fans: anybody who donates US$50 or more now will get a free license if and when they release it commercially, like a home-grown Kickstarter!
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We still want to hear your stories! Send us a short (less than 1 minute) "worst InDesign training story" that we can play on the air (you'll be anonymous) in an upcoming episode: leave us a voice message at +1-801-459-4477 to record it, or send in your own voice recording. Please follow-up with an e-mail, which we will keep private, including any additional information that you'd like us to know.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> The Mac-only ePub Reader utility Bookle
> New open source Open Type fonts from Adobe
> David's post about using Data Merge for yearbook layouts
> Steve Werner's excellent Data Merge tutorials (oldies but still goodies)
> Loic Aignon's Data Merge to Table script blog post (translated from the original French) > PowerHeaders from In-Tools
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Wed, 12 September 2012
Creative Cloud discount extended; All About GREP; Quizzler Results (filenames of links); Obscurity of the Week: Jump Object ------------- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-180.mp3 (18.8 MB, 35:30 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Partner in the UK, offers Adobe DPS (Digital Publishing Suite) 2-day Pro and Enterprise courses in London and Cardiff. NEW for students who are funding their training themselves (not from a company): a 25% discount on any course when you quote "InDesign Secrets." (If you forget to say "InDesignSecrets" then you only get 20% off.) That's a great deal!
>> Rorohiko: They just keep making ePubCrawler better, and it's still donation-ware! ePubCrawler is a Fixed Layout ePub Assistant for InDesign. The highly-customizable script takes an InDesign document and converts it to a fixed-layout ePub (think kid's books, cookbooks, photography books, etc.) ready to upload to your favorite reseller. This turns a job that normally takes dozens of hours into minutes! Watch any of their six tutorial videos to see how it works. For InDesignSecrets fans: anybody who donates US$50 or more now will get a free license if and when they release it commercially, like a home-grown Kickstarter!
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We want to hear your stories! Send us a short (less than 1 minute) "worst InDesign training story" that we can play on the air (you'll be anonymous) in an upcoming episode: leave us a voice message at +1-801-459-4477 to record it, or send in your own voice recording. Please follow-up with an e-mail, which we will keep private, including any additional information that you'd like us to know.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Creative Cloud subscription offer is $29.99/mo instead of $49.99/mo for first year for any CS3+ upgrader
> Adobe's Creative Cloud product page
> Our stab at explaining why CC users get new features on the fly but "perpetual" licensees have to wait
> We talked about GREP way back in episode 80! Here's the transcript
> Our favorite GREP Resources and GREP Expressions for InDesign
> David's lynda.com video InDesign CS4: 10 Things to Know About GREP
> Michael Murphy's Learning GREP with InDesign lynda.com course
> Clients from Hell web site
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QUIZZLER ANSWERS
In podcast 179, we asked listeners:
"How many ways in InDesign can you figure out the filename of a placed image without using the Links panel or Links panel menu?"
The winning entry was submitted by Jim Leonardson, InDesign freelancer in Chicago! For his prize, he chose an autographed copy of Real World InDesign CS6, which is on its way. Here is Jim's list:
A wonderful effort, but Jim missed a few. Here are additional correct answers, compiled from all the entries we received:
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Mon, 27 August 2012
Collaborating with non-InDesign users; Quizzler!; Obscurity of the Week: Complex Rasterized Regions
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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-179.mp3(16.8 MB, 31:28 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko: They just keep making ePubCrawler better, and it's still donation-ware! ePubCrawler is a Fixed Layout ePub Assistant for InDesign. The highly-customizable script takes an InDesign document and converts it to a fixed-layout ePub (think kid's books, cookbooks, photography books, etc.) ready to upload to your favorite reseller. This turns a job that normally takes dozens of hours into minutes! Watch any of their six tutorial videos to see how it works. For InDesignSecrets fans: anybody who donates US$50 or more now will get a free license if and when they release it commercially, like a home-grown Kickstarter!
Quizzler Instructions: If you know the answer to this episode’s Quizzler, e-mail it (don’t post it here!) to info@indesignsecrets.com before midnight on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Please put the word “Quizzler” in your Subject line. The winner will be chosen randomly from all correct responses received, and announced in the next podcast, along with the answer. --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Creative Cloud subscription offer ends Aug 31, 2013 ($29.99/mo instead of $49.99/mo for first year)
> Forum post about collaborating with non-InDesign users
> Docs Flow, InCopy, Annotations plug-in and blog, PDF2ID, PDF2Office, ID2Office, StoryTweaker, Media Trad
> Anne-Marie's Acrobat X Essential Training at lynda.com (see chapter 11 on PDF Reviews)
ERRATA: After the show, Anne-Marie realized her Creative Cloud rant was partially wrong, you can log on to your CC from the Creative Cloud product page (problem was her browser). But she still feels it should be much better integrated into the Adobe site.
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Mon, 13 August 2012
Find Color; Ridiculous Features; Obscurity of the Week: Save Query ----------------- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-178.mp3(16.5 MB, 30:32 minutes)
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See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Em Software: You must check out their InData plug-in for InDesign. Do a little set-up in InDesign, point it at a tab-delimited text file exported from a database or spreadsheet, and bam, you have a fully-formatted, sorted, tabbed publication, ready for distribution. InData makes the job easy for simple cases, and makes it possible for tough jobs. They're offering a 25% discount to InDesignSecrets fans for 1-packs of InData, expiring on August 31 2012. Just use coupon code IDS812 in the EmSoftware site when you purchase InData.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Anne-Marie's post from 2006 on Find Where That Color's Used
> Video demo of the Find Color feature in the Blatner Tools plug-in
> Readers comment on Ridiculous Features in InDesign with their nominees
> Transcript of our Podcast (episode 139) where we discuss the Floppy Disk icon in InDesign
> Where Saved Queries live
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Thu, 26 July 2012
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-177.mp3 (16.5 MB, 30:32 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> lynda.com is an online learning company that helps anyone learn software, creative, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. With a lynda.com subscription, members receive unlimited access to a vast library of high quality, current, and engaging video tutorials. Many InDesignSecrets.com contributors have authored titles at lynda.com, including Anne-Marie and David, covering InDesign basics (of course) and beyond, such as EPUBs, interactive PDFs, DPS, GREP, and InCopy workflows. Get a one-week free trial to the entire lynda.com online training library. And don't forget to check out our InDesign Secrets video title on lynda.com, with two new free videos every month!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> More about Ansel Adams (duotones/tritones) and Alfred Stieglitz (Camera Work magazine)
> LensWork uses an InCopy workflow for its print and PDF editions
> Brooks moved to InCopy after watching Anne-Marie's lynda.com video tutorial about it
> Golden Oldie post: Select Text All the Way to the End
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Tue, 17 July 2012
New bug fixes from Adobe; Cool Keyboard Shortcuts; CS6 Features for EPUBs; Obscurity of the Week: Insert Number Placeholder
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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-176.mp3(18.1 MB, 34:25 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Real World InDesign CS6: Get this book! You'll find everything you need to successfully master InDesign’s advanced page-layout tools; manage color; build XML templates; and run your own custom InDesign scripts. You’ll also find complete coverage of all of InDesign’s new features. This is the reference book of all books on InDesign, written by Olav Martin Kvern, David Blatner, and Bob Bringhurst; published by Peachpit Press in print, EPUB, and Kindle editions.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> David's blog post on the release of Real World InDesign CS6
> Steve Werner's post about the 2012 Macs bug for InDesign CS6 and Adobe's fix
> When CS6 Reverts to Trial Mode (post) and Adobe's fix
> Interesting InDesignSecrets forum thread on cool keyboard shortcuts from users
> New EPUB Features in InDesign CS6 , recording of the Adobe CSPro webinar by Anne-Marie
> More info on using Insert Number Placeholder in this blog post
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Wed, 4 July 2012
Creative Cloud; Option-double-click; Obscurity of the Week: Split Cell Vertically
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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-175.mp3(19.5 MB, 35:32 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Em Software: Check out their InData and InCatalog add-ons for InDesign, by themselves or as a powerful team for data-driven publishing. Use InData to build price lists, catalogs, directories, and much more, all hands-off. InCatalog is a bidirectional linking tool to keep your layouts and spreadsheets in sync, great for last-minute price updates.
>> eDocker: With the eDocker Tablet Publisher® program you can create, from InDesign, an HTML5 Web publication that works in all devices, including iPads, and that you can publish through your own server. There is no need for complicated certificates, developer memberships or distribution channels like the Apple AppStore. Special offer: $100 off the Tablet Publisher for the near future (sorry, we don't have anything more concrete) with code 10IDS2012
>> Rorohiko: Download Kris Coppieters' free script, SizeLabels.zip, for adding labels showing each frame's size in a document. (Be sure to extract the contents of the ZIP, then open the .jsx document in a text editor and read the instructions in the beginning). Check out Rorohiko's other wonderful scripts on their website, and donate if you find them useful!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Adobe's comprehensive Creative Cloud FAQ
> View your Adobe Creative Cloud portal > David's Cloud licensing problem/bug
> The trick about putting panels on the left side of the screen that David was trying to remember
> Kris's ePubCrawler script (automates InDesign > Fixed Layout EPUB) is getting new features almost daily
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Wed, 20 June 2012
IDSLive-NYC recap; EPUB3 and Fixed Layout; Options for iPad publishing; hyperlinks myths; Obscurity of the Week: Copy Platform Style Path
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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-174.mp3 (23.1 MB, 41:06 minutes) (Yikes!)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Recosoft: Special offer: 40% off PDF2ID or 25% off ID2Office (until mid-July), for converting PDF files to editable INDD files, or INDD files to Word/Powerpoint documents. Use discount code: IDSecrets
>> PrintUI.com / In-Tools.com: If you need a web-to-print automation solution, PrintUI.com is your answer. (If Harbs from In-Tools is part of it, you know it has to be great!)
>> Mediatrad, a great new tool for translators and InDesign users who need document language translation. It's free for non-commercial purposes. You can create a free trial 30-day account and translate up to 100 pages. Entering the special code: "indesignsecrets.com" gives you 100 additional pages!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> AM was channelling Homer Simpson ("tool for digging in ice cream")
> Example of what EPUB3 can do (video); by Studio Walrus
> Making a Web app in HTML to save onto home page of iPad
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Fri, 25 May 2012
New eBook on InDesign CS6; PePcon 2012 and 2013; Charts and Graphs; Obscurity of the Week: Monochromatic
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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-173.mp3 (15.4 MB, 27:20 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Em Software: DocsFlow is a plugin for InDesign that marries the layout and design power of InDesign to the shared editing power of Google Docs, resulting in "editorial Nirvana!"
>> eDocker: HTML5 Tablet Publisher is made for everyone who wants to create HTML5 publications from InDesign. Use the software to create and sell tablet-ready web apps (no app store required!). Special offer: $100 off (valid to 6/15/2012) with code 10IDS2012
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Check out Kelly's DocumentGeek posts about the PatternMaker plug-in for InDesign
> eBook: Guide to InDesign CS6 (and 5.5) New Features (free sample and write-up to come soon on our eBooks page)
> As mentioned: Twixl Media and Mag+ were in the PePcon house
> Typefi is looking for a team of freelance template designers, interested? E-mail info [at] indesignsecrets.com w/TYPEFI in Subject
> Free Column and Bar Graph Scripts (scroll down)
> Video on Vimeo on how the Chartwell font works
> Anne-Marie's InDesign Secrets movie about Chartwell (movie #005) on lynda.com
> Claquos Pie Chart script and our blog post about it
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Thu, 17 May 2012
New lynda.com InDesign videos; Creative Cloud; Acrobat forms tools in InDesign CS6; Obscurity of the Week: World-Ready Composer Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-172.mp3(18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. Yikes! We recorded this on May 9 (pre-PePcon), but didn't get a chance to publish it until today, a week later (post-PePcon). Apologies for time-shifted content!
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> PrintUI.com / In-Tools.com: Get free setup on an InDesignServer solution from PrintUI.com! Or, if you're more into EPUB, contact Harbs to learn more about a cool soon-to-come tool that provides EPUB preview and editing CSS files inside InDesign!
>> Mediatrad, a great new tool for translators and InDesign users who need document language translation. It's free for non-commercial purposes. You can create a free trial 30-day account and translate up to 100 pages. Entering the special code: "indesignsecrets.com" gives you 100 additional pages!
>> Rorohiko has a new script that helps InDesign users create fixed-layout EPUBs from InDesign files! Check out the free CSSGeometry.jsx script to quickly get the CSS markup for all your absolutely-positioned text frames, ready for copying and pasting into your CSS document. While you're there, be sure to check out all of their other neat InDesign scripts and plug-ins Kris and his crew at Rorohiko offer that are designed to "slash the time it takes!"
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Adobe Creative Cloud was released
> Adobe's redesigned online InDesign Help site
> New lynda.com videos: InDesign CS6 New Features and InDesign CS6 Essential Training
> David's rant/post about the split in PDF Export methods in InDesign
> Another post about single page vs. spread Interactive PDF export
> Harb's plug-in for World Ready typesetting, "WorldTools Pro"
> Adobe blog post about the surprise indicpreferences.js script in InDesign CS6
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Mon, 30 April 2012
Japanese Dots; CS6 Launch Event, Creative Cloud, Grayscale Export; Obscurity of the Week: Change Time
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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-171.mp3(18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Em Software: Until May 15 2012, InDesignSecrets listeners get 20% OFF any full product, such as the excellent InData plug-in for database publishing! Visit: http://emsoftware.com/offers/indesign-secrets-special-offer. "Let software robots do your work!"
>> eDocker: makes HTML5 export for InDesign, so you an make web apps for iPad and other tablets (no app store required!). Special offer: $100 off (valid to 5/31/2012) with code 10IDS2012
>> Recosoft: Special offer: 25% off PDF2ID or ID2Office (until May 10), for converting PDF files to editable INDD files, or INDD files to Word/Powerpoint documents. Use discount code: IDSecrets
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Adobe Global Benchmark Study on Attitudes on Creativity (PDF) / Another article about this
> David's hunt for Japanese Dots
> PEPCON sponsors (such as Twixl, Mag+, PressRun, and others!) with great solutions you need to know about! Check out their sites, and meet many of them at PEPCON
> Adobe Creative Cloud basic information and FAQ.
> Information about Creative Suite 6
> Little Lord Fauntleroy: the grayscale movie
> Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (filibustering InDesign grayscale issues)
> Exporting Grayscale PDF files in older versions (this is a new feature in CS6)
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Thu, 26 April 2012
PEPCON discount; Underappreciated IDCS6 features; Obscurity of the Week: Auto-Size Link Info Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-170.mp3 (18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> PrintUI.com / In-Tools.com: Get free setup on an InDesignServer solution from PrintUI.com! Or, if you're more into EPUB, contact Harbs to learn more about a cool soon-to-come tool that provides EPUB preview and editing CSS files inside InDesign!
>> Mediatrad, a great new tool for translators and InDesign users who need document language translation. It's free for non-commercial purposes. You can create a free trial 30-day account and translate up to 100 pages. Entering the special code: "indesignsecrets.com" gives you 100 additional pages!
>> Rorohiko makes a wide range of excellent add-ons, including the must-have "Soxy" — it opens the right file in the right application! Use the code INDESIGNSECRETS170 for 25% off single installs of Soxy.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> PEPCON social networking site
> IGNITE InDesign (PEPCON event) info & sign-up sheet
> Anne-Marie's InDesign CS6 New Features title at lynda.com
> David's hunt for Japanese Dots
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Tue, 20 March 2012
News; Keith Gilbert Interview, Changing Document Size, Obscurity of the Week: Scissors Tool -------- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-169.mp3 (18.2 MB, 32:32 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> eDocker, has a new InDesign digital publishing solution called eDocker Tablet Publisher. With this program you can create, from InDesign, an HTML5 Web publication that works in all devices, including iPads, and that you can publish through your own server. Normally $995 for a Single User edition, InDesignSecrets users can get Tablet Publisher for only $895 through April 30 2012 with the coupon code 10IDS2012. For more details and more discounts for InDesignSecrets fans, go to http://www.edocker.com/ids.
>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center based in the UK, has an InDesign ACE Prep exam training class on March 22 and 23 for "wannabe InDesign Certified Experts." Mention "InDesignSecrets" when registering for 40% off the cost of the class! Also, Certitec is one of the first companies to offer Adobe's official Digital Publishing Suite courses for all you budding tablet publishers out there! See details on their 2-day courses for Single Edition DPS and Enterprise Pro DPS. Mention "InDesignSecrets" when registering for any course and get 25% off the fee! That's an incredible deal. If you're near one of their regional training centers in London Covent Garden or Cardiff, you're a lucky chap.
>> Recosoft continues to improve and enhance their breakthrough product, PDF2ID, now at v3.0. PDF2ID is a cross-platform plug-in for Adobe InDesign that enables you to directly open and convert PDF documents within Adobe InDesign CS3/CS4/CS5. It supports multiple languages and can even pull in PDF annotations (comments) into the InDesign layout! LATE-BREAKING NEWS Recosoft's incredible InDesignSecrets discount has been extended to March 31, 2012! Purchase now using Promo Code IDSECRETS and receive a 50% discount for PDF2ID Standard v3.0 and PDF2ID Professional v3.0 AND, a newly-offered 25% discount on ID2Office v1.1.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Register for PePCon to reserve your place, it's sold out every year since we started > PePCon 2012 Event on LinkedIn; see which of your contacts are attending
> Info and registration for our 2-day, single track InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC, June 12-13, 2012
> Is it aitch or haitch?
> Keith Gilbert's company is Gilbert Consulting
> Keith was trying to remember the ASOS "magalog" tablet publication, "from the UK's top fashion design and beauty store"
> All about Fargo, the Movie
> Apple's new iPad
> Gridify Tips on the InDesignSecrets forum and a blog post
> Adobe's new Digital Publishing Suite Developer Center (yes we're developers now!)
> Posts about Changing the Size of an InDesign document:
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Tue, 13 March 2012
Drawing in InDesign; Quizzler Winner (finally); Shortcut of the Week: Paste Into; Obscurity of the Week: Convert Direction Point Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-168.mp3 (18.2 MB, 32:32 minutes) [media id=89 width=* height=20]
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko has a cool plug-in, FrameReporter, that wins the award for Best Plug-in Icon Ever (a newspaper reporter inspecting a text frame with a magnifying glass!). Oh, and it also provides a slew of useful features for anyone who works with text and image frames in InDesign—in other words, everyone. For example, with FrameReporter you can name some frames and then use those names for quickly navigating to them! Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS168 in the Rorohiko.com store to get 20% off FrameReporter's regular price of $39US.
>> Recosoft continues to improve and enhance their breakthrough product, PDF2ID, now at v3.0. PDF2ID is a cross-platform plug-in for Adobe InDesign that enables you to directly open and convert PDF documents within Adobe InDesign CS3/CS4/CS5. It supports multiple languages and can even pull in PDF annotations (comments) into the InDesign layout!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Register for PePCon to reserve your place, it's sold out every year since we started
> PePCon 2012 Event on LinkedIn; see which of your contacts are attending
> Info and registration for our 2-day, single track InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC, June 12-13, 2012
> Other articles about drawing in InDesign:
> Free Speech Bubble (and perhaps Snowman Head) script for InDesign
> We talked about Script Labels in this podcast
> A post about Paste Into
> The Aachen font (city where our Quizzler is from)
> Birgit won every one of our InDesignSecrets eBooks!
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Quizzler!
Birgit from Aachen, Germany, was the winner of the random drawing of correct answers to this Quizzler from a couple podcasts ago. In response to the question "What does this cryptogram made up of dingbats spell out," Birgit answered "WE LIKE LEGOS." (David must have been surrounded by the Legos™ his kids play with.)
Our friend Brad Walrod, book compositor extraordinaire, kindly created a graphic of the solution for us. Thank you Brad!
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Tue, 28 February 2012
InDesign Events; ID to EPUB scripts; Shortcut of the Week; Quizzler Update; Obscurity of the Week: Japanese Dots Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-167.mp3 (15.9 MB, 28:51 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko’s TextExporter 3.1 plug-in makes exporting text out of InDesign CS2-CS5.5 so simple! You can export all the stories in an ID file into one single RTF, plain text, or ID tagged text file, and you control how it orders the text as it extracts and concatenates it. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS167 in the Rorohiko.com store to get 25% off the TextExporter plug-in.
>> In-Tools is the developer of AutoFlow Pro, an InDesign plug-in that lets you fully control the layout of both text and images by dynamically shrinking and expanding individual text frames and threaded stories using your settings. (And it’s a great solution for easy alternate layouts for DPS.) Check out their AutoFlow page for details, screenshots, documentation, and to download a free trial!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Register for PePCon by March 2 for up to $200 off
> PePCon 2012 Event on LinkedIn; see which of your contacts are attending
> Diane Burns' Creating Digital Publications with InDesign, UC Berkeley
> Info and registration for our 2-day, single track InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC, June 12-13, 2012
> Forum discussion about Jongware's preptext.jsx script
> David's PowerStyles plug-in can also do what PerfectPrepText does (and more)
> Cari Janssen's article about TomaxxiLinkRename script
> Anne-Marie's post about TextExporter & exporting text from ID
> Japanese dots post by Cari
> Orthogonal paste (or "paste without formatting") post by David
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Quizzler!
Listeners: The mystery image is below. CLUE: The last character is Sonata, here's a character map
To enter this episode’s Quizzler: Send an email to info@indesignsecrets.com with the word QUIZZLER in the subject line and the correct answer to the puzzle (as described in the podcast). You have until February 29 2012 at midnight CDT to send in your answer, one per user! We will randomly choose a winner from the correct answer(s). Winner will be announced in the first podcast in February, and receives the prize: a copy of every single one of our eBooks!
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Sun, 19 February 2012
Upcoming events and deadlines; TOCCON recap; John McWade Interview; Quizzler Results; Obscurity of the Week: Sample Buttons ------------- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-166.mp3 (19.8 MB, 35:56 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> eDocker, the fine people who sell the InDesign > Flash magazine solution (now known as eDocker2 Desktop Publisher) that we've talked about before, just released a new InDesign digital publishing solution called eDocker Tablet Publisher. With this program you can create, from InDesign, an HTML5 Web publication that works in all devices, including iPads, and that you can publish through your own server. Normally $995 for a Single User edition, InDesignSecrets users can get Tablet Publisher for only $895 through April 30 2012 with the coupon code 10IDS2012. For more details and more discounts for InDesignSecrets fans, go to http://www.edocker.com/ids.
>> Recosoft continues to improve and enhance their breakthrough product, PDF2ID, now at v3.0. PDF2ID is a cross-platform plug-in for Adobe InDesign that enables you to directly open and convert PDF documents within Adobe InDesign CS3/CS4/CS5. It supports multiple languages and can even pull in PDF annotations (comments) into the InDesign layout! As an InDesignSecrets fan, you can get an incredible 50% off of PDF2ID Standard or Professional with the promo code IDSECRETS. Note this promotion ENDS on March 9, 2012!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Register for PePCon by March 2 for up to $200 off
> Diane Burns' Creating Digital Publications with InDesign, UC Berkeley
> Info and registration for our 2-day, single track InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
> Anne-Marie's Professional Web Site Design book
> Presentation Zen that very few presenters paid any attention to
> Mike's and Anne-Marie's PDF slides (include links to InDesign scripts) from TOCCON
> EPUB 3 Resources from TOCCON, collected by Matthew Diener from EPUBSecrets.com
> John McWade's Before&After Magazine
> MOO.com Luxe Cards
> All about QR Codes and Teacup Software's solution
> Our post about the Reappearing Sample Button Library
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Quizzler!
Listeners: The mystery image is below. CLUE: There are THREE E's in this!
To enter this episode’s Quizzler: Send an email to info@indesignsecrets.com with the word QUIZZLER in the subject line and the correct answer to the puzzle (as described in the podcast). You have until February 29 2012 at midnight CDT to send in your answer, one per user! We will randomly choose a winner from the correct answer(s). Winner will be announced in the first podcast in February, and receives the prize: a copy of every single one of our eBooks!
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Sat, 21 January 2012
Chris Kitchener interview; Quizzler, Obscurity of the Week: Butt Cap Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-165.mp3 (16.2 MB, 30:11 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center based in the UK, is one of the first companies to offer Adobe's official Digital Publishing Suite courses for all you budding tablet publishers out there! See details on their 2-day courses for Single Edition DPS and Enterprise Pro DPS. Mention "InDesignSecrets" when registering for any course and get 25% off the fee! That's an incredible deal. If you're near one of their regional training centers in London Covent Garden or Cardiff, you're a lucky chap.
>> Rorohiko offers dozens of cool plug-ins and scripts for InDesign users that slash the amount of time it takes to get something done! For example, have you checked out their free plug-in called Like Finds Like? Just select an item on the page and with a simple click (or with a keyboard shortcut you assign) you can have InDesign select all other "matches" to the selection on the page or spread. Check out the LikeFindsLike product page at Rorohiko.com, and be sure to mosey around their other offerings while you're there. --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Check out PePConference.com, register by March 2 2012 for $200 early bird discount
> David's The Creative Sweet at the 2012 Macworld/iWorld in San Francisco, Jan 26
> Anne-Marie's InDesign to EPUB & Beyond workshop at the O'Reilly TOCCON, Feb 13
> Mike Rankin's Renovating Print Assets for Digital session at TOCCON, Feb 14
> Save 15% off any TOCCON registration with the coupon code AMCon
> Kiyo Toma's sneak peak of InDesign liquid layout from Adobe MAX
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Quizzler!
Listeners: The mystery image is below.
To enter this episode’s Quizzler: Send an email to info@indesignsecrets.com with the word QUIZZLER in the subject line and the correct answer to the puzzle (as described in the podcast). You have until January 31 2012 at midnight CDT to send in your answer, one per user! We will randomly choose a winner from the correct answer(s). Winner will be announced in the first podcast in February, and receives the prize: a copy of every single one of our eBooks!
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Sat, 7 January 2012
Layer Tricks; Hides/Show keyboard shortcuts; Obscurity of the Week: Stylistic Sets Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-164.mp3 (15.8 MB, 28:55 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools is the developer of AutoFlow Pro, an InDesign plug-in that lets you fully control the layout of both text and images, using both master frames and non-master frames, with minimal user intervention. (And it's a great solution for easy alternate layouts for DPS.) Company founder Harbs is also the “Guru” of PrintUI.com, which provides a number of custom InDesign Server-based solutions.
>> Recosoft makes PDF2ID (converts PDFs to editable InDesign files), ID2Office (converts InDesign files to editable Word or Powerpoint files) and PDF2ID Enterprise, which batch converts PDFs to InDesign and/or to the IDML format; just the ticket for automating workflows. Check them out! --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Check out PePConference.com, register by March 2 2012 for $200 early bird discount
> David (and Recosoft) will be at the 2012 Macworld/iWorld in San Francisco
> Blog post: Hidden Layer Tricks in CS5
> "Betcha By Golly Wow," the famous Stylistic set AM was singing
> More info on Open Type alternate glyphs and stylistic sets
> Adobe page about Tom Phinney's Hypatia Sans typeface
> Check out the stylistic sets in Gabriola, an OT font free with Office 2010 and Windows 7
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Minion Pro's Stylistic set 1
Hypatia Light Stylistic set 1 (top) vs. set 2 (bottom) showing the difference in the lowercase "g's"
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