InDesign Secrets
Adobe InDesign tips, techniques and insider info from Anne-Marie Concepcion and David Blatner.

News; Keith Gilbert Interview, Changing Document Size, Obscurity of the Week: Scissors Tool

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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
  • Interview with Keith Gilbert, InDesign trainer and consultant
  • Changing Document size: Not as straightforward as you think
    • The problem with File > Document Size
    • Using the Page tool and the Pages panel control
    • Changing document pages vs. changing Master pages
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Scissors Tool
Direct download: InDesignSecrets-169.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:13am EDT

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)

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See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
  • Announcements
  • Drawing in InDesign
    • Pen tool and its shortcuts and permutations
    • Every frame and text wrap is actually an editable path
    • Pathfinder panel or menu to combine overlapping frames
    • Playing with type outlines
    • Using object styles
  • Finally: A Quizzler Winner!
  • Keyboard shortcut of the Week: Command-Option-V (Ctrl-Alt-V)
  • Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Convert Direction Point
Direct download: InDesignSecrets-168.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:44am EDT