Archive for June, 2011

Document Overhead in InDesign’s PDF Can be Huuuuuuge

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By David Blatner in InDesignSecrets.com

In which an exploration of why a PDF file is too large leads to two discoveries and an awesome tip

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Creative Place and Story Linking

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By Cari Jensen on InDesignSecrets.com

This blog-post gives an example of how InDesign CS5.5′s new Linked Story feature can be used.

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The Holy Grail Has Been Found – Create Forms Fields in InDesign

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By James Fritz on InDesignSecrets.com

Your prayers have been answered…

Sort of.

Begin by designing your form as normal inside InDesign. When you are ready to create the form fields, I recommend that you create a layer for the form buttons.

Next, draw empty frames (no formatting) wherever you would like text fields to be in your layout. After creating all of your text fields, convert each of them into a button. It is not necessary to give them any attributes like actions or appearances.

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EPUB Basics in CS5.5: The Articles Panel

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (1) 
By Steve Werner on InDesignSecrets.com

The Articles panel is an incredible time-saver when creating EPUB files from many print documents.

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Faster, Easier Accessible PDFs from InDesign CS5.5: New Video Tutorial on Adobe TV

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By Michael Murphy on The InDesigner

A brand-new, two-part video series I recorded for Adobe TV launched today. It takes an in-depth look at the new features in InDesign CS 5.5 (and some improved older ones) that make the entire InDesign-to-accessible-PDF process faster, easier, and more reliable. Part I explores the new features that greatly reduce the time and number of [...]

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Quick Tip: InDesign Working with Tabs

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By Dario Mendoza on VectorTuts+

If you ever worked with a text processor you should be familiar of “Tabs”. When you press the Tab (Tabulator) key the cursor is displaced to the next tab stop; this is particularly useful when you need to organize content in a document. This Quick Tip is an introduction to working with Tabs in InDesign and is perfect for beginners.

Open the Tabs Palette

To open the Tabs palette go to “Type > Tabs” (Option + T).

You should be able to see the following in your workspace:

The palette units will be the same as the documents, in this case millimeters (mm). Suppose you want to change the document units while working on your file or just change it momentarily, you can do it without any worry since the units from the tab window will update automatically conserving the positions of the tabs.
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Why Does the Last Line Not Fit on My InDesign Page?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By David Blatner on InDesignSecrets.com

When the last line in a text frame gets pushed to the next page, it can raise questions!

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Keep Your Pages in Order with Color Labels

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By James Fritz on InDesignSecrets.com

Do all of your pages look the same in the pages panel? Try organizing them with color.

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Quick Tip: Using the Story Editor in InDesign CS5

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Vikrant | Comments (0) 
By Gavin Selby on VectorTuts+

The Story Editor feature within InDesign is a great tool to know and utilise. Once mastered, you will be able to edit text clearly without distraction from formatting. Story Editor also has other advantages when handling text heavy documents. Instead of zooming and moving back and forth, the Story Editor will present the user with simple easy to read text. OK lets take a look.

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