Balancing columns in InDesign CS5 is a breeze in the park… no more stress, no more loss of sanity. Want to learn more? Read my new blog-post on InDesign Secrets: Keeping our (Vertical) Balance.
The following notes might be helpful for those of you who are looking at doing a little more with XML in InDesign. They are by no means complete, and I’ll likely update this post in the near future, to make it more complete.
About 2 1/2 years ago I ran a series of seminars on working with XML and InDesign using an ‘out-of-the-box’ approach. I put together some notes at the time, and I recently rediscovered them and thought it was time to share them with the rest of the world I’m posting them un-edited, so if you spot any glaring errors feel…read more →
Finally got around to writing another long-overdue blog-post on InDesign Secrets this morning. Giving InDesign Tabs a little love in this blog-post on Right Indent Tabs, Tab Utility and Repeat Tabs…
Serbia’s InDesign User Group Chapter Rep and InDesign guru Marijan Tompa has over the past week’s been working very hard on an interactive InDesign Shortcuts guide. I’ve had the privilege of some sneak previews, and have to say I love what he’s done. Produced completely with Adobe InDesign CS5, the guide is now available online. If you’re a keen shortcuts applicant, and want to…read more →
During last week’s InDesign User Group meeting in Perth, we took a look at how third-party scripts and plug-ins can help us expand the functionality of InDesign, and make us work more efficiently. The speaker-notes for this session have now been uploaded and provide an overview of the scripts/plug-ins that were reviewed. Download: Expanding InDesign – Speaker Notes. (5.4Mb PDF)
Sometimes we discover things by accident, even if they have been staring us right in the face all along. In following my many Twitter friends, I noticed a tweet by Tim Gouder (InDesign User Group, Köln, Germany) in which he mentions using InDesign CS5′s new Gap tool as a measuring tool. He wrote a short blog-post about it in German.
Happy to announce that I have today successfully completed my required CS5 Recertifications for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Spending the last 6 1/2-days locked in the house (with the airconditioning on, as we’ve been having a heat-wave in Perth) and studying hard…