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Adobe InDesign and XML: Building a run-in template

Adobe InDesign Tutorial

Some 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 […]

Expanding InDesign – Scripts and Plug-ins

Adobe InDesign Scripts & Plug-ins

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 […]

Measuring with the Gap Tool in InDesign

Adobe InDesign Tutorial

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 […]