Posted by Jeff on March 26, 2013 · 6 Comments
Anyone who has tried to manually create a Table of Contents (TOC) for a document, knows what a headache it can be. Not so in InDesign, which can automatically collect all of the information to be included and generate the finished TOC exactly the way you want in an instant. In this tutorial, Adobe Certified [...]
Posted by Jeff on March 19, 2013 · 2 Comments
Most InDesign users do not realize that the measurement fields in various panels and dialog windows are actually calculators that can add, subtract, multiply and divide. In CS6, InDesign can now perform more complex calculations within these fields, for example, 1.25in/2 + 10pts. In this tutorial, Adobe Certified Instructor Jeff Witchel will demonstrate the use [...]
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Posted by Jeff on February 23, 2013 · 2 Comments
There’s a whole group of little features that have been added in CS6 that will make a big difference in the speed of your workflow. Adobe simple labels these features as Productivity Enhancements in the Help menu. In this tutorial, Adobe Certified Instructor Jeff Witchel will discuss a range of CS6 enhancements including: Split Layout [...]
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Posted by Jeff on December 23, 2012 · 6 Comments
Illustrator has an amazing collection of Gradient Libraries, but is there a way to use these beautiful Swatches in InDesign? Well, you can’t export them out of Illustrator, because only regular Color Swatches are supported. So, are you out of luck and have to recreate these Gradients in InDesign? In this tutorial, Adobe Certified Instructor [...]
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Posted by Jeff on December 23, 2012 · 7 Comments
When most InDesign artists hear the word “Scripting,” they will run the other way, because they are non-Scripters. In this tutorial, Adobe Certified Instructor Jeff Witchel demonstrates the power of some of the timesaving Scripts that actually come with InDesign along with other Scripts you can download for free. See more videos at LayersMagazine.com.
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