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**The CreativePro Podcast**

Join the CreativePro team for fun and insightful discussions about our favorite tools and technologies: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Acrobat, print, digital publishing, presentation design, accessibility, AI, and more!

Latest Episodes:

InDesignSecrets Podcast 241 Feb 27, 2017

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In this episode:

News and Updates:
- The InDesign Conference is part of CreativePro Week 2017
- All InDesign Conference speakers and sessions are up!
- InDesign Magazine Feb. 2017, "Special Characters," is all about advanced typography
Interview with Justin Seeley, Adobe genius and Star Wars nerd
Fascinating fresh features for footnotes, finally
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Inline Background Color

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Check out the sessions and speakers at CreativePro Week 2017
Register now for the InDesign Conference 2017!
Check out the InDesign Magazine issue on Special Characters and Typography
Find the Greenlight service (cloud-based preflighting) on CircularSoftware.com
CircularFLO (at circularflo.com) exports InDesign layouts to fixed-layout EPUB3 or the Amazon KF8 fixed layout format, optionally including Read Aloud narration with no coding
Pagination does database publishing as a service!
Use Tweak to edit InDesign documents and make print-ready PDFs in the cloud
All about Justin Seeley, staff author at PluralSight and co-founder of NerdRadio podcasts
Justin's sessions at CreativeProWeek.com
Adobe's working on enabling voice control
Star Wars First Order logo
Trajan Pro title for the movie Rogue One (outlined, no less)
Footnotes: What's new in CC 2017

InDesignSecrets Podcast 240 Jan 29, 2017

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In this episode:

News and Updates:
- InDesign Conference is part of CreativePro Week 2017
- InDesign Magazine Jan. 2017 focuses on Editorial Tools
GREP!
QuickApply and Hyperlinks crash fix
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Entire Pasteboard

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Full info (and registration!) for CreativePro Week 2017
GREP
Happy Hanukah GREP: Chanukah is a Hebrew word that has no single English transliteration… so people write it in all kinds of ways. It's tricky because it starts with a "gutteral" sound that doesn't have any representation in English. (David thinks the most accurate spelling is Khanukkah -- but no one else agrees with him.) Erica's GREP to search for all the spellings: K*C*X*h*H*ann*uk'*k*ah*
Answer to problem some folks are having with QuickApply and Hyperlinks panel

InDesignSecrets Podcast 239 Dec 29, 2016

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In this episode:

News and Updates:
- InDesign Conference 2016 wrap-up
- InDesign Magazine Dec. 2016 focuses on Middle East design and fonts
- Our upcoming issue for Jan. 2017 is all about editorial tools in InDesign
- Registration open for the 2017 InDesign Conference, May 22-25, part of CreativePro Week
The winning InDesign tip (by audience acclaim) from the 2016 ID Conference
Our top 10 blog and magazine articles from 2016: good reading!
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Customize Control Panel

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. All courses have been updated for CC 2017! Don't miss their 5-day InDesign zero-to-hero courses, culminating in taking the ACE exam at their site at the end. Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certite c and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Full info (and registration!) for CreativePro Week 2017
Listen to the live-from-the-InDesign-Conference podcast:
Videos from The InDesign Conference 2016 (some free), or purchase all access
Our favorite articles from InDesign Magazine in 2016: 50 Shades of White (white space) InDesign Scriptopedia Color Management in InDesign All about CC Libraries
And our favorite blog posts from 2016: Custom navigation thumbnails for Publish Online projects Scaling an object to an exact size Create mazes with a free script Fun project: Making a mini-book The worst-designed features in InDesign Template Essentials: Image and Art Object Styles
David's Color Management course on Lynda.com
InDesign Magazine: The White Space Issue

InDesignSecrets Podcast 238 Nov 23, 2016

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A very special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at The InDesign Conference 2016! Scroll down to see a couple pictures.

In this episode:

News and Updates:
- Quick history lesson about our podcast
- InDesign CC 2017 released last week
- Fun times at AdobeMAX!
- InDesign Magazine Nov. 2016 is magical (literally) and comes with videos!
- Registration open for the 2017 InDesign Conference, May 22-25, part of CreativePro Week
Interview with Mohammed Javed Ali, InDesign product manager
Our top 10 OIFOTW's (Obscure InDesign Features) from episodes 3 to 237
And this episode's Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Alpha Channel

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Teacup Software is a consulting firm and a vendor of simple, elegant, and unobtrusive plug-ins for InDesign, including BarCodeMaker, PatternMaker (developed with our own David Blatner), and DataLinker, for linking to databases. They've recently updated their plugins to support InDesign CC 2017, too. Support your local InDesign developer!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign CC 2017: New features, Keeping older versions, Updated ID New Features Guide
CreativePro Week 2017
Where does Javed Ali and the rest of the team work? In Noida, Delhi, and Gurgaon
Join the InDesign prerelease team
Here are the OIFsOTW we talked about! 1. Non-joiner 2. Flush space 3. Barbell 4. Magnet 5. Float 6. Choke 7. Straight Hash 8. Folder Zero 9. Butt Cap 10. Jumbo
This episode's OIFOTW: Alpha Channel

Here are a couple pictures from The InDesign Conference 2016:

Anne-Marie and David welcoming the crowd to The InDesign Conference 2016 Anurag Wahi and Javed Ali, InDesign product managers/engineers, answering questions during the Ask Adobe Anything session

InDesignSecrets Podcast 237 Oct 31, 2016

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In this episode:

Latest news:
- Anne-Marie and David speaking at AdobeMAX 2016
- The InDesign Conference 2016 is next week!
- InDesign Magazine Nov. 2016 is magical (literally)
How-to's and gotchas when changing page sizes of a layout
Interview with the awesome (and funny) Claudia McCue
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Rainbow

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certite c and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
Resizing Pages:
- Using the Page Tool
- When the Document Size Won't Change
- Using the Pages panel to change page size
- Quick Resize, a useful script from ID-extras.com
All about Liquid Layout in InDesign: read this and this
Claudia McCue info and resources:
- Here's Claudia's personal blog and her training company's site
- A list of all of Claudia's Lynda.com video courses
- Learning Print Production, her newest Lynda.com course
- New Rules for Printing, her cover story from InDesign Magazine
- How to do the Southern Double-click
Rainbow strokes!

InDesignSecrets Podcast 236 Sep 30, 2016

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In this episode:

Latest news:
- The InDesign Conference 2016 is just weeks away! New content, TRUMATCH giveaway
- InDesign Magazine Sept 2016: all about teaching InDesign
- InDesign Magazine Oct. 2016: InDesign Nightmares!
We each describe 3 of our favorite free InDesign scripts
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Satin
The QUIZZLER answer and winner! She had a 1 out of 1 chance of winning ;-)

QUIZZLER ANSWER and WINNER: In podcast 235, we asked listeners to email us locations in InDesign where the command "Place" appears, other than File > Place. We were looking for Library panel menu, right-click menu on images in CC Library, and the obscure button lower right on the Media panel, Place Video or Audio file. Only one person submitted an answer, and none of these were included in her email. But she wins an InDesignSecrets Keyboard Shortcut poster anyway! Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
Trish Witkowski's Fold of the Week video
All about the TRUMATCH swatchbook
InDesign Magazine, September issue, on "Teaching InDesign"
Erica Gamet's "InDesign Script-o-Pedia"
Not sure how to install a script in InDesign? It's easy. Read this and you might like this too.
Scripts to try (all links lead to blog posts with download links):
- The scripts that come with InDesign
- StyLighter highlights text where styles are used
- PerfectPrepText converts local formatting to character styles
- RePlace lets you switch pages or artboards of placed files
- Number Adjuster applies math to live numbers in your layout
- Calendar Wizard creates calendar layouts from your settings in a dialog box
- Swimmer replaces words with images in your layout

InDesignSecrets Podcast 235 Sep 01, 2016

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In this episode:

Latest news:
- InDesign CC 2015.4 POINT 1 update ... oy the naming
- The InDesign Conference 2016 is coming soon — November!
- PePcon 2016 videos and CreativePro Conf 2016 videos are up
- InDesign Magazine Script-o-Pedia
All about InDesign's new GPU feature
Interview with Brian Wood, InDesign Guru
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Zoom Setting
The QUIZZLER returns!

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Teacup Software is a consulting firm and a vendor of simple, elegant, and unobtrusive plug-ins for InDesign, including BarCodeMaker, PatternMaker (developed with our own David Blatner), and DataLinker, for linking to databases. Teacup moved to a subscription-based pricing model earlier this year. You can take 15% off the first year of any subscription when you enter the code IDSECRETS15. Hurry, this offer will end in a few weeks.

QUIZZLER: Listen to the podcast for the Quizzler, a simple question about InDesign that you can answer with a little searching. When you find the answer, email it to us at info at indesignsecrets.com with QUIZZLER in the Subject line (not in a comment here!). We'll choose a winner from all the correct answers we've received by SEPTEMBER 20. Winner will be notified by email and announced in the next podcast, and we'll send the prize to them too! Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
All about the new GPU feature in InDesign (what is OpenGL?)
Adobe Muse Classroom in a Book (by Brian Wood)
Brian is doing a session and a 1/2-day workshop at The InDesign Conference!
Creating Acrobat scripts with Javascript?
- Javascript Developer Guide for Acrobat (circa 2006) PDF, 200+ pages!
- Online documentation for scripting Acrobat X

The mysterious Zoom Setting:

InDesignSecrets Podcast 234 Jun 29, 2016

Show notes

In this episode:

Latest news:
- InDesign CC 2015.4 update (and InCopy CC 2015.4 too!)
- Register for CreativePro Conference and The InDesign Conference
- June 2016 InDesign Magazine: Photography & InDesign
- July 2016 InDesign Magazine: Fonts and Typography
PePcon Recap! And we each share one tip we learned at the show
A number of tips to know about (Auto-) Numbered Lists
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Dimensions Include Stroke Weight

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Two of their trainers have been voted in as the top 10 trainers in the world! Marek Mularcyk and Martin Prehiniak have achieved this over the last 12 months and accredited by Metrics that Matter. Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff when you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
Steve Werner's in-depth article on the InDesign CC 2015.4 release
Chad's post about the InCopy CC 2015.4 release
Our PePcon Tips (one each!)
- Watch AM's 10 Bridge Tips videos (drag folder onto Bridge to view contents)
- Unzip Word.docx file to access embedded images: Video and Article
Download the Template Essentials: Bullets and Numbering file (Premium members)
Various posts about Autonumbered lists:

InDesignSecrets Podcast 233 Jun 01, 2016

Show notes

In this episode:

Latest news:
- Creative Cloud Libraries get a welcome update
- Register for CreativePro Conference and The InDesign Conference
- May 2016 InDesign Magazine is a color (management) deep dive
- June 2016 InDesign Magazine: Photography & InDesign
Making the UI (User Interface) your own
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Keep with Next Row

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certite c and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
Here's David's cover story on InDesign Color Management from the May 2016 InDesign Magazine (premium members can read magazine stories on our site)
Everything you want to know about CC Libraries (premium content)
Making the InDesign UI your own:
Mike Rankin talked about Keep with Next Row here! (see tip #5)

InDesignSecrets Podcast 232 Apr 30, 2016

Show notes

In this episode:

Latest news:
- PePcon's community site, PePcon Connect, is live
- Register for PePcon, CreativePro Conference, InDesign Conference
- April 2016 InDesign Magazine: The White Space Issue
- May 2016 InDesign Magazine is a color (management) deep dive!
Inside Mike Riordan's head (interview with our Editor-in-Chief!)
All About Alternative Glyphs
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Hide Column

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certite c and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Time for PePcon 2016! Sign up now and we'll see you in San Diego in June (also home of the Creative Developers Summit)
CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
David's new InDesign Insider: Color Management course at Lynda.com
Posts on Alternative Glyphs you'll find useful
Tweaking your Link Panel Options

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