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InDesignSecrets Podcast 091 Nov 24, 2008

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CS4 Posters; Stolen Laptop; Tips from the Master Class; Obscurity of the Week: Isolated Form

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InDesign CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts Posters!
David's tragic tale: Dealing with the aftermath of a stolen computer
New InDesign secrets we learned at the Master Class Conference
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Isolated Form

-- Links mentioned in this podcast: InDesign CS4 Poster details page (or jump right to the store) SuperDuper back-up program (Mac only) CrashPlan off-site automated back-ups (cross-platform) David's post about the stolen laptop ... great comments! Anne-Marie's post about composition highlighting GRACOL home page Microsoft's page about developing positional form glyphs (caution: will make head explode) Karim Regular is an OpenType font that has isolated form glyphs

InDesignSecrets Podcast 090 Nov 08, 2008

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News; CS4 Poster; FindChange script; Quizzler Winner; Obscurity of the Week: Continued Footnotes

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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-090.mp3 (13.5 MB, 29:29 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

News: InDesign Conference Master Class, ID CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts poster, ID CS4 Bugs
Posts You Should Know About
The Amazingly Useful and Free FindChangeByList.jsx script
The Brazzler (aka Quizzler) Winner and Answer!
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Continued Footnotes

Sweet Deals for you: InDesignSecrets eSeminar: What's New in InDesign CS4, available as a recording for one week afterward you register to view it. Get $10 off by entering IDS11 in the coupon field on the registration page. -- Links mentioned in this podcast: Posts we talked about: ID CS4 Master Page Bug, SmallCaps, Thread Between Documents, Free CS4 Movies, InDesign on Vacation -- Quizzler Answer for CS3 and CS4 (use GREP panel of Find/Change): Find: \S Change: $0 Then click the Change All button. For CS2, use the TextCount.js script (find it in the Goodies folder of the installation CD)

InDesignSecrets Podcast 089 Oct 23, 2008

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3 great deals; Table tips; Quizzler; Obscurity of the Week: Clear Attributes Not Defined By Style

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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-089.mp3 (13.5 MB, 29:29 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

Three great deals for InDesignSecrets readers and listeners
Tons 'o table tips: Selecting, adding/deleting rows, copy/pasting, figuring out widths and heights, little-known keyboard shortcuts, more ...
Quizzler! (or, "The Brazzler!")
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Clear Attributes Not Defined By Style

Sweet Deals for you: Markzware: Makers of the Q2ID plug-in (convert QuarkXPress v3-v7 files to InDesign) and many other fine products have a TIME-LIMITED offer for InDesign Secrets fans: 25% off their plug-ins. To get the discount, purchase online at http://markzware.com and enter SECRET in the coupon code field. MogoMedia: InDesign Conference Master Class, Nov. 10–14, 2008 in Seattle, WA (at InDesign HQ, Adobe's Seattle campus!). Get $100 off for any 3 or 4-day pass, or $25 off for any full-day tutorial, by entering IDSECRET08 in the coupon field on the registration page. InDesignSecrets eSeminar: What's New in InDesign CS4, presented live by David and Anne-Marie on Oct. 29, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (PST), plus follow-up Q&A and access to the recording for one week afterwards. Get $10 off registration by entering IDS11 in the coupon field on the registration page. -- Links mentioned in this podcast: Posts about tables: Merging tables, Moving rows, Rounding table corners, Adding tab stops in cells, Editing overset cell text, More Branislav Milic's web site

InDesignSecrets Podcast 088 Oct 06, 2008

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News; New contributor; Master Class discount; Quizzler for quizzlers; Frame types; Obscurity of the week: Flattener Preview

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News: CS4 documentation, pricing, InDesignSecrets "2.1" site tweaks
Welcome to new contributor, Mike Rankin
InDesign Master Class Conference (see discount code below)
Quizzler for Quizzlers
Text vs. Graphic vs. Undefined Frames
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Flattener Preview

Sweet Deals from our Sponsors: Recosoft: Clever developers of the PDF2ID plug-in (convert PDFs to InDesign), has a TIME-LIMITED offer for InDesign Secrets fans: $20 discount only via this URL: http://www.recosoft.com/pdf2idspecial.htm Markzware: Makers of the Q2ID plug-in (convert QuarkXPress v3-v7 files to InDesign) and many other fine products have a TIME-LIMITED offer for InDesign Secrets fans: 25% off their plug-ins. To get the discount, purchase online at http://markzware.com and enter SECRET in the coupon code field. Other Deals: InDesign Conference Master Class, Nov. 10–14, 2008 in Seattle, WA (at InDesign HQ, Adobe's Seattle campus!). Get $100 off for any 3 or 4-day pass, or $25 off for any full-day tutorial, by entering IDSECRET08 in the coupon field on the registration page. Links mentioned in this podcast: InDesign CS4 online documentation Mike Rankin's blog, Publicious.net Claudia's post about frames

InDesignSecrets Podcast 087 Sep 22, 2008

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InDesign CS4 New Features Overview; Obscurity of the Week: User

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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-087.mp3 (15.2 MB, 33:06 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

InDesign CS4 New Feature Overview!
- Our favorite new features... the small, geeky ones of course
- The "big guns" new features
- Ones we think are a little weird
- A few early bird tips and techniques for the new features--we couldn't help ourselves (replay this podcast after you get your upgrade)
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: User

Sweet Deal from our Sponsors: Markzware: Makers of the Q2ID plug-in (convert QuarkXPress v3-v7 files to InDesign) and many other fine products have a TIME-LIMITED offer for InDesign Secrets fans: 25% off their plug-ins. To get the discount, purchase online at http://markzware.com and enter SECRET in the coupon code field. Links mentioned in this podcast: Adobe's web site, of course, for official CS4 info Upcoming Lynda.com InDesign CS4 titles: InDesign CS4 New Features (Anne-Marie), InDesign CS4 Essentials (David), InDesign CS4 Beyond the Basics (David), and InDesign CS4/InCopy CS4 Workflow Essentials (Anne-Marie) InDesign Magazine ... issue 26 is all about InDesign CS4

InDesignSecrets Podcast 086 Sep 04, 2008

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InDesign CS4; New blogs; Great posts; Obscurity of the week: Merge Swatches

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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-086.mp3 (11.8 MB, 25:46 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

News: InDesign CS4 Announcement Announced ;-)
New blogs on the block: Publicious.net, InDesign1200.com, DearAdobe.com
Great posts you might have missed: Make a Frame Grid, Print Style Specs, Find Text/Change to Graphic, PDF Place Fix
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Merge Swatches

Sweet Deal from our Sponsors: Markzware: Makers of the Q2ID plug-in (convert QuarkXPress v3-v7 files to InDesign) and many other fine products have a TIME-LIMITED offer for InDesign Secrets fans: 25% off their plug-ins. To get the discount, purchase online at http://markzware.com and enter SECRET in the coupon code field. Recosoft: Makers of the PDF2ID plug-in (convert PDFs to InDesign), has a limited-time offer for InDesign Secrets fans: $20 discount only via this URL: http://www.recosoft.com/pdf2idspecial.htm Links mentioned in this podcast: John Nack's blog post about DearAdobe.com Slendro's StyleReporter plug-in Back-to-School 50% discount for ID Keyboard Shortcuts posters! InDesign Magazine free trial issue

InDesignSecrets Podcast 085 Aug 25, 2008

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News, Color Tips, Obscurity of the Week: OnFocus/OnBlur-----Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment!----- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-085.mp3 (13 MB, 28:26 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

News: ID Mag, Webinar recap, Eek-eek-eekers in the wild, Back to School Discount
A Few Good Color Tips
Guest obscurist Sandee Cohen presents this episode's Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: On Focus/On Blur

Sweet Deal from our Sponsor (Last chance!): This is your final chance (for the near future at least) to get in on this deal. UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center (Centre?), is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener per sponsored podcast. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for this episode's free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 7 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. More information is available on their web page. Links mentioned in this podcast: InDesign Magazine free trial issue ||| Find Where That Color is Used (Anne-Marie's post)||| Two things you missed, but will happen again: --The Creative Transitions Conference ||| --Tips, Tricks and Techniques in InDesign CS3 Webinar ||| All about onfocus and onblur Sandee Cohen's InDesign CS3 Visual Quick Start

InDesignSecrets Podcast 084 Aug 08, 2008

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Scott Citron interview; Our upcoming webinar; Redesign update; Export All Stories; Obscurity of the Week: Visibility

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Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-084.mp3 (12.9 MB, 28:06 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

Interview with Scott Citron, on the road to recovery!
InDesignSecrets' Upcoming Webinar: David Blatner's InDesign Tips and Tricks
Site Redesign Update
Hot Button Post of the Week: Export All Stories
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Visibility

Sweet Deal from our Sponsor: UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center (Centre?), is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener per sponsored podcast. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for this episode's free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 7 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. More information is available on their web page. Links mentioned in this podcast: Keep up with Scott's recovery: GetWellScottCitron.blogspot.com ----- Sandee's GetWellScott CafePress store ----- InDesignSecrets' eSeminar, Aug 19, 2008; use coupon code IDS88 for $20 off (or sign up here to include discount automatically) ----- Rorohiko's TextExporter plug-in for ID CS1/2/3 for Mac/Win

InDesignSecrets Podcast 083 Jul 29, 2008

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Gotchas; Obscurity of the Week: Deactivate-----Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment!----- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-083.mp3 (7.2 MB, 15:47 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

Gotchas! We blaze through a pile of InDesign traps that will mess you up if you overlook one tiny little checkbox or button
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Deactivate

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Adobe InDesign forum post about the Button issue Bob Levine's post about CS3 Activation limits

InDesignSecrets Podcast 082 Jul 20, 2008

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Do's and Don'ts of Text; Weird Hair Space Kerning; Obscurity of the Week: Join ----- For details, see below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/category/podcasts for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment! ----- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-082.mp3 (14.6 MB, 31:50 minutes) The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

Do's and Don'ts of Text in InDesign: Double spaces and returns, proper use of character styles, case changes, discretionary hyphens, text framitis, more
The Strange Case of the Space-Eating Hair Space
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Join

Sweet Deal from our Sponsor: UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center (Centre?), is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener per sponsored podcast. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for this episode's free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 7 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. More information is available on their web page. Links mentioned in this podcast: Anne-Marie's presenting two InDesign sessions at the Creative Transitions conference (Milwaukee, WI; Aug 13-15); enter AMC0808 on the conference registration page for a $100 discount David's original post, Do's and Don'ts of Text in InDesign Robin Williams' The Mac is Not a Typewriter or The PC is Not a Typewriter Nigel French's InDesign Type: Professional Typography in Adobe InDesign The Chicago Manual of Style (U of Chicago Press staff) Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots & Leaves William Strunk's The Elements of Style Robert Bringhurst's The Elements of Typographic Style Teacup Software's TypeFitter plug-in

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