One Typo That InDesign Won't Let You Make
Anyone who reads my tips regularly knows that I make a lot of typos. Well here’s one mistake InDesign will not let you make. I ...
The Computer Ate My Homework
Last evening, I got the following frantic call from a student. “I was working on the logo assignment, Saved it and Quit to stop for ...
Picking Up a Name
When I uncovered this new tip, I mentioned it to my wife who uses InDesign on a PC at work. She said, “You didn’t know ...
Merging Swatches
Sometimes when you copy objects from one document into another document, you can end up with duplicate Swatches in your Swatches palette. Some may be ...
Stop Singing the Bounding Box Blues
Recently, one of my Illustrator students complained about the Bounding Box that appears when using the Selection tool. He said, “Sometimes the Bounding Box just ...
Replace Existing Preset
One of my clients runs ads in a particular magazine on a regular basis. Each time I design a new ad, I use a Page ...
Quick, Select the Whole Object Using Your Direct Selection Tool
You’re working with the Direct Selection tool; editing the anchor points of an object. What’s the fastest way to select the WHOLE object? Using your ...
Move All Guides
You start laying out a page by dragging on several horizontal and vertical Ruler Guides to help align various pictures on a spread. After Placing ...