Look at Drawing from a Whole Angle
As part of a recent design project, I needed to draw a bunch of rectangles, ovals and Text Frames. The problem was that these objects ...
Equal Spacing Between Text Blocks
I have four text frames running vertically down my page. I’d like to have an equal amount of space between my blocks of text. I’m ...
Libraries of Swatches
InDesign users who are just beginning to use Illustrator might find adding Spot Colors a little confusing. Unlike InDesign where you can add a Spot ...
Give Me Some Space
Hidden under the Type menu, inside the Insert White Space submenu, you’ll find all the space you could ever want. I will be covering lots ...
Easy Bullet Styles That Will Blow You Away
You could format bullet copy the traditional way by using a Left Indent and a negative First Line Indent in the Paragraph palette. But there ...
Making the Bounding Box Disappear Just for a Second
Lots of my students complain about the Bounding Box getting in their way as they work with the Selection tool. I tell them to just ...
Editing Anchor Points As You Draw a Path
The Convert Anchor Point is a path-editing tool that’s hidden under all the Pen tools in the Tool palette. It’s used to convert a Curved ...
Command Your Way Back to Your Last Selection Tool
No matter which Selection tool was last used, if you press your Command key (Control on PC), you can temporarily access that tool. So if ...