Quark Announces Support for Windows Vista

Quark announced today it will post a free download update online within 30 days for existing QuarkXPress 7 customers that will enable the industry-leading page layout application to run on Windows Vista. Continuing Quark’s strong history of supporting the Windows platform, QuarkXPress 7 on Windows Vista will offer users a modern, fast, feature-rich design environment. […]

InDesign How-To: Six Small Things, Six Big Results

You can use these six simple tips to maximize your efficiency any time you’re working in InDesign. Single-click on field labels Many InDesign users know that you can double-click on a value in a panel field to highlight the value. But you can do the same thing with half the effort by simply clicking once […]

Set the Size of Lots of Frames at the Same Time

Elvis (no kidding!) wrote: Lets say I have 20 rectangles of different sizes on my page. I would like to make each one a uniform size of say 20×20. If I select them all, the dimensions in the Transform and Control palettes show the total size of the group, so if I type 20×20 in the width and height fields I resize the whole group to 20×20. How can I scale each object to the required size without having to manually scale each one individually?

Here’s one solution: Select one of the frames and set its size with the W and H fields in the Control palette…

Aquent Graphics Institute and Creative Professional Association Announce CRE8 Conference May 9-10 in Orlando, Florida

Aquent Graphics Institute (AGI), an Aquent firm that provides training, consulting, and support relating to print, Web, video, and mobile publishing, announced that it has partnered with the Creative Professional Association to deliver the CRE8 conference for creative, marketing, and communications professionals. The CRE8 conference will be held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, […]

SharpCast Delivers a Breakthrough One-stop Solution for Sharing, Backing Up, Accessing and Syncing Photos Between PCs, the Web a

Sharpcast today released the first official version of Sharpcast Photos, its widely popular software-service combination that keeps photo collections automatically backed up and in sync across multiple PCs, the web and mobile phones; and introduces a completely new way to share and chat about photos without even using a web browser. Already recognized throughout the […]

Nik Software Redefines Noise Reduction for Adobe Photoshop with Revolutionary Upgrade to Dfine 2.0

Nik Software Inc. today announced the latest upgrade to its award-winning noise reduction tool Dfine® 2.0. Designed to improve image quality, Dfine 2.0 now includes Nik Software’s patented U Point™ technology for selective editing control and a completely new user interface that is easier to use and improves workflow for busy photographers. When capturing images, […]

Adobe Unveils Plans for Two Editions of Photoshop CS3

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show that it will expand its digital imaging product line, offering two editions of Adobe® Photoshop® CS3. In addition to the highly anticipated Photoshop CS3 software for designers and professional photographers, Adobe will also deliver Photoshop CS3 Extended, a completely new edition of […]

Make One (or more) Round Corners on an InDesign Frame

James wrote: Is it possible to create a box (with a rule) and only round one of the corners? This would be cool for my ad designs, but I can’t solve it!

James, you’re in luck. While InDesign’s Corner Effects feature cannot round a single corner, InDesign ships with a script that can do it for you. The script — called CornerEffects.jsx — isn’t installed by itself, so you need to grab it from the install discs, or download it as part of the sample scripts at…

Lanier Introduces Four Powerful Digital Multifunction Products with Advanced Document Management Capabilities

Lanier Worldwide, Inc. today launched the Lanier LD316, LD320d, LD316L, and LD320dL digital multifunction products (MFPs). The LD316 and LD320d combine digital copying, powerful network printing, advanced scanning, and faxing capabilities in a compact design that is ideal for low-volume workloads in small businesses, workgroups, and offices. The LD316L and LD320dL deliver simple PCL6 network […]