April, 2016 | CreativePro Network

Zoom Shortcuts

Memorize these shortcuts to instantly jump to whatever magnification you need.

InDesign GREP You Already Have

There are a few things in InDesign that send the most seasoned of designers screaming and running for the proverbial hills. I’ve been known to pretend I have to take an important call when the topic of XML or indexing arises. Another subject in that same realm is the scary-sounding, acronymic GREP. That’s right, I […]

How to Turn Off InDesign’s Most Annoying Features

Adobe InDesign is rich with features, which is just one of the reasons I and many others love it so much. With the switch to Creative Cloud, pushing out new features has become easier for Adobe, and consequently we are treated to new features much more frequently. Many of those features are—to quote a favorite […]

Free Lynda.com Video: Designing a Letterhead System

New video course shows how to create versatile branding for your business documents.

Text Shadows in Fixed-Layout EPUB

Want text shadows to appear in an EPUB exported from InDesign? You need to know this trick.

Helpful Find/Change Shortcuts

A few posts ago, I showed you a great new feature found in the Find/Change dialog box which was the ability to find text in both forward and backward directions which is a great time saver when working in InCopy. This past week I was reminded of another really helpful Find/Change keyboard shortcut that I […]

TypeTalk: Mastering Type and Color

Next to the actual words themselves, color is one of the most powerful tools in typographic communications. Not only is color used to enhance the overall look and attractiveness of a design, but it can also help create emphasis and hierarchy, establish and reinforce a brand, evoke an emotion, as well as set a specific mood. […]

CreativePro Conference Speaker Spotlight: Von Glitschka, the Thug Bunny

Welcome to our new series of posts called Speaker Spotlight, designed to highlight each of our upcoming CreativePro Conference speakers. We’ve assembled a dream team roster of Photoshop and Illustrator gurus, and thought you’d like get to know what makes them tick, why they’re passionate about what they do, and what you can expect to learn from them at […]