July, 2017 | CreativePro Network

Creating a Different Size Print PDF: A Workaround

Creating a print PDF from InDesign is easy: You just choose File > Export > Adobe PDF (Print) and pick a PDF preset. That will create a PDF file which you can view at 100% size in a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. But what if you want a copy of that […]

A Fix For InDesign’s Email Hyperlink Problem

It’s simple to create an email hyperlink with InDesign, but did you ever notice that the format of the hyperlink is potentially problematic? The @ symbol in the email address is replaced with a hex code %40. For example, [email protected] becomes kenw%40leadingswmaniacs.com. Although these oddly-formatted email hyperlink addresses will work with some email apps, it would be […]

Using Affinity Photo on the iPad

In the two years since its launch, Affinity Photo has taken the world by storm. It has proved to be a fully-fledged image editor that rivals (and in many areas outdoes) Photoshop, with a price tag of only $49. Now the people behind it have launched a mobile version, Affinity Photo for iPad. The iPad version […]

Free Lynda.com Video: GIMP Essential Training

I’ve been using, loving, and teaching Adobe software for more than 20 years. I can’t even imagine what my career would’ve been like without the amazing stuff that Adobe makes. But at the same time, I’ve used plenty of great software from other companies, and I’m always curious to see what other apps are like […]

Premium Members: Tell Us Your Wishlist

Mike Rankin, our editor-in-chief, just sent out his quarterly newsletter, Premium News (we’re quite literal here) for Premium members of InDesignSecrets.com. You’re a Premium member if you or your company paid for a subscription to the site and so you reap all the benefits: the monthly InDesign Magazine (and access to 13 years of back […]

Creating a Panorama: Photoshop, Camera Raw, or Lightroom?

When a scene is wider than your widest lens, merging images into a panorama is a great solution. Shoot a bunch of photos with some overlap, and use software to merge them into a single panoramic image. You’ll find a panorama merge feature in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw (which comes with Photoshop), and Adobe […]

InQuestion: July 2017

Q: I’ve just started exploring the interactive features of InDesign with Fixed Layout EPUB and Publish Online. I’ve been trying to come up with the best way to show and hide various elements on a page. Buttons are way too cumbersome. I tried a multi-state object but there’s no way to hide that. Do you have any suggestions […]

Tip of the Week: Adding Space Around Lists with Spans

This InDesign tip on adding space around lists with spans was sent to Tip of the Week email subscribers on July 6, 2017. Sign up now and every week you’ll get a new tip, keyboard shortcut, and roundups of new articles, plus exclusive deals sent right to your Inbox! Just scroll down to the bottom of this page, enter […]