Almost everyone who has used InDesign has encountered the dialog box shown below. This is telling you that one or more of the fonts in the document you just opened are missing. You have a choice here: You can ignore the problem by clicking Close, or you can fix the problem now. Clicking Close will […]
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Solve this InDesign mystery for a chance at winning a great prize.
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Chad Chelius details a surprising use for InDesign: cropping and sizing photos for a website.
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Apple has released an update that addresses the cursor problem described in this post. For details, see this post by Steve Werner. Important news: macOS 10.13, aka High Sierra is out, but InDesign users should hold off on upgrading because there is a significant bug that will cause problems with the cursor in InDesign and Illustrator. […]
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Russian Constructivism was an artistic philosophy with a distinct design style that is still used today.
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This InDesign tip on using frame fitting options for templates was sent to Tip of the Week email subscribers on September 21, 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 your […]
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Getting certified in Adobe applications like Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator is a great way to prove your skills, and it can increase your chances of landing a great job, internship, or promotion. The Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) program exists so folks with elite skills and experience can distinguish themselves. But what if you’re just starting out and […]
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Roger wrote: In MS Word, you can make text look as if it?s been highlighted with a highlighter marker. It?s a handy feature when you?re trying to emphasize text in, lets say, an article. Can I do that same type of thing in InDesign?
Absolutely! Just press the Highlighter button! (Sory, just kidding.) The trick to making a highlighter effect in InDesign is the Custom Underline feature, which you can find by choosing Underline Options from the Control palette menu when the palette is in character formatting mode. Or, even faster…
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If you’re here reading CreativePro, chances are you’re an expert in some aspect of graphic design, production, or publishing, right? Do you also love what you do—and love sharing your expertise with others? Do you enjoy speaking in front of crowds? If you answered “yes!” to all of the above, then we invite you to submit […]
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