November, 2017 | CreativePro Network

Podcast 250

• InDesign’s 20th Anniversary
• Import PDF Comments
• GREP in InDesign released
• Obscure Feature: Change Arabic Diacritic Color

How to Split a Long Story Into Smaller Pieces (unthreading in the middle of a story)

It’s easy to thread frames together in InDesign, so that the text story goes from one frame to the next, right? And you can see where the threads are by choosing View > Show Extras > Show Text Threads. But unthreading frames… well, that’s a different story. It can actually be quite frustrating. (By the […]

Recosoft ships ID2Office 2018

Press Release Recosoft ships ID2Office 2018 – Convert InDesign files to Word, PowerPoint & Keynote formats Osaka, Japan, November 30 2017 – Recosoft Corporation the creators of PDF conversion software and workflow automation plug-ins for Adobe® InDesign® has released ID2Office 2018 the latest version of its InDesign to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Apple Keynote conversion plug-in. […]

InQuestion: Making a Diamond-shaped Text Frame

This article appeared in Issue 103 of InDesign Magazine. Q: I’m working on a layout that requires a diamond-shaped text frame. I’ve attempted to rotate a square frame, but it rotates the text as well. Is there a way to rotate the frame while keeping the text straight? A: There are actually two ways to accomplish this. […]

InDesign Template of the Month: Novel

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InDesign Template: Novel

This template is in letter-half format (5.5″ × 8.5″), and it comes with front matter, including a cover, table of contents, foreword, and title page.

Faster Print and PDF Output

If you use print or PDF presets, it can be tedious to have to click through dialog boxes that you know are already set up the way that you want them. To skip the dialog boxes and start outputting immediately just hold the Shift key when you choose one of the presets.

Holiday Gifts for Creative Pros

It’s that time once again to compile that gift list for all the designers, geeks, creatives, and artsy folk in your life. Whether they are type nerds, gearheads, daydreamers, or devoted design artisans you’ll find something to please them. And if one of these awesome items isn’t right for anyone on your list, let me […]