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InStep: Preflight to the Rescue!
InDesign's real-time error checking reduces headaches when designing screen and print documents.
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Illustrator Global Swatches
People often have questions when using Adobe Illustrator. What’s that triangle for? Why do some have a dot? What the heck is a “global” swatch? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Three of these four questions will be answered for you right now! For the last one, watch some Monty Python movies […]
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Creating a Blend Mode Test Layer in Photoshop
Blending Modes use a top layer to change the appearance of the layer, or layers below. This image shows the results of adding a blue fill layer and a blending mode above the original image. Blending Mode Before and After It radically changes the appearance of the underlying photo without damaging the photo. You can […]