When you’ve got a shape on your PowerPoint slide but it’s not quite right, there’s no need to start from scratch – you can edit that thing! First, here are a few basic points to understand about PowerPoint shapes: A shape (or path) can be closed or open A closed shape has no start point […]

Learn how to use the tools for drawing custom lines and shapes in PowerPoint.

There is a large selection of predefined shapes and icons that you can use in PowerPoint to add into your slides. However, I often find that none of them is quite right for what I’m looking for. That’s when I use the Merge Shapes tool – it gives me the power to create exactly the […]

Let’s continue our look at ways to combine pages or objects from one or more InDesign documents?  If you missed part 1, check it out before reading this post. Method 6: Snippets Scenario You want to make some or all of the objects on a single page readily accessible to be inserted into other documents. […]

Why might you want to combine pages or objects from one or more InDesign documents?  Let me count the ways … To re-use unchanged pages from an old report into the new one To use a previous design’s elements as the template for a new layout To combine individual chapter INDDs into a single ‘book’ […]

In these modern times of environmental responsibility, plenty of companies are choosing to ‘go green.’ And while we all have different opinions on the best way to reduce, reuse, recycle – printing is one of those areas where businesses often choose to save costs and reduce their environmental footprint. While there’s nothing I like more […]

In excerpts from Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman, this article explains the psychological effects of fonts on the reader, for the purpose of helping you use type more effectively.