Podcast 082

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• Do’s and Don’ts of Text in InDesign: Double spaces and returns, proper use of character styles, case changes, discretionary hyphens, text framitis, more
• The Strange Case of the Space-Eating Hair Space
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Join

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Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Anne-Marie’s presenting two InDesign sessions at the Creative Transitions conference (Milwaukee, WI; Aug 13-15); enter AMC0808 on the conference registration page for a $100 discount
• David’s original post, Do’s and Don’ts of Text in InDesign
• Robin Williams’ The Mac is Not a Typewriter or The PC is Not a Typewriter
• Nigel French’s InDesign Type: Professional Typography in Adobe InDesign
• The Chicago Manual of Style (U of Chicago Press staff)
• Lynne Truss’s Eats, Shoots & Leaves
• William Strunk’s The Elements of Style
• Robert Bringhurst’s The Elements of Typographic Style
• Teacup Software’s TypeFitter plug-in