Podcast 147

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• Newsbits!
  • New Social Media sharing links on InDesignSecrets.com
  • Catch AM’s Hardcore InDesign workshop at the HOW Design Conference in June
  • AM is talking EPUB at the Chicago InDesign User Group next week
  • Print & ePublishing Conference: Larger, and new sessions added
• InDesign CS 5.5: Why is it important for Adobe? What’s new?
• Moving custom InDesign settings between computers
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: 6-Up
  

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— Links mentioned in this podcast: > Forum post about the new Share widget on the blog > Enter HAH11 promo code to get $100 off registration to the HOW Design Conference in Chicago, June 22-27. (AM’s 3-hour InDesign session is on Friday June 24. Here’s the full schedule.) > Chicago InDesign User Group page > Please come to the 2011 Print & ePublishing Conference, May 23-25, Washington DC area (Twitter hashtag: #pepcon); we’d love to meet you! > Adobe’s official InDesign CS5.5 New Features page
> The frame edge highlighting issue (which CS5.5 will solve for many users) > Our post about the InDesign CS5.5 announcement > AM’s comprehensive Acrobat X Essentials video title at Lynda.com > Moving custom settings from CS3 to CS4 blog post > All about preferences and defaults in InDesign from Adobe online help > Marijan”scripting whiz” Tompa’s blog and scripts > In-Tools’ founder Harbs’ excellent blog post about Backsaving in InDesign