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James FritzMemberI have direct experience using both AutoPrice and InData.
Depending on what you are trying to acomplish, you will want to choose the appropriate plugin.
I have used Autoprice when I am manually laying out an entire Catalog by hand and I only want to keep the prices in sync with a database.
I have used InData if you are trying to automate the production of your catalog. This means that once you have everything setup before hand, you can just import data from the database and InData “builds” the entire catalog automatically. This will only work if your design if very rigid that there is very little variety. This works well on directorys or parts lists.
James FritzMemberMyth #1 – You need to always send the entire packaged InDesign file to the printer
Fact #1 – PDFs are fine as long as your have set up your file properly and there are not any changes
Myth #2 – Bigfoot uses Pagemaker
Fact #2 – While it is true that he is behind the times, he is an InDesign user. He just needs to upgrade since he is still running InDesign CS.
James FritzMemberIf you are stuck using CS3 you can use the Kuler Panel in Illustrator.
James FritzMemberMyth #1 – You need to always send the entire packaged InDesign file to the printer
Fact #1 – PDFs are fine as long as your have set up your file properly and there are not any changes
Myth #2 – Bigfoot uses Pagemaker
Fact #2 – While it is true that he is behind the times, he is an InDesign user. He just needs to upgrade since he is still running InDesign CS.
James FritzMemberIf you are stuck using CS3 you can use the Kuler Panel in Illustrator.
James FritzMemberI would try the “High Quality Print” PDF preset. It is a good compromise between smallest file size and Press Quality.
James FritzMemberI would try the “High Quality Print” PDF preset. It is a good compromise between smallest file size and Press Quality.
James FritzMemberAs long as your are inside InDesign your shortcuts should not be a problem, but as soon as you venture out of Adobeland your shortcut mileage may vary. For example, everywhere oen the mac opt+8 is a bullet, but on a PC only in Adobe apps will alt+8 give you one. Outside of Adobe you will have to learn to type Alt + 0149. It is kind of annoying, but that is the way PC's work.
Maybe your PC will have an “unfortunate run-in with a sledgehammer” and you will have to get a new mac.
I just wanted to warn you about those sledgehammers that ar
James FritzMemberAs long as your are inside InDesign your shortcuts should not be a problem, but as soon as you venture out of Adobeland your shortcut mileage may vary. For example, everywhere oen the mac opt+8 is a bullet, but on a PC only in Adobe apps will alt+8 give you one. Outside of Adobe you will have to learn to type Alt + 0149. It is kind of annoying, but that is the way PC's work.
Maybe your PC will have an “unfortunate run-in with a sledgehammer” and you will have to get a new mac.
I just wanted to warn you about those sledgehammers that ar
James FritzMemberGet with the times, LED is the way to go.
James FritzMemberI am a designer and instructor at an Adobe Authorized Training Center.
I mainly teaching InDesign, InCopy, Acrobat and Quark (not very often). From time to time I teach Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks, but I am back backup instructor for those programs.
James FritzMemberI am a designer and instructor at an Adobe Authorized Training Center.
I mainly teaching InDesign, InCopy, Acrobat and Quark (not very often). From time to time I teach Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks, but I am back backup instructor for those programs.
James FritzMemberI am excited about these forums too.
Hopefully they don't take away to much time.
James FritzMemberI am excited about these forums too.
Hopefully they don't take away to much time.
James FritzMemberI listen to quite a few podcasts.
InDesign Secrets (duh)
NPR: Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!
WFMU's The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon (a good friend in NYC hosts this show)
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