In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2023 registration includes InDesign and more Recordings available for the Design & Accessibility Summit Go to our Events page to see 4 new online summits for 2023 CreativePro Magazine December 2022 issue dives deep into fonts and the Pantone color aggravation Good Grief: Goodbye to Type 1 Fonts and bundled Pantone spot colors Interview with Marcus Radich, chief tech officer of PageProof Obscure InDesign Feature: Select Unused Parents Sponsor for this ep...
Dec 20, 2022•47 min
In this episode: News CreativePro Week 2023 registration opens October 6, 2022 Design & Accessibility Summit (online) Nov. 29–Dec. 2, 2022 CreativePro Magazine covering tips, insights, and more What's New in InDesign 2023 Interview with Mark Hilton and Gabe Harbs from Santa Cruz Software Obscure InDesign Feature: Vertical Scale Sponsor for this episode: >> Santa Cruz Software is the creator of BrandingUI, LinkrUI, and PrintUI: BrandingUI empowers your global team to customize materials...
Nov 28, 2022•57 min•Ep. 301
In this landmark 300th episode… News Anne-Marie and David will be live at Adobe MAX in October CreativePro Week 2023 registration opens October 6, 2022 Design & Accessibility Summit (online) Nov. 29–Dec. 2, 2022 Whoa! 300 episodes! A look back at 17 years of the InDesign Secrets podcast Snippets from the first episode, Nov. 29, 2005 Audio snippets from friends and colleagues with limericks, favorite features, memories, and more The FIRST Obscure InDesign Feature: Friendly Alien (A young Davi...
Sep 27, 2022•48 min
In this episode… News Last chance to get CreativePro Week 2022 videos and handouts Our online Design and Marketing Summit debuts July 18–19 Illustrator Summit returns Sept 22–23 Anne-Marie and David will be live at Adobe MAX in October CreativePro Magazine's July issue is all about Illustrator and InDesign Type: https://creativepro.com/issues/ "Smarter Workflows with InDesign and Word ," Anne-Marie's newly-published course on LinkedIn Learning Editorial Tools and Panels in InDesign Obscure InDes...
Jun 30, 2022•25 min
In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2022 recap Design and Marketing Summit coming up in July! CreativePro Magazine issues: https://creativepro.com/issues/ Cool InDesign tips we learned at the conference Obscure InDesign Feature: Create Button Trigger Sponsor for this episode: > > Canto is a leader in digital asset management (DAM) software, with customers that include many of today’s top brands. This is an incredibly intuitive and easy to use platform that gives creative teams a central...
May 31, 2022•33 min
In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 17.2.1 update patch released CreativePro Week May 9-13, live in DC and online CreativePro Events: https://creativepro.com/events CreativePro Magazine: https://creativepro.com/issues/ CI-HUB Prize Raffle: https://ci-hub.com/creativepro/ Deadline is May 2 2022! Details on that page Field Guide to Non-Printing Highlights (there are more than you think!) Obscure InDesign Feature: Float in Window Sponsors for this episode: > > Microsoft and Adobe ! Both of t...
Apr 27, 2022•34 min
In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 17.2 update patch released CreativePro Week agenda is up! May 9-13, live in DC and online The cover story in the March 2022 issue of CreativePro magazine dives deep into alternatives to Adobe software (including how Affinity Publisher stacks up to InDesign) And the April issue is all about making data visual; a must-read for anyone who makes charts, graphs, infographics, and so on Interview with Andreas Michalski of CI-HUB Control Panel vs. the Properties Pan...
Mar 31, 2022•45 min
In this episode… News Creative Pro Events full 2022 schedule is up! The Design + PowerPoint Summit, March 10-11 CreativePro Week , May 9-13 (live in DC and online!) The Design + Marketing Summit , July 18-19 The Adobe Illustrator Summit , September 22-23 The Design + Accessibility Summit , November 29-December 2 InDesign's Most Confusing Features Obscure InDesign Feature: Others Links mentioned in this podcast: Design + PowerPoint Summit, CreativePro Week, and more! https://creativepro.com/event...
Feb 27, 2022•30 min
In this episode… News Creative Pro Events full 2022 schedule is up! The Design + PowerPoint Summit, March 10-11 CreativePro Week , May 9-13 (live in DC and online!) The Design + Marketing Summit , July 18-19 The Adobe Illustrator Summit , September 22-23 The Design + Accessibility Summit , November 29-December 2 Pantone® and Adobe brouhaha InDesign Collaboration Tips and Solutions Obscure InDesign Feature: Accessibility (it appears in an InDesign panel) Sponsors for this episode: > > Ajar ...
Jan 25, 2022•37 min
In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 2022 has an update ( v17.01x ) CreativePro Magazine issue 1 is out! On-Demand passes now available for the expanded Design + Accessibility Summit Some Totally Obvious InDesign Things We Just Learned This Year Interview with Marcus Radich from PageProof Obscure InDesign Feature: “Roger, hungry, ate 236 peaches and cantaloupes in 1904” Sponsors for this episode: > 3M’s VAS: 3M’s Visual Attention Software (VAS) is powerful, science-based AI that simulates the...
Nov 26, 2021•45 min
In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 2022 (v17.0x) now available InDesign Magazine is evolving into CreativePro magazine, first issue out November 1 2021! Sign up for our expanded Design + Accessibility Summit, Nov. 16–19 Interview with Chad Chelius and Dax Castro, accessibility experts and hosts of The A11y Podcast Obscure InDesign Feature: Flip Sponsors for this episode: > Santa Cruz Software has a solution for the "83% of respondents who have said they have to spend time finding a lost ass...
Oct 26, 2021•44 min
In this episode… News InDesign Magazine is evolving into CreativePro magazine Adobe InDesign 16.4 released Adobe MAX 2021 is Oct. 26–Oct. 28; David and AM are presenting! Our new online event! The Design + Accessibility Summit, Nov. 16–19 You can purchase online passes (recordings and handouts) of our previous events on our Events page Interview with Kieron Lewis, designer, teacher, and new MAX speaker on Empowering Community through Collaboration and Editorial Design Obscure InDesign Feature: E...
Sep 27, 2021•40 min
In this episode… News Adobe MAX 2021 is Oct. 26–Oct. 28; David and AM are presenting! Our new online event! The Design + Accessibility Summit, Nov. 16–19 You can purchase online passes (recordings and handouts) of our previous events on our Events page InDesign Magazine August and September issues are out, excellent content! Interview with Angelo Montilla, InDesign YouTube star and new MAX speaker Nested Styles vs. GREP Styles: What's the difference? Obscure InDesign Feature: Extensions Sponsor ...
Aug 31, 2021•40 min
In this episode… News Last chance for live tickets to the InDesign + Type Summit (online event) July 29–30, 2021 if you're a nonprofit, government agency, student, or work for a school, contact events@creativepro.com for a $100 discount code The Adobe Illustrator Summit, August 26-27: https://creativepro.com/adobe-illustrator-summit/ InDesign Magazine for July 2021 is Illustrator and InDesign; August 2021 is on creating social media artwork and making dielines for print packaging Best practices ...
Jul 27, 2021•36 min
In this episode… News Videos on demand for CreativePro Week 2021 InDesign + Type Summit (online event) July 29–30, 2021 InDesign Magazine for June 2021 is all about Type and Typography! Our favorite type tips and scripts Obscure InDesign Feature: Nonbreaking Space (Fixed Width) Links mentioned in this podcast: Videos on Demand now available for CreativePro Week 2021 The InDesign + Type Summit InDesign Tips videos on LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com: InDesign Tips for Design Geeks (AM's new weekly cou...
Jun 27, 2021•36 min
In this episode… News Videos on demand for CreativePro Week 2021 InDesign + Type Summit (online event) July 29–30, 2021 InDesign Magazine for May 2021 (gradients) and June 2021 (type and typography) Making presentations with InDesign Keyboard shortcut of the month: Control-B (Command-B on Mac) Obscure InDesign Feature: On Click (Self) Links mentioned in this podcast: Videos on Demand now available for CreativePro Week 2021 The InDesign + Type Summit Creating Presentations with InDesign InDesign ...
May 31, 2021•26 min
In this episode… News Signed up for CreativePro Week 2021? Speak at Ignite! InDesign 16.2 released and then pulled Why objects and text sometime just … disappear Obscure InDesign Feature: Split Window to Compare Layouts News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Ajar Productions is the developer of the phenomenal in5 add-on for Adobe InDesign, which lets you export interactivity from InDesign to different formats, that actually work. in5 supports all of InDesign's native interactivity—l...
Apr 30, 2021•31 min
In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2021 agenda and speakers are up! Bug fix for InDesign 2021 brings it to v16.1 Interview with Justin Putney, in5 plugin creator We space out with some cool spacing tips Obscure InDesign Feature: Sort Swatches by Color Value Links mentioned in this podcast: Register now for CreativePro Week 2021 Want to speak at CreativePro events? Fill this out Justin Putney and in5 links: Product page for in5 interactive export add-on for InDesign Script for Merging Multipl...
Mar 31, 2021•46 min
In this episode… News Agenda is up for the online CreativePro Week 2021 ! Register now to score early-bird pricing. Throw your hat in the ring for "I want to speak at CreativePro events" Anne-Marie's new weekly series is live! "InDesign Tips for Design Geeks" Useful Adobe Bridge features for InDesign users Obscure InDesign Feature: The InDesign Button News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Cacidi Systems has been developing solutions for Adobe InDesign users since InDesign began! Th...
Feb 27, 2021•32 min
In this episode… News Minor updates to InDesign 2021 released The 2021 InDesign Conference (part of CreativePro Week) is online-only , May 17-21. Registration is open! All about Transparency in InDesign — looks great, but will it print? Obscure InDesign Feature: Lights Links mentioned in this podcast: Register now for CreativePro Week 2021 PowerPoint Presentation Design Deep Dive and other online events New features in 16.0.1 and 16.0.2 Transparency ( Jan 2021 feature story in InDesign Magazine ...
Jan 30, 2021•29 min
Special episode recorded LIVE at our 2020 Holiday Special! Save the Date for our next online conference: Click: Powerpoint and Presentation Design , February 18–19, 2021 December 2020 issue of InDesign Magazine is all about creating web and screen graphics Making gifts with InDesign Interview with John McWade Obscure InDesign Feature: Animated Zoom Links mentioned in this podcast: Register now for CreativePro Week 2021 Keith Gilbert’s 100 Things Every InDesign User Should Know , our new ebook Ma...
Dec 20, 2020•34 min
In this episode: Recordings available for the InDesign + Accessibility Summit See the agenda for our first-ever InDesign Secrets Holiday Special , Dec. 15 InDesign 2020 bug fix released Best practices for updating InDesign Check out the InDesign goodies (many are free) in the Creative Cloud Marketplace Obscure InDesign Feature: Tint Range Links mentioned in this podcast: CreativePro.com Cyber week deals Register now for CreativePro Week 2021 Should you update your software or operating system? C...
Nov 30, 2020•28 min
In this episode: InDesignSecrets.com merges with CreativePro.com ! Conference news Adobe MAX 2020 was a success! Watch David's and Anne-Marie's sessions online Our first InDesign + Accessibility online summit, Nov 19–20 Save the Date: David & Anne-Marie's InDesign Secrets Holiday Special , Nov 15 InDesign 2021 released Obscure Feature: Update Link News and special offers from our sponsors: >> CI HUB is a platform for content integration and efficient marketing production. No more jumpi...
Oct 31, 2020•43 min
In this episode: News: David and Anne-Marie are presenting at Adobe MAX 2020 (online only, free registration) Save the Date: Our first InDesign + Accessibility online summit, Nov 19–20 October issue of InDesign Magazine features 20 free scripts you can download Now live! Erica Gamet's "Introduction to GREP in InDesign" online course for CreativePro University Surprising and useful finds in Find/Change Obscure Feature: Open a Clone News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Issuu is the ...
Sep 30, 2020•29 min
In this episode: News: Be a speaker at CreativePro events! Please fill out this form David and Anne-Marie presenting at Adobe MAX 2020 (free!) Our latest book, TypeTalk Vol. 1 by Ilene Strizver, now in PDF and print Adobe InDesign 2020 15.1.2 - bug fix and feature tweaks Adobe Fonts Gotchas Double-clicks you should try! OIFOTW: Paste Into State News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Issuu is the all-in-one platform to create and distribute beautiful digital publications, from brochu...
Aug 31, 2020•30 min
In this episode: News: Save the date: CreativePro Week 2021 , May 17-21, Washington, DC July InDesign Magazine : Use With Caution! (Gotchas to avoid) Adobe MAX 2020 is free! All on-line, and we're both presenting InDesign settings you need to change right now. Do it! OIFOTW: Import File Links mentioned in this podcast: Adobe MAX 2020 Posts about settings Apply Leading to Entire Paragraph Changing Hyphenation and Justification Reset workspace Why you shouldn't use Basic paragraph style and also t...
Jul 29, 2020•28 min
In this episode: News: The online CreativePro Week and InDesign Conference were a success! Save the date: CreativePro Week 2021 , May 17-21, Washington, DC InDesign updated to 15.1.1 last week June InDesign Magazine : InDesign, Acrobat, and PDF tips Using the new Share for Review feature in 15.1.1 OIFOTW: Apply All Auto Edits News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Cacidi Systems , developers of awesome charts and barcode creation tools for InDesign. See their 15-minute session from ...
Jun 29, 2020•37 min•Ep. 276
In this episode: News: All-online CreativePro Week and InDesign Conference What's New in the February 2020 release of InDesign April InDesign Magazine : Design in Motion (After Effects) May InDesign Magazine : Chad Chelius on Forms Chad's amazing XML/InDesign map for COVID-19 stats Super-simple keyboard shortcuts everyone should know! OIFOTW: Rule Length Links mentioned in this podcast: CreativeProWeek 2020: Now an Online Event! All about After Effects from issue 132 UnicodeInjector script (and ...
Apr 30, 2020•25 min
In this episode: News: All-online CreativePro Week and InDesign Conference New Creative Cloud Feature: Upload Your Own Fonts March InDesign Magazine : Obscure Features Revealed April InDesign Magazine : Design in Motion Three InDesign puzzles, pulled from our Facebook group, solved! OIFOTW: Fancy Links mentioned in this podcast: CreativeProWeek 2020: Now an Online Event! Using your own fonts with Creative Cloud app Great questions from our Facebook group Anne-Marie's course on creating templates...
Apr 01, 2020•29 min
In this episode: News: Agenda announced for CreativePro Week and the InDesign Conference January issue of InDesign Magazine : Claudia McCue's awesome RGB vs CMYK February InDesign Magazine : Chad Chelius's must-read on Accessibile PDFs NEW: LinkedIn Profile Assessments ! (Check out the InDesign one!) Please vote to fix InDesign bugs on Uservoice Interview with Steve Laskevitch , InDesign book author, training center owner, consultant OIFOTW: Find Similar Images News and special offers from our s...
Feb 28, 2020•38 min
