Episodes
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: ...
Published 01/25/22
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...
Published 11/26/21
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...
Published 10/26/21
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...
Published 09/27/21
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...
Published 08/31/21
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 [email protected] 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 ...
Published 07/27/21
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...
Published 06/27/21
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...
Published 05/31/21
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...
Published 04/30/21
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...
Published 03/31/21
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...
Published 02/27/21
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...
Published 01/30/21
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...
Published 12/20/20
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...
Published 11/30/20
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....
Published 10/31/20
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: ...
Published 09/30/20
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...
Published 08/31/20
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...
Published 07/29/20
In this episode: News: The online CreativePro Week and InDesign Conference were a success! InDesign updated to 15.1.1 last week OIFOTW: Apply All Auto Edits
Published 06/29/20
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...
Published 04/30/20
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...
Published 04/01/20
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...
Published 02/28/20
In this episode: News: New round of speakers announced for CreativePro Week 2020 AM is a MAX Master again! David's TEDxSeattle talk Bug fix update for InDesign 2020 Learn more in our YouTube channel and Facebook group Gotchas when sharing InDesign 2020 layouts with earlier versions Variable fonts: Ready for prime-time? OIFOTW: Redefine Scaling as 100% Links mentioned in this podcast: The upcoming InDesign Conference 2020, June 1–5 in Austin, Texas David's video of his  "InDesign Pro...
Published 01/01/20
In this (super-sized) episode: News: First 10 speakers announced for  CreativePro Week 2020 Adobe MAX 2019 recap Adobe InDesign 2020 released! InDesign at 20, our November 2019 magazine issue InDesign 2020 new features: Hits, Duds, and Workarounds Interview with Dave Clayton, InDesign writer, designer, podcaster, and speaker OIFOTW: Hide New Layers When Updating or Relinking Links mentioned in this podcast: The upcoming InDesign Conference 2020, June 1–5 in Austin, Texas First ten...
Published 11/21/19
In this episode: News: Register now for CreativePro Week 2020 in Austin Texas We'll be speaking and exhibiting (booth 815) at Adobe MAX 2019 InDesign Magazine Sept 2019: The Tips Issue! InDesign Magazine Oct 2019: Charts and Graphs One year later: Have the new features in CC2019 held up? OIFOTW: Enable Overrides Links mentioned in this podcast: The upcoming InDesign Conference 2020, June 1–5 in Austin, Texas Use our code P19MCPN for a $400 discount for Adobe MAX What was new in CC...
Published 10/01/19