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The companion to the world's largest independent portal for all things InDesign, InDesignSecrets.com! Co-founders David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepcion discuss news, tips, and how-to's for Adobe InDesign, the layout program that is the standard for print, PDF, and digital publishing.

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The companion to the world's largest independent portal for all things InDesign, InDesignSecrets.com! Co-founders David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepcion discuss news, tips, and how-to's for Adobe InDesign, the layout program that is the standard for print, PDF, and digital publishing.

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Ep. 318: Khara Plicanic Interview

4/25/2024
InDesign 19.4 new featureslearn more about the new features hereOnline Events and CreativePro WeekCreativePro Magazine latest issue Kara Plicanic interview Khara's web siteInterview with KharaKhara's CreativePro articles and videos Secrets of the Live Preflight Panel Finding Overset Text With PreflightCustomizing a Preflight ProfileFinding Hidden Items With Preflight ProfilesUse Live Preflight to Manage Page SizesHow to Create Preflight Profiles in InDesignUsing the Book Panel to Preflight Multiple DocumentsMore Preflight articles Anne-Marie's post and comment InDesign documentation

Duration:00:53:46

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Ep. 317: Hot Threads from the InDesign forum

3/26/2024
Fixed issues in 19.3 Earn an InDesign Certificate on LinkedIn LearningOnline Events and CreativePro Week Hot Threads: How to create a grid of images (or images and captions) so they'll autoflow and are easy to rearrange? Swapping Images scriptAuto-Reflowing Images in a Grid Loic's Inline Merge script to create a grid Video on using Data Merge scripts Using Kelly's TOC trick Client wants the font to be "a little heavier" after the almost-final proof, best way to do that?

Duration:00:34:43

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Ep. 316: Interview with Julie Shaffer

2/26/2024
fixes some issues Discontinuation of Creative Cloud Synced filesThe InDesign + Long Documents SummitCreativePro Week Shaffer Creativehttps://www.smps.org/certification/ Interview with Julie Shaffer, Certified Marketing Pro Don’t Let Adobe InDesign/InCopy Notes Go Unnoticed What Do the Default Sample Scripts Do in InDesign?Community Scripts for AllOrganizing Scripts into FoldersManaging InDesign Scripts Easily manage dozens of scripts among multiple InDesign versionsUnicode InjectorAssigning Keyboard Shortcuts to ScriptsUsing Quick Apply to Run Scripts How to Fix the Fill on Items with Wavy Strokes InDesign How-to: Use Conditional TextMore articles on Conditional Text

Duration:00:37:14

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 315

1/31/2024
19.1The Presentation Design Conference,March6-8The InDesign + Long Documents SummitApril 5CreativePro Week 2024andCreativePro MagazineNolan HaimsApply to Parent Page Only Links mentioned in this podcast What's new in InDesign 19.1bug reports on facebookbug reports in uservoice Nolan's Better Deck DeckCreating Paragraph Styles in PowerPointOther great articles by NolanThe Presentation PodcastThe Presentation Design ConferenceUsing the EPUB Interactivity Preview PanelFaster Interactive PreviewsSaving Your WorkspacesInDesignSecrets group on FacebookInDesignSecrets group on LinkedIn

Duration:00:41:21

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InDesign Secrets Podcast 314

12/28/2023
Upcoming CreativePro Online EventsCreativePro MagazineRuler on Spine Links mentioned in this podcast bug reports on facebookbug reports in uservoicebug report in uservoice Making Variable Bar Graphs in InDesign with Data Merge All about Pi… https://www.thepieco.com/map-locationsThe Joy of Pihttps://creativepro.com/6-ways-type-pi-symbol-indesign/https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/adobe-pi-stdhttps://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/interstate-pi ornaments tagEasy as PiWe Heart Dingbatshttps://creativepro.com/transforming-pages-in-cs5/

Duration:00:26:51

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nDesignSecrets Podcast 313

11/30/2023
InDesign 2024 updated to 19.01Register for the Design + AI Summit!CreativePro MagazineAuto Update URL Status Links mentioned in this podcast https://creativepro.com/digging-into-the-glyphs-panel/ Setting Exact Space Between Objects in InDesignWhat and Where is Distribute Spacing?InDesign How-to Video: Use the Align Panel Align Panel Enhancements InDesign How-to: Make a Mondrian-inspired GridInDesign Basics: Making a Photo Grid The Right Way to Vertically Distribute Text FramesA quick way to abut the edges of 2 (or more) objectsGap Tool Articles: What Exactly Does That InDesign Tool Do?! Creating a Dynamic Autofit Effect for Image Grids With the Gap ToolThe Gap Tool and Groups Split Images That Span Across Two PagesThe "Spring Loaded Tool" tip: https://creativepro.com/spring-loaded-tools/ The Tool Hints panel: https://creativepro.com/using-tool-hints-panel/

Duration:00:32:53

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 312

10/31/2023
Register for our Online Summits: CreativePro MagazineShow Structure Sponsor for this episode >> Priint:Suite is an enterprise platform that reduces the time to create marketing publications up to 80% and enables creative marketers to focus on being creative. Automate layouts following business/layout rules without limits on creative freedom. Instantly create personalized or language variants. Learn more about where and how to use it with InDesign here! Links mentioned in this podcast The Design + Data Summit (on-demand) The Design + Accessibility Summit The Design + AI Summit CreativePro Week 2024July 8-12,2024 https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/whats-new.html https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests https://creativepro.com/creativepro-conversations-integrate-data-and-design-with-priintsuite/Chaos to MemoriesPassive Aggressive FontsWhy Fonts MatterGroq https://creativepro.com/tip-of-the-week-the-easy-way-to-print-a-page-range/ https://creativepro.com/tip-of-the-week-friendly-alien-easter-egg/ https://creativepro.com/getting-started-with-xml-in-indesign/ https://creativepro.com/using-quick-apply-for-menu-commands/

Duration:00:38:08

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 311

9/30/2023
check them out! CreativePro MagazineText Rotation Sponsor for this episode >> Adobe MAX 2023 Creativity Conference is happening October 8–12 in Los Angeles, California. Learn from experts and innovators, top creatives in design, photography, illustration, video, 3D, and more. Of course, the highlight is that many InDesign experts will be presenting, live and online — even the Adobe engineering team from India. Hope to see you there! Links mentioned in this podcast The Design + Data Summit (on-demand) The Design + Accessibility Summit The Design + AI Summit CreativePro Week 2024July 8-12,2024InDataDocsFlow and WordsFlowPriint SuiteCacidiEasyCatalogDesignMergecool "kiosk" siteDataLinker https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-tips-for-design-geeks/add-indesign-layouts-to-creative-cloud-libraries How to rotate text inside a frame script to rotate individual characters

Duration:00:32:30

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 310

8/30/2023
Design & Data Summitcheck them out! CreativePro magazineAdobe InDesign 18.5 releasedVerbose Sponsor for this episode >> Santa Cruz Software is the maker of LinkerUI, a best-in-class extension that connects InDesign and other CC applications to your DAM and cloud-based services like Dropbox. Box, GoogleDrive and more. It enables direct searching, opening, placing, and syncing of assets. A new feature in LinkrUI called Smart-Linkr now automatically finds and fixes broken asset links at a single click, so you never need to search for lost assets again. Download LinkrUI for free today at SantaCruzSoftware.com Links mentioned in this podcast CreativePro Week 2024 FIRST48https://developer.adobe.com/indesign/uxp/ https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-tips-for-design-geeks/top-sites-for-free-indesign-scripts https://creativepro.com/community-scripts-for-all/https://github.com/AdobeInDesignScripts/directoryHow Unicode Injector Works https://creativepro.com/scripts-for-fixing-missing-fonts-in-indesign/ https://creativepro.com/a-script-to-flag-certain-words-in-indesign/https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/indesign/footnotes.html https://creativepro.com/a-script-to-export-svg-content-from-indesign/ https://creativepro.com/a-script-to-allow-bleeds-on-the-spine-of-indesign-documents/ https://creativepro.com/how-to-fix-shared-hyperlinks-in-indesign/ How to install scripts in InDesignUsing Quick Apply to Run ScriptsAssigning Keyboard Shortcuts to Scripts

Duration:00:45:09

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 309

7/31/2023
Design & Marketing Summitcheck them out!Adobe MAX 2023 CreativePro magazineStyles Override Highlighter Sponsor for this episode >>Santa Cruz Software: Did you know that 66% of sales professionals can’t get their sales or marketing collateral in time, often creating assets without oversight? Solve this with BrandingUI. Try it today at SantaCruzSoftware.com! Links mentioned in this podcast ChaxChat Accessibility podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indesign-secrets/id101102043 https://open.spotify.com/show/4Erwd0qHoR22NhTSY67I0v https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/work-with-cloud-documents.html https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/manage-cloud-documents-photoshop.htmlGet to Know InDesign's Glyphs PanelFind Characters Using the Glyphs PanelTip of the Week: Controlling the Glyphs Panel DisplayWorking With Custom Glyph SetsPodcast 260Insert a Character by Unicode or GIDTypeTalk: Stylin' SetsUsing Stylistic Sets Anne-Marie's videoObscure Feature: Style Overrides Highlighter Next time: InDesign Secrets True Crime podcast! 🤣

Duration:00:40:12

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 308

6/26/2023
CreativePro rebrand!!Design & Marketing SummitAdobe MAX 2023InDesign 18.4CreativePro WeekOn Demand Pass CreativePro MagazineJune 2023,Remove Forced Line Break Sponsor for this episode >> Noble Desktop: For over 30 years, Noble Desktop’s project-based classes and certificate programs have given professionals the tools to pursue creative careers in design, coding, and beyond. Learn more about them on our Training Provider page or at NobleDesktop.com. Links mentioned in this podcast https://www.cafepress.com/mf/14282011/large-indesignsecrets-_mugs?productId=60507004 https://creativepro.com/watch-on-demand-indesign-social-assets/ David Blatner Anne-Marie Concepcion https://creativepro.com/building-email-templates/ https://creativepro.com/the-joy-of-snippets/ https://creativepro.com/place-snippets-at-the-same-location-or-not/ https://creativepro.com/locking-snippets/ https://creativepro.com/using-indesign-snippets-in-a-printing-workflow/ https://creativepro.com/automate-text-formatting-with-tagged-text/ https://creativepro.com/harnessing-the-power-of-text-variables-and-idml/ https://creativepro.com/turning-rgb-black-to-cmyk-black/ https://creativepro.com/downloads/Anatomy_of_IDML.pdf https://creativepro.com/color-swatches-that-wont-delete/

Duration:00:41:21

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 307

5/29/2023
Adobe MAX 2023InDesign 18.3CreativePro WeekIGNITE CreativePro Movie NightDesign + Marketing Summit CreativePro Magazine May 2023, issue 19Ornaments Links mentioned in this podcast Adobe MAX 2023 speakers Including ... podcast episode 290podcast episode 292podcast episode 226 Fonts:

Duration:00:37:54

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 306

5/3/2023
InDesign Public Beta for Cloud DocsCreativePro Week 2023Design + Marketing SummitDesign + Data SummitCreative Pro Magazine issue 19Presentation Sponsor for this episode >> Noble Desktop: For over 30 years, Noble Desktop’s project-based classes and certificate programs have given professionals the tools to pursue creative careers in design, coding, and beyond. Learn more about them on our Training Provider page or at NobleDesktop.com. Links mentioned in this podcast Web siteLinkedIn Learning coursesCreativePro Week speakerEcotoneAdobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign Collaboration and WorkflowLinkedIn Learning courseCreativePro Week speakerMaking Forms with InDesign and Acrobat SignPresentation Mode

Duration:00:56:20

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 305

4/5/2023
InDesign 18.21 releaseCreativePro Week 2023Design + Marketing Summit Creative Pro Magazine issue 18Not Shifted Sponsors for this episode >>PageProof is the top online proofing workflow platform for your creative process: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, image files, and more. It’s free for reviewers, and flat rate pricing for you and your designers makes it easy to get started! Learn more about PageProof in David’s in-depth interview in this CreativePro Conversation on YouTube. >>Microsoft PowerPoint has a mission: To empower people and organizations to tell the world's most compelling stories to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Check out our newest feature, Cameo, which lets you integrate a live camera feed into your presentation. Learn more about Cameo here. Links mentioned in this podcast More on Measurements link linklinklinklinklink link link

Duration:00:31:13

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 304

2/28/2023
In This Episode: Design & Powerpoint SummitCreativePro Week 2023Adobe LiveFootnote Number Sponsors for this episode >>PageProof is the top online proofing workflow platform for your creative process: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint, image files, and more. It’s free for reviewers, and flat rate pricing for you and your designers makes it easy to get started! Learn more about PageProof in David’s in-depth interview in this CreativePro Conversation on YouTube. >>Microsoft PowerPoint has a mission: To empower people and organizations to tell the world’s most compelling stories to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Check out our newest feature, Cameo, which lets you integrate a live camera feed into your presentation. Learn more about Cameo here. Links mentioned in this podcast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageWriterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_churn18.2:https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.htmlhttps://www.behance.net/live/videos/19521/Adobe-InDesign-Fundamentals-with-David-Blatnerhttps://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requestshttps://help.dropbox.com/organize/file-lockinghttps://creativepro.com/applying-an-object-style-when-placing-an-image/

Duration:00:36:02

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 303

1/31/2023
InDesign 18.1 releaseDesign & Powerpoint SummitCreativePro Week 2023CreativePro MagazineJanuary 2023CreativePro MagazineFebruary 2023: Adjust spacing automatically when cutting and pasting words Sponsor for this episode: >>PageProof is the top online proofing workflow platform for your creative process: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint, image files, and more. It’s free for reviewers, and flat rate pricing for you and your designers makes it easy to get started! We interview Marcus Radich, CTO, in this episode, and you can hear David’s more in-depth interview in this CreativePro Conversation on YouTube. Links mentioned in this podcast: News https://creativepro.com/should-adobe-fix-older-versions-of-programs/https://creativepro.com/breaking-through-creative-burnout/https://creativepro.com/author/maya-lim/ InDesign Dashboard https://creativepro.com/video-how-to-bring-the-control-panel-back-and-keep-it/https://creativepro.com/customizing-links-panel/https://creativepro.com/tip-week-finding-overset-text-preflight/https://creativepro.com/tip-week-rotate-spread-view-gesture/https://creativepro.com/why-the-checkerboard/https://creativepro.com/whats-that-alert-or-question-mark-icon-in-indesign/ ChatGPT, DALL-E, and other Generative A.I. https://creativepro.com/opinion-the-future-is-genai-enabled/https://creativepro.com/move-every-object-on-every-page-toward-or-away-from-spine/#comments/2427288https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpWhugUmV5U Obscure Feature: Adjust spacing automatically when cutting and pasting words https://creativepro.com/10-essential-tips-for-working-with-styles-indesign/

Duration:00:44:42

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 302

12/19/2022
In this episode… CreativePro Week 2023Design & Accessibility SummitEventsCreativePro MagazineSelect Unused Parents Sponsor for this episode: >>PageProof is the top online proofing workflow platform for your creative process: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint, image files, and more. It's free for reviewers, and flat rate pricing for you and your designers makes it easy to get started! We interview Marcus Radich, CEO, in this episode, and you can hear David's more in-depth interview in this CreativePro Conversation on YouTube. Links mentioned in this podcast: LinkedIn Learning Video Series for InDesign users InDesign Tips for Design GeeksInDesign Secrets End of PostScript Type 1 Support Adobe's note on end of life for Type 1 Fonts How to Tell Which Files Use Type 1 PostScript Fonts How to Find Files Using Type1 PostScript Fonts in InDesign How to Convert PostScript Fonts to OpenType with TransType Pantone Libraries Disappearing https://creativepro.com/working-with-spot-colors/ Adobe’s Pantone Colors Fade to Black: Users Turn Rubine Over Removal of Libraries from Creative Cloud 2023Pantone Connect add-on in Adobe ExchangeA Pantone-like library (Freetone)https://creativepro.com/indesign-trumatch-system/ Parent pages: How to make running heads that change without using multiple parent/master pages: https://creativepro.com/indesign-how-to-automate-chapter-headers/

Duration:00:46:34

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 301

11/27/2022
In this episode: CreativePro Week 2023Design & Accessibility SummitCreativePro Magazine covering tips, insights, and moreVertical Scale Sponsor for this episode: >> Santa Cruz Software is the creator of BrandingUI, LinkrUI, and PrintUI: BrandingUI empowers your global team to customize materials at scale, all while staying brand compliant. More on LinkrUI: Survey Finds Over Four in Five Creative Pros Spend Time Weekly Finding Lost AssetsStreamline Design Team Workflows with LinkrUI Links mentioned in this podcast: Showing the InDesign preview thumbnails is based on the Preferences dialog boxWhat UXP isWorking with Text Styles in CC Libraries10 Essential tips for working with styles in InDesignIn-ToolsVertical Scale tip involving styles

Duration:00:56:53

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 300

9/27/2022
In this landmark 300th episode… Adobe MAXCreativePro Week 2023Design & Accessibility SummitFriendly Alien Sponsors 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 centralized location to organize, find, and share all of their digital brand assets, including videos, images, graphics, etc. Canto integrates directly with Adobe Creative Cloud software. For more information and a personalized demo, visit https://go.canto.com/CreativePro. >> Adobe MAX is one of the largest gatherings of graphic, web, UX and multi-skilled designers, creative and art directors, illustrators, film, video, and motion graphics pros, photographers, and creative leaders. And this year, for the first time ever, you can attend in person or online (for free), so there’s a MAX for everyone. Save $400 off the live event's registration fee by using our promo code M22CPN Register at https://max.adobe.com Links mentioned in this podcast: Kellogg Rice Krispieshttps://www.onefineplay.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-podcastingInDesign Secrets Podcast, episode #1 InDesign CS/CS2 Breakthroughs,LibsynA Brief History of Podcasting https://www.laidug.comhttp://idug-hamburg.dehttps://www.meetup.com/Adobe-INDUG-InDesign-User-Group/https://www.facebook.com/tcidug Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign Collaboration and Workflow (Classroom in a Book)

Duration:00:46:32

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 299

6/30/2022
In this episode… CreativePro Week 2022Design and Marketing SummitIllustrator SummitAdobe MAXhttps://creativepro.com/issues/ "Smarter Workflows with InDesign and WordSelect Subject Sponsor 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 sset.” The answer is LinkrUI, a plugin that enables direct searching, opening, placing, and syncing of assets stored in a DAM or other storage services such as Box and Dropbox from within Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Download the free version here. Links mentioned in this podcast: Smarter Workflows with InDesign and WordInDesign for Editorshttps://creativepro.com/find-notes-indesign-files/ https://creativepro.com/how-do-you-know-if-there-are-notes-in-an-indesign-document/https://creativepro.com/show-indesign-notes-tool-some-love/https://creativepro.com/use-notes-to-hide-text/ ShowNotes.jsx startup scripthttps://creativepro.com/hidden-gems-the-story-editor/https://creativepro.com/indesign-how-to-use-the-story-editor/https://creativepro.com/category/incopy-workflow/https://creativepro.com/tip-of-the-week-tracking-changes/ https://creativepro.com/use-track-changes-when-accepting-pdf-comments/ https://creativepro.com/how-to-use-subject-aware-text-wrap-in-indesign/

Duration:00:24:36