Japanese Dots; CS6 Launch Event, Creative Cloud, Grayscale Export; Obscurity of the Week: Change Time -- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-171.mp3(18.5 MB, 33:21 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.

• News
  • PEPCON (May 14-16) is all about connecting people with the best solutions
  • Or join us in New York City, June 13-14, for InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC
• David's excursion to find Japanese Dots!
• Behind the scenes at the CS6 launch event on Monday
• Exporting Grayscale PDF
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Change Time

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