The CreativePro Podcast

In this episode:

• Latest news:
  • Creative Cloud Libraries get a welcome update
  • Register for CreativePro Conference and The InDesign Conference
  • May 2016 InDesign Magazine is a color (management) deep dive
  • June 2016 InDesign Magazine: Photography & InDesign
• Making the UI (User Interface) your own
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Keep with Next Row

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certitec and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
• InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
• Here's David's cover story on InDesign Color Management from the May 2016 InDesign Magazine (premium members can read magazine stories on our site)
• Everything you want to know about CC Libraries (premium content)
• Making the InDesign UI your own:
  • Turning off the Welcome screen
  • Learn to love the Application Frame
  • Move the Control Panel to the bottom
  • Changing panels to toolbars in InCopy
• Mike Rankin talked about Keep with Next Row here! (see tip #5)

In this episode:

• Latest news:
  • PePcon's community site, PePcon Connect, is live
  • Register for PePcon, CreativePro Conference, InDesign Conference
  • April 2016 InDesign Magazine: The White Space Issue
  • May 2016 InDesign Magazine is a color (management) deep dive!
• Inside Mike Riordan's head (interview with our Editor-in-Chief!)
• All About Alternative Glyphs
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Hide Column

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certitec and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Time for PePcon 2016! Sign up now and we'll see you in San Diego in June (also home of the Creative Developers Summit)
• CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
• InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
• David's new InDesign Insider: Color Management course at Lynda.com
• Posts on Alternative Glyphs you'll find useful
  • Glyphs Panel tip of the week
  • Weird bug with replacing fractions
  • Which fonts have fractions built in?
  • Which fonts ship with InDesign?
• Tweaking your Link Panel Options

In this episode:

• Latest news:
  • All 3 conference sites are up and running and taking registrations! Ta-da!
  • Check 'em out: PePcon, CreativePro Conference, InDesign Conference
  • "The White(space) Issue" InDesign Magazine/April 2016
• Interview with Daniel Dejan of Sappi Paper
• Using One-Hit-Wonders: Single Attribute Live Preflight Profiles
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Limit Number of Rows Per Error

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> PePcon (the Print + ePublishing Conference) is for anyone who's on the front lines of creating publications and wants to peek over their own cubicle to see how others are tackling the same challenges. In the two-day multitrack event (plus pre- and post-conference workshop days) we dive into the "how-to" and "why" of print and digital publishing in a broad and deep way, covering InDesign, HTML5, PDF, print production, iBooks Author, mobile app development, CMS's, Editorial workflows, EPUBs, Kindle publishing, and more. Each speaker provides a detailed PDF handout, and typically the final compiled Speaker Handout distributed to attendees is over 400 pages long(!). The seventh annual PePcon is in San Diego, June 5–8, 2016. Register and reserve your spot today!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Time for PePcon 2016! Sign up now and we'll see you in San Diego in June (also home of the Creative Developers Summit)
• CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
• InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
• Premium Member content:
  • Mike Rankin's amazing "tumbling" animation effect
  • Steve Werner's crazy in-depth piece on CC Libraries
  • Colin Flashman on overprinting options
• Daniel Dejan: LinkedIn, Haptic Brain, Haptic Brand, The Future of Print webinar
• Kenya Hara's book, White
• David Eagleman, Neuroscientist: TED talk, Incognito book
• Template Essentials: Preflight Profiles
• Creating a custom preflight profile post
• Video on using Live Preflight to find common errors

Screenshots:

Choose Define Profiles from the Preflight panel menu to manage and edit Preflight Profiles. The "OHW" ones on the left are different "One Hit Wonder" profiles (as discussed in the podcast), like the active one, OHW - Interactive, that flags any interactive elements.

Choose which Preflight Profile you want Live Preflight to check against on the fly from the pop-up menu, found to the left of the Live Preflight reporting section (red dot or green dot) at the bottom of the window:

In this episode:

• Latest news:
  • PePcon 2016 speakers & sessions announced
  • CreativePro Conference site is live
  • InDesign Magazine content debuts on our blog
  • DPS is now called AEM Mobile
  • TruEdit announces InCopy support
• Interview with Bart Van de Weile
• A Shaded Paragraph Conundrum!
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: [[:xdigit:]]

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Rorohiko is a fine purveyor of many InDesign scripts and plug-ins. One of our favorites is TextExporter, a utility that comes in so handy, so often, that you forget it's not part of InDesign itself! Use TextExporter for those times when you need to extract all the text from a layout and put it into a single external text file, as plain text or formatted (RTF). Free 20-day trial, and when you realize how essential it is, you'll be happy to see the affordable, flexible pricing for single users and groups.

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Time for PePcon 2016! Sign up now and we'll see you in San Diego in June (also home of the Creative Developers Summit)
• CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
• InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
• InDesign Magazine articles are now online (details) (example - click the article title links)
• Adobe DPS is now Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Mobile
• MEI's TruEdit now supports InCopy
• Bart Van de Wiele's author page on CreativePro.com and his blog (which needs updating, Bart!)
• What's this about Ghent, Bart's hometown? What's a Ghent workgroup?
• Adobe's Project Comet
• Find/Change tips
• More about the new Paragraph Shading feature in CC 2015 (see screen shots in the Show Notes)
• Or, use the old reversed-out-of-Rule Above trick
• What's [[:xdigit:]] good for? Finding hexa words or hexadecimal notation (see screen shot in the Show Notes)

In this episode:

• Latest news:
  • CreativePro Conference!
  • PePcon, InDesign Conference, Creative Developer Summit
  • Template Essentials, our new premium member benefit
  • January 2016 InDesign Magazine: Publish Online
  • David's new Color Management title at Lynda.com
• Our 2016 InDesign Resolution: Pay Attention to the Little Things!
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Select and Fit Item

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Rorohiko, owned by InDesign developer extraordinaire Kris Coppieters, is not just about plug-ins or scripts. They also provide expertise as scripters, software developers and consultants when it comes to automating part of a graphics workflow. Rorohiko's motto is 'Slash the time it takes' and that also applies to their 'Expertise on call' service. They have been instrumental in finding a simple, efficient solution to many of their customer's problems. Call on Kris and Rorohiko (or email [email protected]) for help with publishing systems design, implementation, tech support, and debugging. They know their stuff!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Time for PePcon 2016! Sign up now and we'll see you in San Diego in June
• CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, web site to come
• InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9, (also home of the Creative Developers Summit)
• Our first Template Essentials: Sidebars and Pull Quotes
• InDesign Template of the Month
• Check out the January 2016 InDesign Magazine
• The book: Real World InDesign
• David's new course, InDesign Insider Training: Color Management
• Important Checkboxes: Smart Text Reflow, Ignore Text Wrap, Use Document Bleed
• More about Select and Fit Item

In this episode:

• The InDesign Conference 2015: Our recap of the highlights
• New features in InDesign CC 2015.2, just released
• Tips on Using Adobe Stock photos in your layouts
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Check Links Before Opening Document

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Rorohiko, owned by InDesign developer extraordinaire Kris Coppieters, is not just about plug-ins or scripts. They also provide expertise as scripters, software developers and consultants when it comes to automating part of a graphics workflow. Rorohiko's motto is 'Slash the time it takes' and that also applies to their 'Expertise on call' service. They have been instrumental in finding a simple, efficient solution to many of their customer's problems. Call on Kris and Rorohiko (or email [email protected]) for help with publishing systems design, implementation, tech support, and debugging. They know their stuff!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Time for PePcon 2016! Sign up now and we'll see you in San Diego in June
• InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
• PSDcon 2016: Minneapolis Minn., July 11–13
• PubWest.org's 2016 conference is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Feb 4-6. (Contact executive director Kent Watson for $100 discount for InDesignSecrets listeners).
• Keith Gilbert's amazing "Rule around a paragraph" 3 Minutes Max tip from the InDesign Conference
• You can buy videos of the InDesign Conference and the Photoshop Conference sessions
• What's new in InDesign CC 2015.2? Read our posts here and here
• Anne-Marie's post on Using Adobe Stock in InDesign
• The Publish Online version of James Wamser's "InDesign New Features Chronology"
• InDesign Magazine Dec. 2015: Top 5 Template Tips (by Anne-Marie!)
• Check Links (the obscure feature) discussed in this blog post on speeding up InDesign

Watch this video from the 3 Minutes Max final session at the InDesign Conference 2015! (if you can't see this in your feed reader, please visit the Show Notes page at InDesignSecrets.com: http://indesignsecrets.com/watch_listen/indesignsecrets-podcast-228)

In this episode:

• News:
  • David's Big Climb
  • DTP Tool's Cloud service
• Our favorite things we saw at Adobe MAX
• New features and services at Adobe Communities
• Two side-by-side views of one InDesign layout: Why and how?
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Skip First

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Rorohiko, owned by InDesign developer extraordinaire Kris Coppieters, is not just about plug-ins or scripts. They also provide expertise as scripters, software developers and consultants when it comes to automating part of a graphics workflow. Rorohiko's motto is 'Slash the time it takes' and that also applies to their 'Expertise on call' service. They have been instrumental in finding a simple, efficient solution to many of their customer's problems. Call on Kris and Rorohiko for help with publishing systems design, implementation, tech support, and debugging. They know their stuff!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Our InDesign Conference is in Denver, CO; Nov. 16–18, 2015
• And our debut Photoshop Conference is co-located there/then
• Help support David's "Big Climb" by donating to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• DTP Tools Cloud (Blatner Tools, X-refs Pro, and more)
• Adobe Community Events page
• Adobe InDesign Forum and Creative Cloud FAQ
• Don't forget our own InDesignSecrets forums!
• Adobe MAX 2015:
  • Video of Anne-Marie and David's InDesign Tips & Tricks session
  • Adobe blog post of what they showed at MAX Sneaks (with video excerpts)
  • More on Panose (precursor of Sneaks' "Project Faces") here
  • Our blog post recapping the new InDesign features shown at MAX
• Our post about the Split Window feature
• The old way to create side-by-side windows still works, too
• Here's a reason to use "Skip First"

In this episode:

• News:
  • InDesign Tips at Adobe MAX 2015
  • Our latest InDesign titles at Lynda.com
  • Gearing up for the InDesign Conference and the Photoshop Conference!
• Interview with Erica Gamet
• Publish Online feature: Pros, Cons, and more
• Ranting about the CC App
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Show Content Offset

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> The Photoshop Conference, aka "The Photoshop Conference for the rest of us," is making its debut in November 16–18 in beautiful Denver, Colorado! Come and rub elbows with other designers, publishers, and production artists who want to learn from Photoshop pros like Deke McClelland, Lesa Snider, and Colin Smith. Optional: Register for an All-Access pass so you go back and forth between this conference and The InDesign Conference, happening on the other side of the hall! InDesignSecrets paid subscribers get $75 off registration using the code found in your Member Benefits (click "My Account" button at the top of the page).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Our InDesign Conference is in Denver, CO; Nov. 16–18, 2015
• And our debut Photoshop Conference is co-located there/then
• Anne-Marie's new Lynda.com title Designing Templates with InDesign
• David's new Lynda.com title InDesign Insider Training: Working with Photoshop and Illustrator
• All the speakers at Adobe MAX, October 4–7 2015, in Los Angeles
• Erica Gamet's InDesign Power Pack
• All about the Publish Online feature
• Adobe's help file for Creative Cloud App problems
• Download the individual app installers
• Rubber chicken?
• Our contest about the "Show Content Offset" feature

Thank you to Adobe's Michael Ninness for the following examples of what folks are doing with interactivity and rich media with Publish Online!

Brown University football: https://indd.adobe.com/view/3d0c6511-1f4c-4fc5-8618-3d390acf8545 John Kelly's interactive art catalog https://indd.adobe.com/view/ab79b8c6-1265-44e3-aeae-7dccfb89cd94 SHIFT online catalog: https://indd.adobe.com/view/b6413504-fc6e-422f-a2f3-b9dddca32b88 Kia SUV Sportage brochure: https://indd.adobe.com/view/a68c4aec-906a-44b8-9656-6be52fbb18be

In this episode:

• News:
  • Recording across the table from each other! (a little echo-y)
  • Come see us at Adobe MAX
  • David's speaking at the LA IDUG
  • PePcon 2016: Registration is Open!
• The Urge to Merge: All about combining INDD files
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Prevent Selection of Locked Objects

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> The Photoshop Conference, aka "The Photoshop Conference for the rest of us," is making its debut in November 16–18 in beautiful Denver, Colorado! Come and rub elbows with other designers, publishers, and production artists who want to learn from Photoshop pros like Deke McClelland, Lesa Snider, and Colin Smith. Optional: Register for an All-Access pass so you go back and forth between this conference and The InDesign Conference, happening on the other side of the hall! InDesignSecrets paid subscribers get $75 off registration using the code found in your Member Benefits (click "My Account" button at the top of the page).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Our InDesign Conference is in Denver, CO; Nov. 16–18, 2015
• And our debut Photoshop Conference is co-located there/then
• PePcon 2016 registration is open
• All the speakers at Adobe MAX, October 4–7 2015, in Los Angeles
• See Diane Burns use GREP to make a table look cool (first video on the page)
• Ten ways to merge documents in InDesign (CreativePro.com post)
• Simon Wiscombe's post on merging all InDesign files
  • Click here to download his merge all files script!
• More info on Prevent Selection of Locked Object

In this episode:

• News:
  • Agendas are up for InDesign Conference and Photoshop Conference
  • Anne-Marie's new InDesign CC 2015 to EPUB video course
  • InDesign Magazine new issues
• Exporting to HTML 5: New script!
• Interview with Bill Jelen (he's MrExcel.com)
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Include Inside Edges

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> The Photoshop Conference, aka "The Photoshop Conference for the rest of us," is making its debut in November 16–18 in beautiful Denver, Colorado! Come and rub elbows with other designers, publishers, and production artists who want to learn from Photoshop pros like Deke McClelland, Lesa Snider, and Colin Smith. Optional: Register for an All-Access pass so you go back and forth between this conference and The InDesign Conference, happening on the other side of the hall! InDesignSecrets paid subscribers get $75 off registration using the code found in your Member Benefits (click "My Account" button at the top of the page). Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Our InDesign Conference is in Denver, CO; Nov. 16–18, 2015
• And our debut Photoshop Conference is co-located there/then
• Anne-Marie' new video course, InDesign CC 2015: EPUB Fundamentals
• Five Shortcuts Every InDesign User Should Know
• August 2015 InDesign Magazine issue is about "getting HTML5 out of InDesign"
• Keith Gilbert's post and amazing script revealing a secret back door for HTML5 export
• Bill Jelen, @MrExcel is the brainiac behind the Mr. Excel web site
• He lays out all his Mr. Excel books in InDesign — check them out!
• Bill's latest book, The 40 Greatest Excel Tips of All Time, should be out soon
• Fun tip from his book: Try this function in Excel: =ROMAN(40)
• Hey we know a little about Excel too …
  • Easier importing of complex Excel spreadsheets
  • Drag and drop to Excel
• David's Joy of Pi book and web site

Here's the bagel with its inside edges being included in the text wrap!