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December 30, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 163
John McWade; InDesign CS6+ Wishlist; WTH - Allow Document Pages to Shuffle; Obscurity of the Week: Star Inset

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[media id=84 width=* height=20] See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

2012 PePConference update: John McWade (Before & After) added to speaker list

InDesign wishlists for CS6, CS7, and beyond

Create form fields (for PDFs)

In-app, non-destructive image editing

Enhance MiniBridge with metadata and keywords panel

Set screen resolution in preferences

Integrate InDesign digital publishing with Dreamweaver

User-modifiable Application Bar icons a la Acrobat X

Many more from our user-driven InDesign Wishlist site

WTH (What the Heck?) Feature of the Week: "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle"

Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Star Inset

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It’s a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. -- Links mentioned in this podcast: > Check out PePConference.com for updated speaker info and bios > Register for the 2012 PePConference by March 2 2012 for $200 earlybird registrations > Video simulation here and here of Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies colliding > Tony Harmer's poem (performed at PepCon 2011) asking for PDF Form objects > Marijan Tompaa's script solution for ID > Acro forms > Anne-Marie was actually recalling how InDesign CS could "hotlink" export to GoLive (not Dreamweaver) > InDesign UserVoice (wishlist) web site > MiniBridge in InDesign basics > Starbursts and star insets free scripts
33 min
December 17, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 162
PePConference News; Matthew Diener interview; Keyboard Shortcut of the Week; Obscurity of the Week: Create Guides

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2012 PePConference news; secret goodies for early early registrants

Interview with Matthew Diener, editor of EPUBSecrets.com

InDesign Shortcut of the Week: Command-Option-I/Ctrl-Alt-I

Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Create Guides (the menu command)

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> In-Tools is the developer of World Tools Pro, InDesign plug-ins that represent “the most complete solution available for composing multilingual documents including Hebrew, Arabic, Indic languages, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more.” Company founder Harbs is also the "Guru" of PrintUI.com, which provides a number of custom InDesign Server-based solutions, like the StoreSigns.com solution we talked about in the podcast. >> Rorohiko has a number of cool plug-ins for InDesign users that slash the amount of time it takes to get something done! In this episode we take a close look at their Mac/Windows utility called Soxy ($19US) that helps you open files (InDesign, EPS,PDF, and others) in the correct version of the program when you have more than one version installed. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS162 in the Rorohiko.com store to get 25% off the Soxy utility. -- Links mentioned in this podcast: > Go to PePConference.com and check out the new logo by CMYKate Designs > Register for the 2012 PePConference by Dec. 31 2011 for speaker-only t-shirt and bag > Check out EPUBSecrets.com, and say hi to editor Matthew Diener (@epubsecrets) > Matthew lives in Evanston (NU Wildcats) but follows Michigan State football :D > An EPUB Primer written by @epubpupil in EPUBSecrets.com > David's article about PrintUI.com will be in issue #45 of InDesign Magazine > SMIL ("smile") is how you associate sound files with HTML to add Read Aloud ability to EPUB books > SVG files and InDesign > Anne-Marie's video, A Field Guide to Special Characters in InDesign and PDF guide > David wrote a post about some mysterious hidden characters too > All the InDesignSecrets tips videos on Lynda.com (some only available to subscribers) > Blog post about Deleting All the Guides
29 min
November 30, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 161
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-161.mp3 (16.4 MB, 30:32 minutes)
[media id=82 width=* height=20] See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

New sister site: ePubSecrets.com!

All about the new Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon

Creating accessible PDFs with InDesign: Tips and Resources

Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Artifact

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> In-Tools is the developer of World Tools Pro, InDesign plug-ins that represent “the most complete solution available for composing multilingual documents including Hebrew, Arabic, Indic languages, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more.” Company founder Harbs is also the "Guru" of PrintUI.com, which provides a number of custom InDesign Server-based solutions. >> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It's a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. -- Links mentioned in this podcast: > Check out our new baby, EPUBSecrets.com, and say hi to editor Matthew Diener > Learn more about Amazon's new eReader/Android tablet, the Kindle Fire > Adobe's Colin Fleming video shows DPS on the Kindle Fire > Read EPUBs on a Kindle Fire with the Aidiko app (may need to install AndroXplorer or similar first) > Anne-Marie talked about DataViz's Documents to Go Android app > David's Maynard reference, Anne-Marie thought he meant this Maynard > Adobe's InDesign Accessibility page with links to videos and PDFs
31 min
November 30, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 161
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-161.mp3 (16.4 MB, 30:32 minutes)
[media id=82 width=* height=20]
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
New sister site: ePubSecrets.com!
All about the new Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon
Creating accessible PDFs with InDesign: Tips and Resources
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Artifact
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> In-Tools is the developer of World Tools Pro, InDesign plug-ins that represent “the most complete solution available for composing multilingual documents including Hebrew, Arabic, Indic languages, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more.” Company founder Harbs is also the "Guru" of PrintUI.com, which provides a number of custom InDesign Server-based solutions.
>> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It's a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Check out our new baby, EPUBSecrets.com, and say hi to editor Matthew Diener
> Learn more about Amazon's new eReader/Android tablet, the Kindle Fire
> Adobe's Colin Fleming video shows DPS on the Kindle Fire
> Read EPUBs on a Kindle Fire with the Aidiko app (may need to install AndroXplorer or similar first)
> Anne-Marie talked about DataViz's Documents to Go Android app
> David's Maynard reference, Anne-Marie thought he meant this Maynard
> Adobe's InDesign Accessibility page with links to videos and PDFs
31 min
November 16, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 160
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-159.mp3 (15.3 MB, 28:32 minutes)
[media id=81 width=* height=20] See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

News: Anne-Marie's Las Vegas recap, Podcast survey results, Goodie boxes

Interview with Josh Nguni, Namibia's InDesign User Group leader

Adobe's Creative Cloud: A brief overview and discussion

Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Objects Move with Page

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Em Software is the developer of DocsFlow, a plug-in for Adobe InDesign (CS5 or 5.5, Mac or PC) that dynamically links online Google Docs with InDesign layouts. The two-way active link between the successive drafts of the text in Google Docs (free online text editor from Google) and the story as it appears in the formatted InDesign layout allows writers, editors, and designers to work, individually or collaboratively, all at the same time. For a limited time, you can purchase DocsFlow for $200, and you’ll be automatically upgraded at no cost to DocsFlow Pro when it’s released, which will be priced at $400. >> Rorohiko has a neat little InDesign utility called LayerLifter, a free add-on that makes it easier to move items from layer to layer. If you own or purchase their APID ToolAssistant ($25), you also get to use LayerShifter, a slick way to shift all items on a particular layer. Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS160 to get 25% off the APID ToolAssistant. You won't regret it! >> Recosoft makes PDF2ID (converts PDFs to editable InDesign files) and ID2Office (converts InDesign files to editable Word or Powerpoint files). They also just announced PDF2ID Enterprise, which batch converts PDFs to InDesign and/or to the IDML format; just the ticket for automating workflows. Check them out! -- Links mentioned in this podcast: > Adobe's Creative Cloud and their Creative Cloud FAQ > You can log in to Creative Cloud right now to test it > David wrote an article in Macworld about his opinion of CS5.5 subscriptions > Josh Nguni's InDesign User Group in Windhoek, Namibia Josh Nguni
29 min
November 16, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 160
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-159.mp3 (15.3 MB, 28:32 minutes)
[media id=81 width=* height=20]
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News: Anne-Marie's Las Vegas recap, Podcast survey results, Goodie boxes
Interview with Josh Nguni, Namibia's InDesign User Group leader
Adobe's Creative Cloud: A brief overview and discussion
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Objects Move with Page
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Em Software is the developer of DocsFlow, a plug-in for Adobe InDesign (CS5 or 5.5, Mac or PC) that dynamically links online Google Docs with InDesign layouts. The two-way active link between the successive drafts of the text in Google Docs (free online text editor from Google) and the story as it appears in the formatted InDesign layout allows writers, editors, and designers to work, individually or collaboratively, all at the same time. For a limited time, you can purchase DocsFlow for $200, and you’ll be automatically upgraded at no cost to DocsFlow Pro when it’s released, which will be priced at $400.
>> Rorohiko has a neat little InDesign utility called LayerLifter, a free add-on that makes it easier to move items from layer to layer. If you own or purchase their APID ToolAssistant ($25), you also get to use LayerShifter, a slick way to shift all items on a particular layer. Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS160 to get 25% off the APID ToolAssistant. You won't regret it!
>> Recosoft makes PDF2ID (converts PDFs to editable InDesign files) and ID2Office (converts InDesign files to editable Word or Powerpoint files). They also just announced PDF2ID Enterprise, which batch converts PDFs to InDesign and/or to the IDML format; just the ticket for automating workflows. Check them out!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Adobe's Creative Cloud and their Creative Cloud FAQ
> You can log in to Creative Cloud right now to test it
> David wrote an article in Macworld about his opinion of CS5.5 subscriptions
> Josh Nguni's InDesign User Group in Windhoek, Namibia
Josh Nguni
29 min
October 30, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 159
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-159.mp3 (14.6 MB, 26:28 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

Podcast listener survey, with prizes!

Smackdown: The Print dialog box vs. the Printer dialog box

WTH? The Color panel

Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Reverse Path

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Silicon Publishing boasts over 20 programmers and other technology professionals who deliver electronic publishing applications and custom solutions to clients. In this podcast we talked about the CS5 add-in they developed for Fotolia, a plug-in that offers Fotolia's stock photography in a panel in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Download the free beta Fotolia plug-in here. Check out the Silicon Publishing web site to learn more about them and their InDesign-centric automation solutions. >> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is giving away one free full-day class for either their InDesign for EPUB or their InDesign for iPad + Android class (your choice) to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes are held in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. To enter the drawing for the free class (normally £397), go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have a fortnight — 14 days— from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always take any 2011-2012 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering. >> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new, still-in-beta CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It’s a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Download the free (but limited enrollment) beta today! -- Links mentioned in this podcast: > Take the Podcast Listener Survey (short and sweet) and possibly win a goodie box > Here's that Page Border script Anne-Marie mentioned > David blogged about Reverse Path back in 2006 and, more recently, Steve Werner in this post -- WTH:
27 min
October 30, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 159
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-159.mp3 (14.6 MB, 26:28 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
Podcast listener survey, with prizes!
Smackdown: The Print dialog box vs. the Printer dialog box
WTH? The Color panel
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Reverse Path
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Silicon Publishing boasts over 20 programmers and other technology professionals who deliver electronic publishing applications and custom solutions to clients. In this podcast we talked about the CS5 add-in they developed for Fotolia, a plug-in that offers Fotolia's stock photography in a panel in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Download the free beta Fotolia plug-in here. Check out the Silicon Publishing web site to learn more about them and their InDesign-centric automation solutions.
>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is giving away one free full-day class for either their InDesign for EPUB or their InDesign for iPad + Android class (your choice) to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes are held in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. To enter the drawing for the free class (normally £397), go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have a fortnight — 14 days— from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always take any 2011-2012 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.
>> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new, still-in-beta CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It’s a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Download the free (but limited enrollment) beta today! --
Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Take the Podcast Listener Survey (short and sweet) and possibly win a goodie box
> Here's that Page Border script Anne-Marie mentioned
> David blogged about Reverse Path back in 2006 and, more recently, Steve Werner in this post
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WTH:
27 min
October 17, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 158
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-158.mp3 (19.9 MB, 36:34 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.

News

David's Adobe MAX recap

Adobe's new Single Edition DPS

Anne-Marie at InDesignSecrets Live seminar in Las Vegas, Nov 2

Interview with James Fritz and Mike Rankin

New Podcast Feature: "Who Knew?"

Quizzler Winner!

Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Show Full Menus

News and special offers from our sponsors: >> Recosoft is the company behind the genius PDF2ID conversion tool. It adds an Open PDF command to InDesign's File menu, how cool is that! They also sell ID2Office, a converter that can make editable Office documents out of your InDesign files, which is going to make David's wife quite happy. Check them out at Recosoft.com >> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new, still-in-beta CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It's a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Download the free (but limited enrollment) beta today! >> Rorohiko makes awesome plug-ins for creative professionals who use InDesign. Check out the latest beta of their innovative FramedWeb plug-in which allows you to import web pages and convert them into editable InDesign layouts. The beta is free, but they want to offer a deal to InDesignSecrets listeners. So if you purchase a completely unrelated — but just as awesome — plug-in of theirs called Frame Reporter(adds useful info to any text or image frame automatically), and use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS156, you’ll get 25% off the cost. – Quizzler Winner! In episode #156, we asked you to tell us what was the very first InDesignSecrets blog post in 2007. (This was a sneaky way to promote our Archives page, a fast way to access the 1200+ blog posts here.) The winner, chosen via a random drawing of the multiple correct submissions, was faithful listener Salah Al-Din Talhami of Virtual Designing Universe with the answer: On January 1, 2007, at 6:14 p.m., David posted the (still relevant) article "Assigning Default Text Formatting." Great work, Salah! You will receive a copy of In-Tools' wonderful Style Utilities for InDesign. -- Links mentioned in this podcast: > David's Adobe MAX recap > InDesignSecrets Live! seminar with Anne-Marie in Las Vegas, November 2 > PubWest Conference in Las Vegas, Nov 3-5 > Mike Rankin's blog posts, ebooks, Twitter feed, and Lynda.com videos > James Fritz's blog posts, Twitter feed, and Lynda.com videos > Mike Ninness's video on the Document Fonts folder feature > InDesignSecrets Archives page of all blog posts > We talked about hiding menu items in this blog post from 2009 -- King David at Adobe MAX:
37 min
October 17, 2011InDesignSecrets Podcast 158
Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-158.mp3 (19.9 MB, 36:34 minutes)
See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
News
David's Adobe MAX recap
Adobe's new Single Edition DPS
Anne-Marie at InDesignSecrets Live seminar in Las Vegas, Nov 2
Interview with James Fritz and Mike Rankin
New Podcast Feature: "Who Knew?"
Quizzler Winner!
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Show Full Menus
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Recosoft is the company behind the genius PDF2ID conversion tool. It adds an Open PDF command to InDesign's File menu, how cool is that! They also sell ID2Office, a converter that can make editable Office documents out of your InDesign files, which is going to make David's wife quite happy. Check them out at Recosoft.com
>> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new, still-in-beta CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It's a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Download the free (but limited enrollment) beta today!
>> Rorohiko makes awesome plug-ins for creative professionals who use InDesign. Check out the latest beta of their innovative FramedWeb plug-in which allows you to import web pages and convert them into editable InDesign layouts. The beta is free, but they want to offer a deal to InDesignSecrets listeners. So if you purchase a completely unrelated — but just as awesome — plug-in of theirs called Frame Reporter(adds useful info to any text or image frame automatically), and use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS156, you’ll get 25% off the cost.
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Quizzler Winner! In episode #156, we asked you to tell us what was the very first InDesignSecrets blog post in 2007. (This was a sneaky way to promote our Archives page, a fast way to access the 1200+ blog posts here.) The winner, chosen via a random drawing of the multiple correct submissions, was faithful listener Salah Al-Din Talhami of Virtual Designing Universe with the answer: On January 1, 2007, at 6:14 p.m., David posted the (still relevant) article "Assigning Default Text Formatting." Great work, Salah! You will receive a copy of In-Tools' wonderful Style Utilities for InDesign.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> David's Adobe MAX recap
> InDesignSecrets Live! seminar with Anne-Marie in Las Vegas, November 2
> PubWest Conference in Las Vegas, Nov 3-5
> Mike Rankin's blog posts, ebooks, Twitter feed, and Lynda.com videos
> James Fritz's blog posts, Twitter feed, and Lynda.com videos
> Mike Ninness's video on the Document Fonts folder feature
> InDesignSecrets Archives page of all blog posts
> We talked about hiding menu items in this blog post from 2009
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King David at Adobe MAX:
37 min

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