Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing (DTP) software application produced by Adobe Systems. InDesign is the successor alternative to Adobe's earlier document design application, PageMaker.
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Unexpected White Outlines Around Graphics In InDesign
Sometimes when making PDFs from InDesign, white outlines appear around graphics. Here's why and how to solve it.
Bruno, Elisabetta. Designorati (2005). Design>Software>Document Design>Adobe InDesign
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User-Friendly Web Sites Keep Agencies in Touch With Citizens
It used to be that people surfed the Web not knowing or even caring where they ended up. Now, more people are going to the Web to find critical information that they previously obtained — and can still get — from traditional sources. For all the convenience of the Web, going there for information can still be an adventure.
Bailey, Robert. Federal Times (2002). Articles>Usability>Web Design>Adobe InDesign
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Adobe InDesign 2 has some incredible features that aren't found in any other page-layout application and that's why so many designers are migrating to it. What's often overlooked, however, are the cool, subtle, yet powerful features for everyday production work.
White, Terry. Mac Design Magazine (2003). Design>Software>Document Design>Adobe InDesign
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Using OpenType Pro fonts in InDesign 1.x
This document is intended to serve as a brief introduction to both the new OpenType font file format, as well as the ways you take advantage of the advanced features of OpenType Pro fonts within InDesign.
Cole, Tim. Mac Design Magazine (2003). Design>Software>Document Design>Adobe InDesign
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Using Your Own Placeholder Text in InDesign 
The Fill with Placeholder Text command in the Type menu fills one frame or a series of linked frames with placeholder text. This text serves as a temporary substitute for the text that will actually appear in your finished document. You can use this placeholder text to create templates or serve as a placeholder for text content in a document that's in process. The placeholder text produced by InDesign is known as 'Lorem Ipsum,' and it's a faux Latin intended to represent the space real words would occupy (and that's all). With InDesign 2.0, however, you have the option of replacing InDesign's default Lorem Ipsum text with placeholder text of your own.
Cole, Tim. Mac Design Magazine (2003). Design>Software>Document Design>Adobe InDesign
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Word Spacing Keyboard Shortcut 
Ever been copyfitting and wished there was a quick way to kern word spacing but leave letterspacing alone? There is.
Cole, Tim. Adobe Evangelists (2006). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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Working with Colour in InDesign CS
Explains the use of the Colour Palette and Swatches palette and how they relate to each other. It also briefly covers the Gradient Palette. Informative links explaining the difference between RGB, CMYK, hues, tints, etc. are also provided.
Bruno, Elisabetta. About.com. Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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Working With Graphics in Adobe InDesign CS
In this topic, you will place graphics on the page and then move, resize and crop them.
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Small Caps in InDesign CS3 and QuarkXPress 7
We previously discussed small caps and the importance of using true-drawn versions rather than computer-generated, “fake” ones. Many of today’s OpenType fonts include true-drawn small caps, making it easier than ever to take advantage of this typographically sophisticated feature, but the OpenType interface in both Adobe® InDesign® CS3 and QuarkXpress® 7 can be a bit confusing.
Strizver, Ilene. Upper and lowercase Magazine (2008). Articles>Document Design>Typography>Adobe InDesign
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Space matters. Word space, that is. Different letter and word shapes call for subtly different amounts of space. Learn to see and finesse word spacing in both text and display type with these how-tos.
Strizver, Ilene. Upper and lowercase Magazine (2008). Articles>Typography>Usability>Adobe InDesign
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InDesign Shortcuts: Special Characters
The keyboard is rarely the friendliest path to symbols and special characters. Sometimes a bit of menu magic can guide you past the overwhelming Glyph palette. Indeed, the Special Character flyout palette in Adobe InDesign CS3 is a great shortcut to frequently-used characters and will spare your fingers the keyboard contortions.
Strizver, Ilene. Upper and lowercase Magazine (2008). Articles>Document Design>Typography>Adobe InDesign
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OpenType Numerals in InDesign and Quark
Today’s OpenType fonts come equipped with a virtual buffet of numeral styles, but all those choices can be a bit much for your design application to swallow. Here’s a practical guide to help you find your way through the maze of oldstyle, lining, proportional, and tabular, in both InDesign and Quark.
Strizver, Ilene. Upper and lowercase Magazine (2007). Articles>Document Design>Typography>Adobe InDesign
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Does designing a table of contents drive you dotty? Next time, remember to say “take me to your tab leader.” Learning how to use your application’s automated tab leader function is a great way to save time and keep your layouts looking professional, down to the last detail.
Strizver, Ilene. Upper and lowercase Magazine (2007). Articles>Document Design>Typography>Adobe InDesign
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If you try to find reliable information about InDesign on the Web you’ll find yourself scouring Adobe’s site or muddling through dozens of other sites for a tip or two. Now that you’ve found InDesign Secrets, it’s time to stop all that muddling.
InDesign Secrets. Resources>Document Design>Blogs>Adobe InDesign
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Making the Most of XML with Adobe InCopy and InDesign
This session provides an overview of several real-world case studies describing publishers who have implemented an XML-based process with Adobe InDesign, InCopy, and editorial and production management systems, such as K4 and Woodwing. The session also provides best practices for incorporating these products in a production workflow covering activities such as: How to import XML into the Adobe products; How to export XML out of the Adobe products; How to structure templates (styles to tag and tags to styles mapping).
Edson, Mike and Mark Jacobson. XML 2006 (2006). Articles>Content Management>XML>Adobe InDesign
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InDesign CS3: Search Using GREP Expressions
On the GREP tab of the InDesign Find/Change dialog box, you can construct GREP expressions to find alphanumeric strings and patterns in long documents or many open documents. You can enter the GREP metacharacters manually or choose them from the Special Characters For Search list. GREP searches are case-sensitive by default.
Adobe (2006). Articles>Editing>Regular Expressions>Adobe InDesign
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Learn InDesign One Feature at a Time
There’s simply no way to learn InDesign (or any other major application) all at once. If you’re a frustrated newcomer to InDesign, or even if you’ve been using it for some time and want to expand your knowledge, here’s a suggestion: Set aside about 15-20 minutes every day to learn the basics of one feature. It doesn’t really matter what that feature is.
Levine, Bob. InDesign Secrets (2009). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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Working with InDesign is interesting. On the one hand, it’s not really a tool built for technical writers. It’s intended for people laying out magazines, brochures, other heavily designed print matter. As such, some things can be confusing. Cross references, figure references, a table of contents — get ready to search the help to figure these out. On the other hand, the power of the InDesign is somewhat captivating. You’re only limited by your own ignorance.
Johnson, Tom H. I'd Rather Be Writing (2009). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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Text Wrap and Text Formatting in InDesign
The most frequently asked questions I get from people who are new to InDesign revolves around Text Wrap; however, there are also questions about text formatting that don’t get asked. But I know they exist because when I’m presenting in front of an audience and I start formatting text, I can see the look of amazement on some folks’ faces as if they’re thinking, “Hey, I didn’t know you could do that!”
White, Terry. Layers Magazine (2009). Articles>Document Design>Typography>Adobe InDesign
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Conditional Text and InDesign CS4
InDesign has always supported the use of layers, but layers don’t always cut it when working with text. You can put a text frame on a layer and turn that layer on and off as needed, but it’s an all or nothing approach. What if you want to show and hide individual words or paragraphs and have the text automatically rewrap when you show or hide those words? With conditional text, it’s a breeze.
White, Terry. Layers Magazine (2009). Articles>Document Design>Single Sourcing>Adobe InDesign
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Fast Layout in Adobe InDesign CS4
Every now and then an app gets an update that really impacts your daily routine, and I’m happy to say that InDesign CS4 has some new-and-improved features that will do just that. InDesign is a page layout app, so anything that helps that process is a welcome addition, so let’s take a look at how CS4 will speed up your day-to-day work.
White, Terry. Layers Magazine (2009). Articles>Document Design>Workflow>Adobe InDesign
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Automate Your Designs with Nested Styles in Adobe InDesign
We’re all used to working with style sheets (or least we should be). With each new version of InDesign, there seems to be a new way to style your content. We started with paragraph and character styles, then we got nested styles, followed by object styles, and finally table styles in InDesign CS3. As you can see, nested styles is not really new but it’s something that you should be taking advantage of, so let’s get to it.
White, Terry. Layers Magazine (2009). Design>Document Design>Style Sheets>Adobe InDesign
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Easy Fixes for Microsoft Word Formatting in InDesign 
Two free and easy-to-use scripts convert Word's local formatting to InDesign's character styles. Two more retain InDesign formatting when you export text formatted with automatically applied character styles.
Concepcion, Anne-Marie. Creative Pro (2009). Articles>Document Design>Microsoft Word>Adobe InDesign
