#18367
Make Maximum Use Of The Multiple Slide Master
Nearly every presenter knows the pain of having to merge presentations from different sources. In earlier versions of PowerPoint, such as 95, 97 and 2000, slides copied from another presentation were automatically reformatted by PowerPoint to reflect its current template design. This made it necessary to painstakingly reformat all the new slides, or to program links from one presentation to another, to make everything appear consistent. It was a time-wasting hassle. But with PowerPoint 2002 (also known as XP), the problem can now be easily solved. PowerPoint 2002 offers multiple slide masters, a feature that allows you to copy slides from different presentations and still retain their original formatting. Multiple slide masters also make it easy to design a variety of layouts within one template.
Terberg, Julie. Presentations (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#30107
Make Your PDFs Work Well with Google (and Other Search Engines)
In Google's search results, and in the results of most other search engines, the listings of most PDF files appear at best unprofessional, and at worst, downright embarrassing.
Johnson, Duff. Adobe (2006). Design>Web Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#22772
Is there a way to take a regular PDF and make it searchable?
Rosenthol, Leonard. PDFzone (2004). Design>Information Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#21902
How can I reduce the size of several PDFs at once?
Rosenthol, Leonard. PDFzone (2003). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#21894
Is there a quicker way of making screen PDFs from print-ready PDFs?
Miller, James. PDFzone (2003). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#21859
If you thought gradients were just a matter of getting two colors together, take a look at how sophisticated they've become.
Alspach, Ted. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Graphic Design>Software
#29934
Markup PDF Pages with Drawings
Using Acrobat, PDF has been established as a popular and user-friendly medium for collaborative workflows. Not only can you add sticky notes or highlight text, you can even draw polygonal or freehand annotations. This tip explains how.
Shea, Dan. PlanetPDF (2007). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#25184
When merging a layer with the layer below John lost all of the effects applied to that upper layer. Answer: Don't merge?
Photoshop 911 (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#18340
Merge Records With a Publication
Tired of copying and pasting when doing mass mailings? Take advantage of the new data merge feature in Adobe® PageMaker® to create form letters, envelopes, or mailing labels from records. The following steps show you how to use the data merge feature.
Adobe (2003). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#18298
Microsoft Active Accessibility 2.0 is a COM-based technology that improves the way accessibility aids work with applications running on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It provides dynamic-link libraries that are incorporated into the operating system as well as a COM interface and application programming elements that provide reliable methods for exposing information about user interface elements. By following accessibility design practices and using Microsoft Active Accessibility, you can make technology products for your customers with accessibility needs.
#21855
The truth about PageMaker's not-so-secret life in the office.
Nordling, Tamis and Wendy Katz. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#27595
Moving from Unstructured to FrameMaker Plus DITA
This page provides some answers to the question 'What resources would you recommend for someone moving from unstructured Frame to Frame+DITA?' Carla Martinek, Translation Coordinator/Editor, started making this list in response to a CMS question on the FrameMaker+DITA listserv, and thought it would be worth sharing.
KeyContent.org (2006). Resources>Document Design>Software>Adobe FrameMaker
#23761
MSWeb: An Enterprise Intranet #1
We're pleased to bring you the first of two excerpts from upcoming second editon of 'Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.' The excerpts look at MSWeb, which the authors say provides a glimpse of what most intranets will be doing in three to five years.
Rosenfeld, Louis and Peter Morville. Boxes and Arrows (2002). Design>Web Design>Intranets>Software
#20197
By using Layer Styles, this effect can be created in two simple steps. Scott Kelby shows you how to look like a professional at a beginner's level.
Kelby, Scott. Mac Design Magazine (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#25907
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is a trade association and resource for Adobe® Photoshop® education, training, and news.
#25047
New Uses for Old Clipping Paths
No one enjoys drawing clipping paths (or, if they do, they rarely admit it in public). The transparency features in Adobe® InDesign® spare you the headaches of drawing clipping paths because the program honors background transparency in Adobe Photoshop® files. However, there are still times when a clipping path comes in handy, so don’t throw the Bézier out with the bathwater.
Blatner, David. Adobe (2004). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#20505
No More Lost Work, No Matter What You Use!
Create file versions on the Adobe Web Workgroup Server using your favorite Adobe application. Restore any version using Adobe GoLive.
Adobe (2003). Articles>Software>Document Design>Adobe GoLive
#13829
Given Microsoft's track record, it would seem awfully foolish for me to bet against them and those who will follow their lead, and the idea does seem superficially reasonable. But despite this, I predict that the ASP aspects of .Net won't work nearly so well as Microsoft hopes and may even fail outright. The problem with Microsoft's ASP approach? The strategy is driven more strongly by economics and a fear of competition from smaller, more nimble ASPs than by customer needs and habits.
Hart, Geoffrey J.S. TECHWR-L (2001). Design>User Interface>Software
#25632
Ironically, Flash users who are new to object-oriented programming (OOP) are often familiar with many object-oriented concepts without knowing their formal names. This chapter demystifies some of the terminology and brings newer programmers up to speed on key OOP concepts. It also serves as a high-level overview of OOP in Flash for experienced programmers who are making their first foray into Flash development.
Moock, Colin. Adobe (2004). Design>Web Design>Software>Flash
#21965
Some unexpected ways that Adobe Acrobat software can help with design and publishing tasks.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (1995). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#29933
Opening PDF Documents in Full Screen Mode
Adobe Acrobat allows users to configure the opening settings of PDF documents to display them in full screen mode. It's as effective as a PowerPoint display and very easy to accomplish. This tip explains how.
Shea, Dan. PlanetPDF (2007). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#20012
#18350
Optimize Adobe PDF Files for Palm OS Devices 
You can read any Adobe® PDF document on a Palm OS® device by simply dragging the file into the Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS application window. But if you want to optimize the PDF file for the best possible display on a handheld device, combine the power of Adobe Acrobat® 5 with Microsoft® Office 2000 or later.
Adobe (2003). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#20201
The new operating system is bringing a whole new design trend and the glass-look of OS X is a very desirable look that people have been begging to learn how to recreate.
Kelby, Scott. Mac Design Magazine (2003). Design>Typography>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#28069
Overcoming Objections to XML-Based Authoring Systems
During a recent development effort, one of our clients was alarmed at the conversion costs of the proposed XML-based content management system compared to the existing MS Word-based process. This was just one instance of an alarming trend of balking at XML-based systems in favor of using public web folders, indexed by some full-text search engine, as part of a local intranet. In the short run, these edit, drop, and index solutions have some appealing features, including low development and conversion costs. But they are short-lived systems that either wither from lack of functionality or rapidly outgrow their design.
Buehling, Brian. XML.com (2001). Articles>Information Design>Software>XML
