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Implementing New Desktop Publishing Tools 
When faced with having to respond to increased demands for online documentation using outdated tools, the technical writing staff of Hughes Network Systems (HNS) realized the need for a whole suite of state-of-the art tools and techniques. The challenge lay in convincing management to spend the time and money to acquire them. By coupling an understanding of their own needs as well as those of their customers with an appreciation for the HNS corporate culture, the writers were able to effect a strategy that guaranteed success.
Lipkin, Regina M. STC Proceedings (2001). Articles>Document Design>Software>Case Studies
#20506
With a little forethought, placing text in InDesign becomes almost effortless.
Adobe (2003). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#25921
Harness the power of scripts to automate common tasks in InDesign.
Kloskowski, Matt. Mac Design Magazine (2005). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#22764
InDesign CS has introduced a large number of changes in scripting. Some things are new, some are simple changes in terminology, and some are changes that will break existing scripts. This is a guide to some of these changes, and is designed primarily to help in moving scripts written for version 2.0.2 to CS.
Stanley, Shane. Scripting Matters (2004). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#26016
If you approach InDesign as you did your former page layout application, you may be missing out on some features that will make your life easier.
White, Terry. InDesign User Group (2005). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#26559
InDesign Tutorial: Advanced Typographical Controls
Find out how to use Adobe's single line and paragraph composer, hyphenation settings and other typographical controls.
Bruno, Elisabetta. Designorati (2005). Design>Software>Document Design>Adobe InDesign
#26011
InDesign Tutorial: Design With Character - Character Style Sheets
Character Style Sheets can be real time savers for designers especially in the creation of long or multi-page documents. Character Style Sheets are simply recorded format that you can then use in your design at will. Consistency is one of the principles that designers must follow. Character Sheets help the designer so he doesn't have to apply manually the same type of formatting over and over again throughout the document.
Bruno, Elisabetta. Designorati (2005). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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InDesign Tutorial: Setting up a Document
Let's start with some basics. Here you will learn how to create a new document, add pages and other basic functions. A second tutorial will follow to complement this one.
Bruno, Elisabetta. Designorati (2005). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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InDesign Tutorial: The Paragraph Palette
With this tutorial you will learn how to use InDesign's Paragraph Palette. Here is an explanation of most of InDesign's Paragrah Palette's functions which should arm you with enough knowledge to do most design tasks you might need to do while laying out a design document.
Bruno, Elisabetta. Designorati (2005). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
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#31133
InDesign is Adobe's replacement for the aging PageMaker application. In many ways, InDesign is very similar to PageMaker, but there are differences that can throw an experienced PageMaker user for a loop (albeit briefly). In this tutorial you will set up a simple layout and master page.
Iowa State University (2000). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#25421
This tutorial goes through the different parts that compose InDesign's work area. If you want to drive a car, you want to make sure that you know where the break is, where your wheel is, where your indicator is and so on. The same is for InDesign. You want to know where you can find all the tools that you will be using to create your InDesign documents.
Bruno, Elisabetta. Designorati (2005). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#27554
If you ever create multi page layouts such as brochures, newsletters or booklets there is an application that is made for you. InDesign, which can be purchased as a stand alone product or as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, has many, many tools for streamlining the process of setting up and working on these types of projects. In this article we will look at what InDesign is for and highlight some of the features that set it apart from other applications.
Dudley, Kim. Community MX (2006). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#28736
Inserting Special Characters in FrameMaker 
In Adobe FrameMaker, it is necessary to use special keyboard combinations to insert special typographic characters in your work. You can find an extensive list of special characters in FrameMaker's online help. You also can paste in special characters from Word or HTML.
EDITsphere (2007). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe FrameMaker
#20502
Instructions for installing Adobe PS 4.26 for Windows 95/98 and attaching it to Acrobat Distiller for use with FrameMaker 5.5x.
Halva, Wade C. InFrame (1998). Articles>Software>Document Design>Adobe FrameMaker
#18336
One way to learn PageMaker is just to use it. If you have experience in publishing, PageMaker is designed to be familiar to you, like using a light table. There are a few 'gotchas,' of course, but if you're an experienced publisher, learning PageMaker should be a snap. It's a complex program. But the good news is that PageMaker is a lot easier to learn than competing products like QuarkXPress. In addition to the obvious — the PAGEMAKR mailing list — you may want to take advantage of the many training materials available. In 1985, desktop publishing was brand new and unexplored territory. Today, millions of people use desktop publishing software worldwide. Of course, there's a lot more to learning desktop publishing than learning PageMaker: there's typesetting and graphic design, for starters.
Adams, Peter C.S. Makingpages.org (2002). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
