InDesignSecrets Podcast 236

InDesign Secrets

In this episode:

• Latest news:
  • The InDesign Conference 2016 is just weeks away! New content, TRUMATCH giveaway
  • InDesign Magazine Sept 2016: all about teaching InDesign
  • InDesign Magazine Oct. 2016: InDesign Nightmares!
• We each describe 3 of our favorite free InDesign scripts
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Satin
• The QUIZZLER answer and winner! She had a 1 out of 1 chance of winning ;-)

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QUIZZLER ANSWER and WINNER: In podcast 235, we asked listeners to email us locations in InDesign where the command "Place" appears, other than File > Place. We were looking for Library panel menu, right-click menu on images in CC Library, and the obscure button lower right on the Media panel, Place Video or Audio file. Only one person submitted an answer, and none of these were included in her email. But she wins an InDesignSecrets Keyboard Shortcut poster anyway! Links mentioned in this podcast:

• InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
• Trish Witkowski's Fold of the Week video
• All about the TRUMATCH swatchbook
• InDesign Magazine, September issue, on "Teaching InDesign"
• Erica Gamet's "InDesign Script-o-Pedia"
• Not sure how to install a script in InDesign? It's easy. Read this and you might like this too.
• Scripts to try (all links lead to blog posts with download links):
  • The scripts that come with InDesign
  • StyLighter highlights text where styles are used
  • PerfectPrepText converts local formatting to character styles
  • RePlace lets you switch pages or artboards of placed files
  • Number Adjuster applies math to live numbers in your layout
  • Calendar Wizard creates calendar layouts from your settings in a dialog box
  • Swimmer replaces words with images in your layout