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Adobe Indesign: Pro-Level Secrets: Adobe MAX / S6312 and S6111 / November 2019
Adobe Indesign: Pro-Level Secrets: Adobe MAX / S6312 and S6111 / November 2019
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ADOBE INDESIGN: PRO-LEVEL SECRETS
David Blatner • Adobe MAX 2019
IndesignSecrets.com \ creativepro.com
C. Click the + icon to add a new profile and then use the list of check-
boxes on the right to turn on important preflight checks. Here are my
favorites:
n Spot Color (in Color Spaces and Modes Not Allowed, in Color)
n [Registration] Applied (in Color)
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D. Click Save, then Done. Then choose your new profile in the popup
menu at the top of the Preflight panel.
Test the profile on your document.
Note that the Bleed/Trim Hazard doesn’t work when an object is
aligned with the page edge (perhaps a bug?)
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Interactive file formats include PDF, EPUB, Publish Online, and HTML. You can
create: hyperlinks, buttons, animations, timing, multi-state objects, video, etc.
n eBooks
n eMagazines
n Explainers
n Portfolios
n Training
n Web sites/microsites
n Apps
Tools:
n EPUB (fixed layout)
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David Blatner • Adobe MAX 2019
IndesignSecrets.com \ creativepro.com
SECTION 3: AUTOMATION
1. Automation Through Styles
You probably already know how important styles are—if you’re not diligently
using character and paragraph styles (and probably even object styles!), you
are not being efficient in InDesign.
GREP is a great way to find patterns in text. You can use it for Find/Change
or inside paragraph styles (to apply formatting automatically, via character
styles).
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n See page 14 of this handout for many more examples of GREP codes
you can use.
n GREP in InDesign book (show special at the MAX bookstore)
n indesignsecrets.com/grep
2. Six easy and free scripts every InDesign user should have
InDesign is highly extensible through add-ons (plug-ins, scripts, extensions).
n Sample Scripts:
n MakeGrid
n FindChangeByList
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n Learn more about the “sample” scripts that ship with InDesign, in the
Scripts panel:
http://indesignsecrets.com/default-sample-scripts-indesign.php
n Layout Zone
http://www.automatication.com/index.php?id=12
n CalendarWizard
http://calendarwizard.sourceforge.net/
n BreakStories / StorySplitter
https://indesignsecrets.com/how-to-split-long-story-into-smaller-
pieces-unthreading-middle-story.php
n Photo Flinger
https://www.premediasystems.com/scripts.html
Bonus scripts:
n Number Adjuster
http://indesignsecrets.com/free-script-to-change-all-numbers-in-a-
document-using-math.php
n MultiPageImporter
http://indesignsecrets.com/zanelli-releases-multipageimport-
er-for-importing-both-pdf-and-indd-files.php
n Page Exporter Utility
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.
cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1254518
n Table Sort
http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/tablesort.html
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n http://indesignsecrets.com/how-to-install-a-script-in-indesign-that-
you-found-in-a-forum-or-blog-post.php
However, Data Merge is relatively simple, so it’s usually not powerful enough
for catalogs, directories, or massive/complex projects.
Resources:
n LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
n InDesignSecrets
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n Typefi (typefi.com)
n More specific verticals: Wave2, MediaWide, XMPie, Meadows, 65bit
Please use the Adobe MAX app to fill out the quick survey for this Session,
which you can find in “My Schedule”
One survey will be randomly drawn for a prize: a free Adobe Press ebook or
an awesome 27” ViewSonic monitor!
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Adobe InDesign CC
Secret Keyboard Shortcuts The essential resource for all things InDesign
www.indesignsecrets.com
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Character formatting Display views
Auto leading zUXA Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A Fit Selection in Window zU= Ctrl+Alt+=
Increase/Decrease Baseline shift U X Up/Down Arrow Alt+Shift+Up/Down Arr. View Scale 50%, 200%, 400% z 5, z 2, z 4 Ctrl+5, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+4
Increase/Decrease Baseline shift 5× z U X Up/Down Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up/Down Toggle current/previous view scale zU2 Ctrl+Alt+2
Increase/Decrease Kerning/Tracking U Right/Left Arrow Alt+Right/Left Arrow Force screen redraw X F5 Shift+F5
Increase/Decrease Kerning/Tracking z U Right/Left Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Right/Left Arrow Clear Object-Level Settings z X F2 Ctrl+Shift+F2
5× Presentation Background: Black/White B or W B or W
Increase/Decrease Leading U Down/Up Arrow Alt+Down/Up Arrow Show/Hide Conveyor UB Alt+B
Increase/Decrease Leading 5× z U Down/Up Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Down/Up Arrow
Increase/Decrease Text point size z X . or , Ctrl+Shift+. or ,
Page navigation
Increase/Decrease Text point size 5× z U X . or , Ctrl+Shift+Alt+. or ,
Next window z` Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+ `
Increase/Decrease Word space z U \ or Delete Ctrl+Alt+\ or Backspace Previous window zX` Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Increase/Decrease Word space 5× z U X \ or Delete Ctrl+Shift+Alt+\ or Bckspc First Spread U X Page Up, Home Home
Reset font style (to “Regular”) zXY Ctrl+Shift+Y Last Spread U X Page Dn., End End
Reset kerning and tracking to 0 zUQ Ctrl+Alt+Q Next Spread U Page Down Alt+Page Down
Reset horizontal text scale to 100% zXX Ctrl+Shift+X Previous Spread U Page Up Alt+Page Up
Reset vertical text scale to 100% zUXX Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X
Panel tricks
Special characters Show/Hide all panels Tab Tab
Bullet U8 Alt+8 Show/Hide all panels except X Tab Shift+Tab
Copyright Symbol UG Alt+G Tools and Control
Registration Symbol UR Alt+R Open/Close all docked panels z U Tab Ctrl+Alt+Tab
Em Dash UX– Alt+Shift+ – Activate last-used field in panel zU` Ctrl+Alt+`
En Dash U– Alt+ – Jump to Control Panel z6 Ctrl+6
Ellipsis U; Alt+ ; Switch Character and Paragraph zU7 Ctrl+Alt+7
Modes in Control Panel
Right Indent Tab X Tab Shift+Tab
New index page reference z7 Ctrl+7
Add new index entry zUX[ Ctrl+Shift+Alt+[
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ADOBE INDESIGN: PRO-LEVEL SECRETS
David Blatner • Adobe MAX 2019
IndesignSecrets.com \ creativepro.com
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David Blatner • Adobe MAX 2019
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