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Excerpts from Book Design Made Simple

  • Baseline grid: aligns the text on all pages throughout your book
  • Uneven columns: how to set up a page layout with unequal columns
  • Stroke panel: creating lines, arrows, and more
  • InDesign layers: how to use them with text and shapes
  • Object styles: how and why to use them
  • Color gradients: tips for best results

 

InDesign video tutorials

  • Placing an image inside a shape
  • Placing an image inside some type
  • Placing an image inside a line of type
  • Applying drop shadows

 

Blog posts

Below are all the blog posts tagged with Images, starting with the most recent post.

Preparing a screenshot for print

March 19, 2015 By Glenna Collett Leave a Comment

Sample InDesign screenshotHave you ever tried to add an image on your screen to your printed materials? And noticed that it looked terrible in print—all blurry and pixelated? We had the same problem! Our book has a lot of screen shots in it. We mean a LOT. We use them mostly to show you InDesign dialog boxes—each view of the screen saves many words. [Read more…]

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