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Updating Data After Merging with and without XML in InDesign
Most data merge operations create the merged documents and then never update them again. Other projects, like point-of-sale signage, mailers, and a host of other VDP designs, need to be able to update, alter, and even completely replace the data set after merging using a Live Merge document. This clip is a teaser that shows…
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Creating and Saving Glyph Sets of Commonly Used Symbols – InDesign Tip of the Week
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Using Middle Eastern & South Asian Composers in Adobe Illustrator
When working in Hindi, Punjabi, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or any of two dozen other Middle Eastern or South Asian languages, you’ll want to make use of the correct paragraph composition engine in Adobe Illustrator CC. This tutorial will show you how to do just that. Excerpted from Pariah Burke’s comprehensive Pluralsight video course, Illustrator CC…
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Directing Readers with Jumplines and Callbacks – InDesign Tip of the Week
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Working with Styles Effectively in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial clip you will learn efficient paragraph and character style management and use techniques in Adobe Illustrator CC, including: Importing Graphic, Paragraph, and Character Styles from Other Files Sharing Styles with Other Illustrator Users Using CC Libraries to Store, Reuse, and Share Styles to Yourself and Others And, Cleaning Unused Styles from Documents…
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Auto-Fitting Images During Data Merge in InDesign
Any time you’re dealing with images from disparate sources and with differing compositions you’ll almost certainly need to do some manual adjustment of the images after merging. It’s just the nature of the work. Add just a couple of simple steps at the beginning, and you can save yourself minutes, hours, even days of individually…
