Select only the paragraphs you want shaded. Having a background color for a paragraph in InDesign has always been possible. Just use the selection tool and set the fill color to the background color of your choice. If there were several paragraphs in the text …
Eliminate overset text when editing content in InDesign. Your document is finished, your layout is perfect, and you get that last minute email or phone call telling you there are six copy changes that need to be made. We have all been in this position …
Photoshop’s Glyphs Panel can create custom fractions. In a previous post we talked about the newly added Glyphs Panel to Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.1. Now let us take a look at using fractions from this panel. Most fonts will supply a few fraction glyphs like …
A Glyphs Panel has been added to Photoshop Those of you that use Illustrator or InDesign have had access to this panel for some time now. But, Photoshop for some reason has taken it’s time in making it available. Well, it’s finally here! The June …
Show Recent Files Workspace When Opening a File. Some of the most recent changes we have seen in Photoshop CC 2015 began with the code name Spectrum. This name describes changes to the applications involving the darkened user interface. We introduced the new Start Workspace …
Export artboards, or layers using Quick Export Photoshop has offered numerous file options for saving an image over the years. Selecting File > Save As from the menu currently offers over 20 different file formats. Frequently there is the need to save images for publishing …
Start and Recent files workspace After installing the November update to InDesign CC 2015 the first thing (actually the second, because the first is the new splash screen) you will notice is a new default workspace. The new Start workspace provides access to recent files, …
InDesign Makes Working with Glyphs Easier First things first, what exactly is a glyph? In the world of typography a font is a set of characters, numbers, and punctuation that comprise a family to be used together. A glyph, on the other hand, is a …
Part 3: Font Filtering and Searching With each new version of Photoshop working with fonts continues to improve. The addition of Typekit and filtering font names as you type have both been great additions. With the latest update, November 2015, a few more choices emerge. …
Part 2: Customizable Toolbar The toolbar has been a part of Photoshop dating all the way back to version 1.0, released for the Mac in 1990. It has gone through a variety of changes over the past 25 years, most of them involving arrangement …