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  1. [InD] Use PDFs to create a perfect inherited workflow: always write pdf/x3 and place them into new documents, write pdf/x3 again. 6:50 AM Mar 25th from Netvibes
  2. [InD] Make an automaticly resizing box around your text with underlines. Screencast: http://designtipps.tumblr.com/post/78712519/ 11:09 PM Feb 15th from Netvibes
  3. [InD] Bring Master Page elements on top of your layout, screencast: http://designtipps.tumblr.com/post/78611256 2:25 PM Feb 15th from Netvibes
  4. [PS CS2+] extract images from a PDF: open in PS and choose "Images" in open dialog and get a list of all images. will open full resolution 2:33 PM Feb 10th from Netvibes
  5. [AI] some objects bother you while designing (you always select them)? quick mute & fix them: Apple+2. reactivate all with Apple+Alt+2 4:12 AM Feb 8th from Netvibes
  6. [InD] try the power of quickapply Apple+Return: quickly apply styles, menu commands, even scripts (enter s:crop to add cropmarks!). Quick! 2:37 AM Jan 27th from Netvibes
  7. [InD] have (small) links you are sick to carry along with your InD-File? Embed them into InD-File (file gets bigger!) in window "links" 1:01 PM Jan 23rd from Netvibes
  8. Consider adding time and version into your filenames. eg: YYMMDD_Ver_Name.psd like 090123_01_abc.psd! system will order perfectly for you! 12:59 PM Jan 23rd from Netvibes
  9. [PS] Down-Saving: on saving "maximize compatibility?" Yes! highly compatible: smart objects get plain layers in old version. 12:57 PM Jan 23rd from Netvibes
  10. [InD] Down-Saving: Export as Inx-Files for next lower version. But update lower version to X.0.1 (compatibilty update). get down! 12:56 PM Jan 23rd from Netvibes
  11. InD: illegitimate hypenation? insert a discretionary Hyphen right BEFORE word to disable for this word. use search/replace. 200-9! 4:52 AM Jan 4th from Netvibes
  12. InD: when working with RGB colors be sure that transparence color mode is also set to RGB (menue "Edit"). what happens in RGB stays in RGB! 3:21 AM Sep 3rd, 2008 from Netvibes
  13. Screendesign in InDesign/Illustrator? set rulers to point,grid to 1point,activate "snap to grid" and use only whole numbers! get the look! 12:29 PM Aug 25th, 2008 from Netvibes
  14. ID: easily lower type size: Apple+Shift+, or increace: Apple+Shift+. (use Ctrl on Windows). There you go in lightspeed you type bastards! 2:25 AM Aug 14th, 2008 from Netvibes
  15. ID: use this shortcut to get better keyboard perfomance: Apple+K, Apple+6 and set last three values to: 1pt, 1pt, 5/1000. 2:24 AM Aug 14th, 2008 from Netvibes
  16. ID: miss Illustrators Finish-Button in InDesigns Print-Dialogue? save as a preset like "(Temp)", override it every time. there you go! 2:06 AM Jul 16th, 2008 from Netvibes
  17. dont misprize the power of undo: InDesign and Illustrator have a huuuge amount of undo! be aware: save as and the are all gone. Save ya ass! 8:04 AM Jun 17th, 2008 from Netvibes
  18. ID: elements on masterpages don't have to be in the background. just layout them into a top layer and they will top everything. Top! 2:13 AM Jun 12th, 2008 from Netvibes
  19. PS: when cutting out hair, there is always a sweet trick: copying the hair directly onto the mask. Preview: http://tinyurl.com/4v4l4k 2:13 AM Jun 11th, 2008 from Netvibes
  20. PS: mix RGB/CMYK: SmartObjects in CMYK docs can be RGB itself, so all effects are back inside RGB-SmartObj. not the smartest way but helpful 3:45 AM May 28th, 2008 from Netvibes
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