InDesignSecrets Podcast 311

InDesign Secrets

• In the news
  • Two more online Summits coming up, check them out!
  • CreativePro Magazine September 2023 all about Editorial Workflows
• Our own InDesign Sneaks
• Obscure Feature of the Week: Text Rotation

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Links mentioned in this podcast

• The Design + Data Summit (on-demand) The Design + Accessibility Summit The Design + AI Summit
• CreativePro Week 2024: July 8-12, 2024 (DC and Online) — Registration is open!
• Adobe Fonts: now there's a difference between "added" and "installed": read more here
• Data plugins you should know about:
  • InData from Em Softwar
  • DocsFlow and WordsFlow from Em Software
  • Priint Suite
  • Cacidi LiveMerge and Extreme
  • EasyCatalog from 65bit
  • DesignMerge from Meadows
  • XMPie (check out their cool "kiosk" site for demos)
  • Teacup DataLinker

• Adding layouts to CC Libraries (with Bridge or drag and drop) https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-tips-for-design-geeks/add-indesign-layouts-to-creative-cloud-libraries
• Obscure Feature: Text Rotation
  • How to rotate text inside a frame (separate from the frame)
  • Keith Gilbert's script to rotate individual characters