InDesignSecrets Podcast 104

News: Seminars, Webinars, Videos; Special Effects; SWF Fixes; Obscurity of the Week: Arrange by Columns

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• News: A slew of new InDesign resources
  • Diane's eSeminar on Tables in ID (recording available) and Steve's upcoming eSeminar on Best Print/Prepress Practices for InDesign
  • Anne-Marie's three new InDesign "10 Things" video titles at lynda.com
  • InDesign Seminar tour in full swing; David in LA this week; AM in Boston and Minneapolis next week
• Eye Candy! ... Mike Rankin's multi-part series of incredibly cool special effects you can do right in InDesign (see links below)
• SWFs in InDesign: David's discovery and Martinho's wonderful free script
• Results from the First Annual InDesignSecrets Survey
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Arrange by Columns

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