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Anne-Marie Concepcion
This video shows you how to use the InDesign Find/Change command. You learn how to search for characters and formats in text, and search for attributes and effects in objects, glyphs, and patterns. You also learn how to save a search to reuse later.

Colin Fleming
This video shows you how to apply opacity effects to an object in InDesign, such as drop shadow, directional feather, and gradient feather. You learn how to separately control the opacities of stroke, fill, and text in an object, and create an object style that includes an opacity effect.
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Adobe InDesign CS3 and XML: A technical reference
Published:
07 August 2007
This guide shows you how the powerful layout engine in InDesign along with the benefits of XML structures let you establish a publishing workflow that reduces production effort without compromising your design standards.
Related Topics:
Print and print production,
Exporting and publishing,
Automation and productivity,
Scripting and coding
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Transform XML with XSL
Published:
15 February 2006
Use XSL to transform XML into HTML, or any text format, including plain text, PDF, PostScript, HTML, other forms of XML, and InDesign tagged text.
Related Topics:
Automation,
Scripting,
Automation and productivity,
Page layout and design,
Cross-product integration
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Create placeholders for repeating content
Published:
15 February 2006
Let InDesign CS2 repeat the arrangement of placeholder elements and static text for corresponding elements in an imported XML file.
Related Topics:
Scripting,
Automation and productivity,
Page layout and design,
Importing,
Rich media
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Convert QuarkXPress files
Published:
01 October 2005
Ease the conversion process with these useful tips. Find out which items translate well and which don't, and learn how to handle potential problems when converting QuarkXPress files to InDesign documents.
Related Topics:
Automation and productivity,
Page layout and design,
Importing,
Exporting
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Interactivity, exporting, & printing, part 7: Package for GoLive
Published:
02 February 2004
Want to use your InDesign CS document on the Web? Package it for use in GoLive CS. The package contains optimized images and a series of XML files with information about the layout, type styles, and other aspects of the design.
Related Topics:
Web layout and graphics
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Go from print to web in one easy package
Published:
01 August 2005
The Package for GoLive feature in InDesign CS2 lets you import complete documents or particular pages or elements into GoLive in a few simple steps.
Related Topics:
Automation and productivity,
Web layout and graphics,
Cross-product integration,
Importing and exporting
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Acrobat and layout programs
Published:
22 March 2004
Producing Adobe PDF versions of your page-layout files is a smart and efficient way to deliver content. In this tutorial from Acrobat guru Ted Padova, see how four different page-layout applications create PDF files.
Related Topics:
PDF,
Page layout and design,
Print and print production
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Acrobat and layout programs
Published:
22 March 2004
Producing Adobe PDF versions of your page-layout files is a smart and efficient way to deliver content. In this tutorial from Acrobat guru Ted Padova, see how four different page-layout applications create PDF files.
Related Topics:
PDF,
Page layout and design,
Print and print production
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