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Open InDesign docs in the correct InDesign.

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The cursing has already started. You’ve installed CS4, but most of your studio’s active projects are still in InDesign CS3. Now each time you double-click on an InDesign CS3 document in the Mac Finder, it opens up in InDesign CS4.

InDesignProxy is a free utility that fixes this annoyance by working as a ’stand-in’ for InDesign. Drag any INDD file onto the InDesignProxy application, and it automatically opens your file in the correct version of InDesign.

[Update: Kris Coppieters has provided us a link to InDesignProxy 1.0.5 which allows you to set the Finder to open all INDD files this way automatically. We’ll be updating our tip later today to reflect the new version.]

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December 1, 2008
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InDesign Frame Fitting Options.

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Most InDesign production artists have a routine they repeat dozens of times a day: Place a graphic into an image frame, and quickly type a keyboard command to fit the graphic to the frame size. It becomes an instinctive keystroke.

Command-Option-Shift-E fits the graphic proportionally.
Command-Option-Shift-C fills the frame with your graphic.

But, no matter how fast your fingers are, there is a quicker way: InDesign’s frame fitting options. Select an image frame, and choose Object > Fitting > Frame Fitting Options. You can preset how you want your graphics to fit when they are placed into that frame. Perfect for catalogs and magazines where large numbers of images are used in existing layout templates. Add this setting to an Object Style and you’ve really got a timesaving technique!

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November 17, 2008
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Buying Multiple Copies of C4? Get a Volume License!

Tracking individual serial numbers is hard work. It costs you money in time and frustration, and the hassle is easily avoided. If you manage a creative team with even a few designers, please, please, take advantage of Adobe’s Volume Licensing program when you purchase Adobe software and upgrades. Just call Adobe’s volume licensing service at […]
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October 20, 2008
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Free 70-page CS4 Superguide.

Lots of new books are coming that dig into Creative Suite 4. But if you’re looking for something fast and free to whet your appetite, download a copy of the 70-page CS4 Superguide at PhotoshopCafe.com: Link: CS4 Superguide Note: You’ll need to subscribe to their mailing list for a download link. And, for an updated collection […]
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October 20, 2008
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Full CS4 Documentation Available Online

Even before CS4 shipped, Adobe released the entire documentation on the web. So if you have questions about a particular CS4 feature, you can go right to the source. Follow these links to the web documentation, a downloadable PDF manual, or jump right into a summary of what’s new in each CS4 application: Photoshop CS4 […]
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October 20, 2008
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Adobe CS4 Now Shipping!

Last Wednesday, October 15th, Adobe began shipping CS4. This week we bring you a special much-too-long collection of CS4 links for designers and photographers who are debating if and when to upgrade to Adobe’s latest creation. Link: Adobe Online StoreLink: Adobe CS4 Upgrade Eligibility ToolLink: Apple CS4 Buying GuideLink: Amazon CS4 Page
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October 20, 2008
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Second CS4 Preview Tonight at Creativetechs.

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Last week’s CS4 Social at Luminous Works was a hit. Hours after the Adobe unveiling, a lucky group of Seattle designers and photographers had a chance to see CS4 in person (including some of the new 3D features in Photoshop CS4). Tonight, we’re holding another CS4 preview at the Creativetechs office in South Lake Union:

Register: Tonight’s CS4 Preview

Source: Trainer and founder Steve Laskevitch’s fun CS4 presentation helps illustrate why Luminous Works has been ranked the #4 Adobe Authorized Training Center Worldwide. Check out the Luminous Works Calendar of upcoming classes.

September 29, 2008
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