In the Intro to GREP session, we learned the fundamentals of working with GREP in InDesign. Now, it’s time for some in-depth GREP expressions to put into your toolkit. When it comes to automating text in your InDesign documents, using GREP can give you that boost you need to improve your accuracy, consistency, and productivity.
Unless you’re writing text directly inside your InDesign layout, chances are someone else is using Microsoft Word or Google Docs and you need to flow and format it in InDesign.
In this fast-paced session, we’ll show you how to quickly fix the most common problems you’ll encounter. You’ll be amazed to see how most of the solutions are easy, free, and built right into the program.
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Learn the fastest, most powerful, and most reliable way to find (and replace!) text in your InDesign documents. We’ll cut through acronyms and spoon out alphabet soup — enough to give you a taste of when and how to use GREP in both design and production for accuracy and timesaving.
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We all know InDesign is a treasure chest of production power, but are you truly aware of its hidden gems? In this session, Erica Gamet shares her favorite InDesign tips and tricks to streamline your workflow, elevate your designs, and give you a whole new perspective on what’s possible. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, you’ll walk away with a toolkit full of time-saving techniques to boost your productivity, simple solutions for common problems, and tips for staying organized.
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In this session, we’ll dive into the hidden treasures of InDesign’s layers, where creativity meets organization. With this often-underused tool, we’ll discover how layers simplify your workflow by keeping content organized and harmonious. Layers offer unparalleled flexibility, from safeguarding headers and footers to watermarking, guides, and in-house printing. Get ready to uncover the hidden potential of InDesign’s layers and supercharge your design game!
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Adobe InDesign is a powerhouse for creating accessible forms and tables, but it can be tricky to get started without some key foundations. Join Dax Castro for a walk through of the basics of creating accessible tables and PDFs with InDesign.
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Ready to turn ordinary data into extraordinary—and functional—tables in InDesign? In this dynamic session Laurie Ruhlin will give you the keys for creating, formatting, and editing tables with ease! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned designer, this workshop will improve your skills and transform the way you present information.
In addition to crafting clean, functional tabular data and jazzing up tables with custom styles, borders, and colors, you’ll learn to:
InDesign and Acrobat are powerful tools for creating accessible documents—but to use them successfully, it’s crucial to understand a few basics first. We’ll dive into key features, best practices, and techniques for ensuring your PDFs are universally accessible and compliant with the latest standards.
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Take your production skills to the next level with these small but mighty tips for transforming objects, frames, and lines in InDesign. We’ll explore how to use a reference point (a.k.a. the “waffle pocket’) to precisely size and position frames on a page. Get ready to take control of your layouts and transform the way you work in InDesign!
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Julie Shaffer is your leader on a transformative journey into the heart of InDesign’s styling capabilities. This session will delve deep into paragraph styles, specifically exploring Next Style, Nested Styles, and GREP Styles, the unsung heroes of text layout efficiency. And, when you add object style capabilities, you’ll see how these powerful features can simplify your workflow, add flair to your designs, and easily tackle complex formatting tasks.
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