Episode 114
Podcast 114
• Blatner Tools free beta 3 now available
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Pattern Length
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- All about object transformations
- Scaling & rotating from the keyboard
- Using math in the X, Y, W, H, and % (Scale) fields to transform
- The too-subtle-for-their-own-good transformation buttons & context menu
- And many more!
- Blatner Tools free beta 3 now available
- Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Pattern Length
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>> Rorohiko (“Slash the time it takes!”) has a number of cool plug-ins for InDesign users that slash the amount of time it takes to get something done! In this episode we take a close look at their new Mac/Windows utility called Soxy ($19 US) that helps you open files (InDesign, and others) in the correct version of the program when you have more than one version installed. Special for InDesignSecrets listeners: Use the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS113 (that’s “one one three” at the end) in the Rorohiko.com store to get 25% off the Soxy utility.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Blatner Tools free beta or demo on the DTP Tools web site
> David’s posts about Pattern Length for corners and brackets (thanks Rufus!)
> David’s posts about Pattern Length for corners and brackets (thanks Rufus!)
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