How to Add a Drop Shadow in Adobe InDesign

When creating an eBook or similar publication in Adobe InDesign, you may find yourself needing to make text pop just a little to stand out on the page. This is especially useful when you have white text against a medium-dark background. It’s not dark enough for the white text to be readable on its own but not light enough for a darker font. We could take the text into Photoshop and build ourselves a nice frame with a drop shadow. However, here's a much simpler way to add a drop shadow in InDesign.

By |2019-05-29T22:33:41+00:00September 18th, 2018|Design|0 Comments
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How to Determine Word Count and Check Spelling in Adobe InDesign

In publishing, you learn that triple-checking your work in Microsoft Word is just the beginning. Once you have begun putting the document into a document layout program like Adobe InDesign, you never know what changes may occur. As people begin reviewing the manuscript in its final stages, little changes can impact the quality of your document. A newly added caption may have a small typo that everyone misses at the last minute. Here’s how to determine word count and check spelling in Adobe InDesign.

By |2019-05-29T22:33:59+00:00September 7th, 2018|Design, Writing|0 Comments
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Basic Glossary of Book Design and Layout Terms

Whether you are designing your own book in Adobe InDesign or hiring someone else to do so, understanding book design and layout terms can be important. InDesign, for example, will ask you what you want to set your trim or margin size when you start a new design. Then, if you want to find your own printer, you’ll need to understand what they mean when they ask for your trim; if you want bleeds; and, if all the images are CMYK, grayscale, or if you want to use spot color.

By |2019-05-29T22:35:47+00:00August 13th, 2018|Design, Publishing|0 Comments
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