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September 30, 2009 - 1:13 PM
A lot of you know SCRIPTS from Photoshop but have you thought of using scripts in InDesign CS4 with the new AUTOMATION panel. Illustrator CS4 now has the ability to create multiple artboards. When you place a .ai (Illustrator CS4) file in InDesign it will default to the 1st artboard (page) of the file. If y ... more...
Emailing a Web Page from Safari via Mail
September 30, 2009 - 11:27 AM
If you run across a web page you want to share with a friend, don’t send a link to it — send the page itself. By using the keyboard shortcut Command+ I your Apple Mail application will open with a new email page, asking for the email address of the person you want to send this web page to. Enter your email address (s), along with your text message and s ... more...
more...Turn Off Multiple Layers Simultaneously
September 10, 2009 - 1:55 PM
The Adobe Suite apps Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and Photoshop all use layers. I always tell people "use your layers, layers are amazing", ... more...
Apple built in Dictionary
September 09, 2009 - 2:33 PM
Often in my training classes I show the built in Dictionary that comes with every Apple computer. Quite often people are suprised and did not know. Well folks - here is the tip of tips for those who did not know. Open up your applications folder, while on the desktop in the Finder, on your keyboard hold down the Command + Shift + A this will open the Applications folder. Hit D on y ... more...
Apple Media Event: September 9, 2009
September 07, 2009 - 7:43 PM
Apple has just announced a special media event taking place on September 9. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 10am Pacific Time.
The invitation, pictured above, features a classic iPod ad silhouette and reads "It's only rock and roll, but we like it." There's no indication that ... more...
Empty the Trash on your Macintosh Computer
September 03, 2009 - 8:36 PM
It’s simple to delete unwanted files using Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard: Just drag the files onto the Trash icon in the Dock (or select them and type Command-Delete on the keyboard or right click with a two button mouse), then choose Empty Trash in the Finder menu (or type Command-Shift-Delete). Alternately, you can double-click on the Trash icon to open it, then ... more...
Drop Shadow and Global Light
September 03, 2009 - 6:11 PM
One question I am asked often is "When I move layers from one document to another in Photoshop, the angle of Global Light styles are changed to 120°?"
There is always an answer, well maybe not always but often. When you open the Layer Style dialog box (Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow). You can also access the Layer Style dialog box by licking on the fx ... more...
Layer Masks in Photoshop CS4
September 01, 2009 - 10:34 AM
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