QuarkXPress 8 has just been announced and should be shipping within 60 days. The new features include a streamlined interface, grid styles, hanging indents, flash export and more. Check out http://8.quark.com/learn_more.html for more information
Archive for May, 2008
Quark 8 is out!
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Been away with good reason…
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Hi all,
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been blogging much as of late, but I have a good excuse.
I recently returned from Adobe’s headquarters in San Jose, CA and have been busy compiling all the information I received on the latest version of the Adobe Creative Suite and other Adobe applications.
Lucky for you, I will be presenting this information (at least what I can say publicly without prosecution) on June 12 for our latest 100% Fresh presentation. More information to follow with the News You Can Use. The next few months will really be informative so be sure to follow along with C2 for the latest in Adobe news!
Cool way to learn keyboard shortcuts
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Another reason for me to geek out. Now everyone can learn the Apple keyboard shortcuts for Photoshop, Aperture, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and more! Photojojo has release a new series of keyboard skins for your mac with pre-printed shortcuts for many popular applications! Check out the product and order here!
Paste in Place
Monday, May 19th, 2008
A commonly overlooked function of Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress is paste in place. If you copy something to the clipboard, and then go to another page and just paste, it will go in the center of the screen. But, if you choose paste in place from the edit menu it will be pasted in the same XY coordinates that you copied it from.
Amazing use of Adobe/Apple Programs
Friday, May 16th, 2008Link a vector mask to a smart object in Photoshop
Friday, May 16th, 2008
I love using smart objects inside Photoshop, but they have always bothered me because I could not link a vector mask with a smart object. I have found a way around this limitation. Put your smart object into a folder and then create a vector mask on the folder, which in turn is a mask on your smart object.
Drag a copy in InDesign
Monday, May 12th, 2008If you ever need another copy of an object inside InDesign, you could use the duplicate command, copy and paste or an even better method. When you have an object selected with your black arrow, hold down the Option key (ALT for PC) and you can click and drag a copy of your object. As an added bonus, if you double click while you see the double arrow on a placed graphic, you can edit the original graphic in its native program.
New at C2!
Monday, May 5th, 2008C2 is pleased to announce the addition of two new sales and client support professionals to our staff, Kate Barrie, Training Solutions Specialist and Luci Klebar, Placement Solutions Specialist. These two new hires position our firm for our next phase of growth and service to creative professionals in both Madison and Milwaukee.
Kate most recently served as an Accounts Administrator at Kerry Inc, while Luci served as the Director of HR Solutions at Bryant & Stratton College. The C2 team welcomes their energy, skills and perspective. We’ll do our best to get them introduced to our clients, vendors and allies in the next few weeks.
