Have you ever been working along, everything’s going great, and then BAM…you run into a snag and can’t figure out what’s going on? Or maybe you’re working on a project and can’t figure out how to create something? Other issues?
Yep, I’ve heard them all. Over the years I’ve gotten too many questions to count. I get them in emails, in texts, in Facebook Messages, and elsewhere.
Well, now I’m taking the questions you ask and making a Series out of them so maybe it will help others who have the same questions.
So the next time you have a question, drop us a line.
The easiest way, probably, is to write it out on a piece of paper and drop it into the carrier at any drive up window’s pneumatic tube. This could be your local bank or pharmacy, and chute it to us through our international network of tubes.
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Other options are email, text, Facebook Message, and the Contact Form on our website. Just fill it out and send it to us. If the question applies to the masses, we’ll make an Episode. Make sure you include your name and hometown so I can give you a shoutout.
So far I’ve answered questions regarding:
This Series will continue to grow as questions come in, so always check back to see what’s new in the queue.
Do you have a question? Shoot us a mail here.
This question from Mark wants to know what to do when you have an object that has Text Wrap applied and you try to put text over it...and it disappears.
Jonathan in Zurich wants to know if the PNGs he received from his photographer, which backgrounds knocked out, will work okay in his InDesign project.
Image resolution is a huge factor in image quality. Does the format I choose to save my images as affect resolution?
Carly in Minnesota wants to learn how to build the graduation pages of her newspaper faster, which also would be how to build used car ads, realty ads, and more faster.
Do you spend way too much time creating captions/cutlines under photos? You're not alone. See how InDesign's Captions feature, and some trickery, can automate your work.
Have you ever been given a Photoshop file as the final art for print? There are challenges, but it's possible. See how to get a .ps file ready for print.
Aaaaargh! Why isn't Photoshop letting me simply save this file as a .jpg like it used to!!!!
Do you open PDFs in Photoshop to convert to CMYK or Grayscale? There are other tools and techniques that may give you better results.
Tom in Missouri wants to know if he's knocking out the backgrounds the hard way! YES...yes you are!
Yes, it's true that Adobe is killing support for Type 1 fonts in January of 2023. Don't get caught off guard. See the many options for you in this Episode.