10. Adobe InDesign CC 2021 New Features and Updates!
Bring Your Own Laptop has all the up to date information you need about the new features in InDesign. This 22 minute tutorial explains the best new features. Here's the running order in case you wanted to skip to the relevant part:
Intro: 0:00; Content aware wrap: 0:28; Locate colours: 5:03; HSB colour: 8:41; Recovery as a service: 12:28; Middletro: 13:59; Share for review: 14:50; Outro: 20:18
11. Create vertical text in InDesign
Vertical text can instantly add interest to your designs, and is ideal for use on posters or for headlines within editorial layouts. This step-by-step InDesign tutorial from InDesignSkills shows you how to create and format vertical text within your documents.
12. Set a print bleed
If your print design extends all the way to the edge of the page, it's essential to include a print bleed so you avoid an ugly white margin. This InDesign tutorial shows you how to set this up, including adding crop marks for the bindery.
13. Control multiple page sizes
In this InDesign tutorial, you'll discover an easy way to control multiple page sizes within a single document. Using a fake magazine layout as an example, the tutorial walks you through manipulating page size, creating gatefolds and adding a spine.
14. Quickly duplicate content
Copy and pasting is a useful technique, but it has some shortcomings - which is where InDesign's Content Collector tool comes in. In this five minute video tutorial, Adobe expert trainer Tony Harmer reveals the benefits of this tool.
15. Create a realistic neon text effect
Light-up neon type is an ideal way to add a little 80s glamour to your designs. This tutorial shows you how to nail the effect in 10 minutes – and the skills you'll learn are easy to apply to other designs, too. Time well spent.
16. Make a typographical poster using Adobe InDesign
This InDesign tutorial runs through the process of creating a typographical poster, showing you how to apply a document grid, and how to create and edit typography.
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