The Suite Spot » Archive for October 2009
Random Tip #17
Dreamweaver’s Code Navigator allows you to quickly jump to the CSS rules connected with an item – all you need to do is Cmd-Alt-Click (Ctrl-Alt-Click on the PC) and you’ll see all the rules applied to your selection; click on one of those and you’ll be taken straight to that code! Don’t forget to become a fan on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dreamweaver
Random Tip #16
When you apply a motion preset in Flash CS4, by default, the current location of the object becomes the start position of the animation – to change that and make the current location the end position of the animation, hold down the Shift key when you click Apply. Don’t forget to become a fan on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Flash
Random Tip #15
Colour Blindness Preparing graphics for the web? Do you ever consider how they might look to some of your target audience who have some form of colour blindness? There are plug-ins available for Photoshop (try this one: http://www.vischeck.com/downloads/) but in CS4 you can also do a quick check for red and green types by going to View > Proof Setup > Color Blindness – Protanopia-type | Deuteranopia-type. If you want to do a check for other types you … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photoshop
Random Tip #14
Want to create a quick contact sheet in InDesign? Using Multi-place you can select all the files you want included, then hold down Command-Shift (Ctrl-Shift on the PC) and start dragging – you’ll see a grid appear. After you start dragging let go of the keys, but don’t release the mouse button – you can then use the Left, Right, Up and Down Arrow keys to change the number of rows and columns for your … Read entire article »
Filed under: InDesign
eSeminar
A little advanced FYI just for readers of this blog – I’ll be doing another InDesign eSeminar from Adobe in November. If you want to take part live, then I suggest you get on over to the InDesign User Group website and sign yourself up with a chapter so you get an invite when it’s announced. I’ll post a link here if you want to see the recording after the event. If you want to watch the previous one – here it is. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General
