News; Keith Gilbert Interview, Changing Document Size, Obscurity of the Week: Scissors Tool
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News

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Interview with Keith Gilbert, InDesign trainer and consultant
Changing Document size: Not as straightforward as you think

The problem with File > Document Size
Using the Page tool and the Pages panel control
Changing document pages vs. changing Master pages


Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Scissors Tool

News and special offers from our sponsors:
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Links mentioned in this podcast:


> Register for PePCon to reserve your place, it's sold out every year since we started > PePCon 2012 Event on LinkedIn; see which of your contacts are attending
> Info and registration for our 2-day, single track InDesignSecretsLive! in NYC, June 12-13, 2012
> Is it aitch or haitch?
> Keith Gilbert's company is Gilbert Consulting
> Keith was trying to remember the ASOS "magalog" tablet publication, "from the UK's top fashion design and beauty store"
> All about Fargo, the Movie
> Apple's new iPad
> Gridify Tips on the InDesignSecrets forum and a blog post
> Adobe's new Digital Publishing Suite Developer Center (yes we're developers now!)
> Posts about Changing the Size of an InDesign document:

When the Document Size Won't Change
Resizing Document Pages
Change the Document *Window* Size (related bonus tip)