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InDesign for the Web
Tue, Jan 19th, 2010 at 6:00 PM
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Event Details

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our most recent meeting, InDesign for the Web! Read below for links to all the resources mentioned in the meeting, how to contact us on LinkedIn or by email, and for upcoming meeting dates (all the way at the end).

The meeting was very successful, with 56 attendees, many of whom were new members. Welcome, and we're glad you joined us! We began the evening with networking over Subway subs and a cake (courtesy of Adobe) celebrating InDesign's 10th anniversary. (Has it been 10 years already?) Adobe's Derek Neal and Jerry Silverman were on hand to answer folks' pressing questions before the meeting. And, sadly, we found out that Noha Edell has moved to a new position within Adobe and will no longer be our contact. (We'll miss you, Noha!)

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To start the meeting, our Chapter Representative, Magda Saina, welcomed us and again called us all to contribute to make this IDUG the best it can be. And here's how:

• Find additional sponsors and fund-raising opportunities
• Participate by taking an active role
• Share your knowledge (and questions)
• Attend meetings/give us input
• Spread the word
• Volunteer to man the Answer Desk
• Join our group on LinkedIn and participate in discussions

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Magda then introduced Kristi Marren, who last meeting won the raffle for the 3-day Platinum Pass to the DC InDesign Conference that was held in November. Kristi shared some of her favorite InDesign CS4 power shortcuts that she learned at the conference from Michael Ninness, Senior Product Manager for InDesign at Adobe:

• Duplicate Item: Opt+Click+Drag (Mac)/Alt+Click+Drag (PC)
  
• Edit Original (launches original source file): Opt+double click (Mac)/+double click (PC)
  
• Open Preferences Panel: Opt+[click on any button] (Mac)/Alt+[click on any button] (PC)
  The preferences panel for the button you clicked will open automatically.

For more, see the full video of Michael's presentation on Adobe TV: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/max-2009-design/indesign-cs4-power-shortcuts/.

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Next up was Don Vislay's Share Your Shorts! (AKA How InDesign Saved the Day) presentation. As former Art Director for the Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, Don worked closely with the current Art Director, Diane Dorsey; the Managing Editor, Angela Hughes; and a team of about a dozen editors, illustrators, and publications designers to make the impossible happen: publish an issue of the Digest in less than 10 work weeks. Don discussed how InDesign helped lighten our load through the use of templates, styles, and the book functionality!

For more in-depth information on these Digest InDesign processes, contact Angela Hughes at IDUG.GreaterBaltimore@gmail.com. For those who asked, the Digest publication is available online at http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/ (the next issue, 28/3, will be posted in February). And, as always, you can search Adobe's InDesign support site (by software version) for topics by keyword or browse InDesign online help at www.adobe.com/support/indesign.

Remember, we want to hear about your projects too! Share Your Shorts! with us by sending a PDF (under 5 MB) of no more than 20 of your images and a project description to IDUG.GreaterBaltimore@gmail.com, and your project may be selected for an upcoming meeting.

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Featured Presentation
InDesign for the Web: Best Practices for Interactivity
Our featured speaker, Jerry Silverman, Solutions Engineer for Adobe Systems, showed us some of the ways to take your print publications from InDesign and transition them to the web. Jerry talked about print vs. web workflows and InDesign exports to HTML/CSS and Flash. We also saw a very quick sneak peek of the beta Adobe Flash Catalyst (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcatalyst/), which allows the designer to create expressive web interfaces and interactive content without writing code! Jerry's full presentation is downloadable at the bottom of this meeting summary page.

One other neat trick we saw was how Jerry spotlighted the part of the screen he was showing us. "How'd he do that?!" we all wondered. He used Mouseposè by Boinx. Wow: http://www.boinx.com/mousepose/overview/.

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RAFFLE WINNERS

Elyse Chaprnka, From Design into Print by Sandee Cohen (Peachpit Press)
Edward Craig, slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte (O'Reilly Books)
Laurie Cullen, Adobe InDesign CS4 One-On-One by Deke McClelland and David Futato (O'Reilly Books)
Tricia McCloskey, Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun (O'Reilly Books)
Pat Percich, YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts by Alan Lastufka and Michael W. Dean (O'Reilly Books)
Donna Jones, GLUON Cropster Plug-in
Dave Vaklyes, 1-year license for GridIron Flow software
Mike Neff, 1-year license for Markzware PageZephyr software
Christine Langr, 3-month subscription to Stocklayouts.com template library
Gregory Brooks, 1-year subscription to InDesign Magazine
Pat Percich, 2-day training on any Adobe product at any EEI Communications location
Carmelle Scott, 2-day training on any Adobe product at any EEI Communications location
Marian Chaprnka, Flash CS4 software
Greater Baltimore IDUG, Premier Mac Technologies' donation to our Speaker Fund helps us to obtain future high-quality speakers, making us all winners!

Congratulations to all of the winners! Remember, we need additional donations and sponsors to continue our IDUG!

Thank you

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous donations and support:
Adobe
EEI Communications
GLUON
GridIron Software
InDesign Magazine
Markzware
O'Reilly Media
Peachpit Press
Premier Mac Technologies
Shutterstock coupons and giveaways
StockLayouts

All proceeds from raffle sales support our IDUG meetings. Donations and sponsorships are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Chapter Rep Magda Saina.

We are especially grateful to the many volunteers, our featured speakers, and the Greater Baltimore Chapter IDUG core members who made the event possible. We bid a fond farewell and give special thanks to Noha Edell for her support, time, and commitment.

Upcoming Industry Events

Want to be a part of the discussion? Join our group on LinkedIn!
We use this collaborative networking space for discussions about upcoming meeting topics and speakers, group updates between meetings, troubleshooting, and sharing news items of interest to the group. You can join the Baltimore Chapter, Adobe InDesign Users' Group at www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=1964618. Join today so you can share your knowledge and experiences to help us all stay connected.

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Remember to check your Member Benefits page for special offers and discounts on training, magazines, books, and workshops.

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InDesignSecrets Print and ePublishing Conference
May 12–14, 2010, Seattle, WA
Find answers and valuable insight on the topics publishing for eBooks, print, interactive documents, and more! Be inspired by fresh ideas and new products. Includes 1-day pre-conference tutorials, and then a 2-day multi-track conference. Topics include:

• InDesign CS "X": What to Expect
  
• Boosting efficiency with InDesign's automation features
  
• Best practices for a cross-media workflow
  
• Creating and managing ePub and Kindle documents
  
• Working with Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Flash
  
• XML, XSL, and You

Register at: http://www.indesignsecretslive.com/conference.html.
IDUG members receive a discount on registration. See your Member Benefits page for details.

Comments from attendees

"Jerry was great and engaging. If I had heard him talk CSS compared to ID styles before I took my CSS/web classes, it would have helped me understand so much better!"

"Thank you to the Premier Mac [Technologies] guy for investing in us."

"This is just what I needed."

"Speaker was very knowledgeable but [I'd] hoped for more demos."

"Venue and presenter were great."  |  "Venue—easy to find, ample parking."  |  "Venue was really good, comfortable, and good viewing on screen."

"[I got] at least one useful tip to show our team tomorrow."

"It would be nice to have more of a 'meet + greet' at the beginning . . . or other networking events between quarterly meetings."

"I'm a first-timer—very much enjoyed the sharing time."

"Love the "How-To" interactive time!"

And many, many of you echoed the sentiment that you'd be interested in having an entire meeting devoted to group sharing of real-world projects (like Don's Share your Shorts!). So send us a PDF (under 5 MB) of no more than 20 of your images and a project description to IDUG.GreaterBaltimore@gmail.com. We need YOUR content to make it happen!

Next Meeting

Mark Your Calendars! Upcoming Meeting Dates:
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

More details to come.

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