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Come See What's New in InDesign CS4!
Wed, Oct 22nd, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Fashion Institue of Technology
Event Details

130 members of the NY InDesign Users Group packed Katie Murphy Amphitheater at FIT on October 22 for a first glimpse of InDesign CS4.

Chapter rep Scott Citron, back for the first time since his car accident in late July, got things rolling by handing the mic over to Bob Levine. Bob's presentation focused mostly on the new interface changes of ID CS4. Among the features Bob showed were the new application frame, power zoom tool, spread rotation, smart guides, links panel, and tabbed n-up views. Next up was ID author and expert Sandee Cohen. Sandee showcased InDesign's powerful new Live Preflight feature. Afterward, Sandee demoed one of ID's most gee-whiz new features, Export to SWF, which preserves page curl transitions from page to page.

Last but not least was Noble Desktop's Dan Rodney. Dan wowed the crowd with his presentation of new GREP Styles, nested line styles, and conditional text features. Dan also snuck in a little-known trick to change panel labels from all cap to upper and lower case.

Thank you

The evening concluded with a raffle of books and software. Thanks once again to our generous sponsors including onOne software, O'Reilly Media, Markzware, StockLayouts, Peachpit Press, and Adobe Systems Inc. Thanks also to our presenters, Bob Levine, Sandee Cohen, and Dan Rodney.

Upcoming Industry Events

Shortcut to Brilliant

Adobe Systems and the Central New Jersey InDesign User Group are sponsoring one of the first major Creative Suite 4 launch events in the country!

Join Noha Edell and Jerome Silverman of Adobe and Alison Cattelona and Matthew Gilbert of Central NJ InDesign User group on Nov 12th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Edison NJ, to see how new and enhanced features in all products, and tighter-than-ever integration, make Adobe Creative Suite 4 your must-have solution to produce brilliant work faster.

For more details and or to register, please visit:
www.indesignusergroup.com/chapters/centralnj/events/703.

Mastering the Image: Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and InDesign for Photographers and Designers

NY IDUG chapter rep, designer, and Adobe Press author Scott Citron will be presenting a one-day workshop on November 19 to benefit the NY IDUG. He will focus on how to get the most out these three powerhouse programs. This workshop will be held at the prestigious Art Directors Club on West 29th Street in Manhattan.

For complete information and registration, please visit www.eventbrite.com.

Adobe MAX 2008
Moscone West Convention Center
Nov 16-19, San Francisco

MAX 2008 is an event unlike any other. Its unique combination of education, interaction, and genuine fun continues to attract a larger, more exciting audience every year. The intensive skills development and extraordinary networking opportunities will give you a competitive edge. And you’ll not only expand your current capabilities, chances are you’ll discover something unexpected and new that really ignites your passion.

For more information about Adobe MAX or to register, go to http://max.adobe.com.

Comments from attendees

"Amazing, cool, exciting. Everyone was great."

"Can't wait to see more."

"Excellent explanations. Thank you."

"Love it! Need to figure out how to make my office spend $ to upgrade."

"Loved Dan Rodney's presentation. Seeing new features in real world situations really helps. Glad Scott is back!"

"I want to switch over tonight!"

Next Meeting

The next NY IDUG meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at FIT. The agenda for this event is currently under consideration. As always we welcome your suggestions.

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