Welcome to the RSS News Feed for the world's largest distributor of XTensions, Plug-ins, Xtras, and other cool stuff. http://www.powerxchange.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.thepowerxchange.com Desktop Publishing http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ en-us Mon, 05 September 2006 09:02:25 -0600 Fri, 27 May 2005 16:23:45 -0600 http://www.powerxchange.com/images/thepx_boxshots_sm.jpg http://www.powerxchange.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.thepowerxchange.com 55 31 You've decided to go for it. You've got the talent and determination. You know your skills are marketable. So what do you charge for your services? Even more important – what will a client pay? - by MJ Page, quoted with permission from www.creativepublic.com http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=creativepublic.com/whats_your_time_worth.php Thu, 28 September 2006 16:02:25 -0600 If you've made it to part 4 of this series, you're serious about taking your photographic prints to the top of the quality scale. Here are the final tips you need to get there. By Ben Long, creativepro.com senior editor - Quoted with permission from www.creativepro.com http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.creativepro.com/story/feature/24643.html Mon, 05 September 2006 09:02:25 -0600 Add Hidden or Printable Text to PDFs - In Acrobat, you can add non-printing or non-viewing text to a PDF. (Non-printing text is visible on screen but doesn't print; Non-viewing text prints but is invisible on screen.) To do so, use the Text Field tool (Tools> Advanced Editing> Forms> Text Field) and draw a text field. Then Control-click or right-click on it and select from the contextual menu that appears, choose Properties> General> Common Properties> and then either "Visible but doesn't print" or "Hidden but printable". Reprinted with permission from Design Tools Monthly. Send eMail to info@design-tools.com for a free sample printed issue, or a brochure on their monthly software updates. http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.design-tools.com Tue, 29 August 2006 15:12:25 -0600 Legalize out-of-gamut colors, simulate daylight, and other tips on producing prints that match what you see on your monitor. By Ben Long, creativepro.com senior editor. Quoted with permission from www.creativepro.com http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.creativepro.com/story/feature/24616.html Fri, 25 August 2006 14:42:25 -0600 Hidden Link and Unlink Power in QuarkXPress. The Scripts menu in QuarkXPress contains many handy and helpful capabilities. For example, the Stories- Link Selected Text Boxes script will do exactly that, in the order in which you selected them. (It also offers to import a text file at the end of the process.) And the Stories- Unlink Selected Boxes unlinks the boxes while keeping each one's content intact. Reprinted with permission from Design Tools Monthly. Send eMail to info@design-tools.com for a free sample printed issue, or a brochure on their monthly software updates. http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.design-tools.com Tue, 22 August 2006 12:42:25 -0600 There's no use pouring hours into shooting and editing photos if your prints are a muddy mess. In this installment, you'll learn how to whittle down the difference between screen and print with profiles and soft proofing. By Ben Long, creativepro.com senior editor, quoted with permission from www.creativepro.com http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.creativepro.com/story/feature/24600.html Fri, 18 August 2006 14:42:25 -0600 Using Illustrator symbols, you can map artwork onto 3D objects you create. Here's how! (Designorati.com) By Sara Froehlich. Quoted with permission from www.creativepro.com http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.creativepro.com/story/howto/24578.html Mon, 14 August 2006 14:42:45 -0600 Better Blends in QuarkXPress - When creating a blend in QuarkXPress 6.5 or below, instead of fading from a color to white, try using 5% of the color instead of white. The blend will print much smoother. (In QuarkXPress 7, just fade to 0% opacity.) Reprinted with permission from Design Tools Monthly. Send eMail to info@design-tools.com for a free sample printed issue, or a brochure on their monthly software updates. http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.design-tools.com Wed, 26 July 2006 11:52:35 -0600 If you want to turn a profit and create accurate bids, it pays to learn how to calculate different rates for different members of your team. By Eric J. Adams, creativepro.com contributing editor - Quoted with permission from www.creativepro.com http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.creativepro.com/story/feature/24506.html Mon, 24 July 2006 10:05:35 -0600 Make a Default "Save" Folder in QuarkXPress - One often overlooked feature in QuarkXPress 6.5 and 7 is specifying a default folder for saving your files. By defining a Save folder, whenever you choose File> Save, or File> Save in a new Project, your default folder appears in the Save dialog box, rather than whichever folder you last used. To do this, choose QuarkXPress> Preferences> Save> Destination and click the Select button. Then navigate to your preferred Save folder, which may be your current project folder. - Reprinted with permission from Design Tools Monthly. Send eMail to info@design-tools.com for a free sample printed issue, or a brochure on their monthly software updates. http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.design-tools.com Fri, 21 July 2006 12:25:35 -0600 Learn how to create realistic lens flares, make a symbol, turn a symbol into an art brush, and create multiple-page documents. Click here to read more. - (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) By Jen Alspach - Quoted with permission from www.creativepro.com http://www.xraymag.com/local-cgi-bin/click.cgi?link=www.creativepro.com/story/howto/23678.html?cprose=daily Thu, 20 July 2006 11:65:35 -0600