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  7493 readersInDesign CS5 7.0.4 Update Windows Link: http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/indesign/win/cs5/AdobeInDesign7_0_4Patch-All.zip Size: 40.66 MB Macintosh Link: http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/indesign/mac/cs5/AdobeInDesign7_0_4Patch-All.dmg Size: 37.55 MB Description: The Adobe InDesign Family CS5 7.0.4 update provides key fixes in the areas of Performance, Text, Graphic handling, and many others. Highlights of fixes included in this update are: • Dynamic spelling of dummy text on master pages

• Mac OS X v10.6.7 Font Update Fixes OpenType Bug

  7844 readersToday, Apple released an update to Snow Leopard that they claim fixes the deadly PostScript-flavored OpenType font issue we mentioned before. If you have experienced this bug, we recommend applying the update. If you haven’t experienced the bug, or haven’t upgraded to 10.6.7, we recommend waiting a week or two before upgrading, to see if

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  Use Your Own Fonts on Websites

  3197 readers Recent years have seen several “font rental” services arise for websites. They let you choose from their fonts, then you pay a fee every month to use those fonts on your web page designs. If you stop paying, they stop showing up. In our opinion, a better solution has just arrived from FontGear. Their new FontPad

• Removing Parentheses from the Font Size Field

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  Take Control of Fonts

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  Paper size and weight conversions

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  Great Font Combinations for Your Wedding Invitations

  3360 readersWhile spring is traditionally the season for weddings, fall is becoming more and more popular. With that in mind there are a lot of DIY brides out there right now trolling the wedding blogs looking for inspiration for their save…

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  QuarkXPress 9.0.1 Update Fixes Bugs

  17824 readers Quark has released an update to QuarkXPress 9, bringing it to version 9.0.1. This maintenance release fixes bugs in several areas, including problems exporting PDFs when using TrueType or OpenType fonts, previews of imported PDF, EPS or AI files, conditional styles, callouts, text indents in non-rectangular boxes, and more. Quark has posted a list of resolved

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  TypeDNA 2: a Font-finding Lifesaver

  12909 readersRecently, I had the need to use some “Irish” fonts — fonts that have a Celtic influence and would appear to most people as if they came from Ireland. I knew I had some fonts that fit this description, but I couldn’t remember their names! If only I could ask my font manager to find

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  Tips for Using Type on Business Cards: Part 1

  3898 readersWhen designing anything typography is often the most difficult element to get a handle on. And the very small canvas of a business card imposes its own limitations. It can be a frustrating exercise, especially if “graphic designer” is not…