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For a bit of inspiration

Here's a link I received via via with movie leaders. The one's I have seen I find inspiring and brilliant, of course haven't had the time to see that many, but here's for you to enjoy. http://www.artofthetitle.com

Guides in InDesign

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I presume you know that guides can be dragged out of the rulers on the left and top of your document but here are some handy shortcuts and tips. Key commands for guides Command ; hides shows the guides Alt Control ; locks and unlocks guides Shift Command ; makes them magnetic (snap to guide) Command L locks only the selected guides Double click on the ruler on the left and a horizontal guide will be placed, the top ruler will place a vertical guide Next to or on the page If you drag a guide out of a ruler and release on the page the guide will go across the page, release the mouse button next to the page and the guide crosses the entire pasteboard, which is handy when using spreads. Dragging an existing guide or one out of the ruler while holding down the command key and it will always cross the pasteboard. Whole numbers Dragging a guide while holding down the shift key and the guide will always be placed on a “whole” number when using millimetres and on increments of 1/8 inch when...