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I’ve written several articles that offer guidance on digital illustration, screen captures, publication layout, eLearning courseware, and visual graphics in general. We can also help with “single-source” layout and formatting where documents can be repurposed for print, web, and Kindle.
Editing & Design Articles
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Thank you for posting about your excerpt on screen captures. I’ve always struggled with screen shots so I’m eager to put your instructions into practice. I really enjoyed the friendly tone in your writing, too.
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Our Featured Article
A Fix For InDesign’s Email Hyperlink Problem
InDesign Secrets, Jul 17, 2017
It’s simple to create an email hyperlink with InDesign, but did you ever notice that the format of the hyperlink is potentially problematic? The @ symbol in the email address is replaced with a hex code %40. For example, jethro@leadingswmaniacs.com becomes jethro%40leadingswmaniacs.com. And that is just the start of the mayhem. Luckily, there is a workaround.
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Articles ON GRAPHICS & Publishing
There are best practices learned when creating quality graphics and publications for a variety of uses (print, eBook, and online). View your favorite topic by clicking the link below (no login required):
- Taking Great Screen Captures for Print, eBook, and Presentations (addendum, support files)
- How to Sideload Kindle eBooks
- Matching Screen Resolution to Your PowerPoint Show (support files)
- Design Your PowerPoint Slide Show For Different Projector Format (support files)
- How to Create a Digital Comix (support files)
InDesign Secrets Blogs
- A Fix For InDesign’s Email Hyperlink Problem (download)
- Placement of Multiple Graphics as One Anchored Object (download)
InDesign Magazine Articles
ARTICLES on ELEARNING
We’re also a frequent article contributor to eLearningIndustry. View your favorite topic by clicking the link below (no login required):
- Four Mistakes I Made Creating an eLearning Course
- iPad Pro For mLearning: Is The iPad Pro What eLearning Industry Needs?
- Storyboarding is A Total Waste of Time
- Learning and eLearning Fundamentals Part 1
- Learning and eLearning Fundamentals Part 2
- Why Software Licensing Must Consider The Needs Of The End User
Creating Your Own Blended Learning Courseware
Learning management systems (LMS) provide sophisticated web-hosted courseware. While designing Young Person’s Guide to Project Management, we found a way to build a home-grown, simple LMS using consumer-grade hardware and software apps. The results rival what you see on the best sites (like LinkedIn Learning or Khan Academy).
We've fully documented how we have done it:
To prepare this extensive ‶how to″ article, we wrote three research articles first. This three-part series covers hardware selection, setting up a quiet studio environment, choosing the best software apps, pro tips for recording your screen, and defining a repeatable, design-to-delivery production process:
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