Tag Archives: Tips

InDesign CS5 Animated Roll Down Menu (No. 93)

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Mike McHugh

Not for the faint of heart. This advanced interactive lesson in InDesign CS5 covers many of the interactive features of CS5. The Buttons panel, Animation, Timing, and Mult-istate Objects. We get them all working together to make a roll down … Continue reading →

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Publish to Android 2.2 from Adobe Flash CS5 (No. 92)

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Mike McHugh

A very special guest Brian Chau from Adobe, shows us exactly how to use Flash CS5 to publish directly to an Android 2.2 device. We use Brian’s very own HTC Desire. We show you where to get the needed extensions … Continue reading →

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Acrobat X export to MS office (No. 91)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Mike McHugh

Sometimes when you get a PDF, you need to extensively edit the content. Or even import it back into InDesign for layout! You can save the PDF file as a Word Document or even Excel Document for immediate and swift … Continue reading →

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Setting Tabs InDesign (No. 90)

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Mike McHugh

Its so annoying when you see an InDesign document that has been put together with tabs and spaces all over the place. Common everyone lets get the tabs right and then put them into paragraph styles as well. Its not … Continue reading →

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5 Hidden Photoshop Treasures.

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mike McHugh

1. Be gone! To show a hidden gnome, hold down the control + alt keys. Go to the layers panel and select the Layers Panel fly out menu. Select Panel Options the gnome appears! 2. Layer Style defaults. If you … Continue reading →

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Premiere Pro CS5 Green Screen Ultra Key (No. 87)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Mike McHugh

Get a glimpse behind the scenes of Creative Sweet TV. Using Premier Pro to do a really quick and really effective green screen key. Using native AVCHD footage and very basic fold out screen. Also use a garbage matt to … Continue reading →

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Top Ten InDesign CS5 Typography Shortcuts. (No. 86)

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Mike McHugh

PLEASE DONT BE OFFENDED. This week Mike is in a particularly aggressive mood. But its because wants everyone to be awesome using InDesign Shortcuts. This week Creative sweet TV showcases with love the top ten essential shortcuts required to set … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Adobe Illustrator Essential shortcuts (No. 82)

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Mike McHugh

If you want to be a pro at using Adobe Illustrator you need to know these essential tips. These are my absolute favourite and most used tips and shortcuts. Pay close attention because there a quite a few. Drawing tips … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Layers tips in Photoshop (No. 66)

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Mike McHugh

Using Layers in Photoshop is an essential part of everyday life. We all have our favourites learned over the years from various sources. These 5 tips for using layers are Mikes absolute favourites. For saving Time, Effort and just plain … Continue reading →

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