InDesignSecrets Podcast 215

In this episode:

News about InDesign and our industry
Adobe MAX Recap
New Feature Round-up in InDesign CC 2014.1
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Run Length

 
 
News and special offers from our sponsors:
 
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Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign Conference: Nov 3–5, 2014, in Seattle
Anne-Marie's new lynda.com course Creating Fixed-Layout EPUBs with InDesign CC
Books in Browsers conference
InDesign Magazine's October issue: Workarounds 
Project Layup
Tablet Workspace for Illustrator
Our blog post on new features in InDesign CC 2014.1 (October 2014 release)
What are Hex colors?