Author: Lucy Nguyen
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Adobe InDesign CC: How to Bold Letters, that aren’t bold
Sometimes, you download a font or have a font that doesn’t have a bold style (see below). In Adobe Indesign, there is a simple workaround for that. Step 1: Make a new document, and make a text box and write. Step 2: Highlight the text you want bold. Step 3: Open up the stroke panel. You can find…
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Adobe Illustrator CC: Creating Arrows on lines
Step 1: Open a new document and create a line with either the pen tool or the line too. Make sure you select the line by clicking it. Step 2: Go to Window > Stroke, to open up the Stroke panel. Step 3: In the stroke panel where it says “Arrowheads” You can select the arrow you want.…
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Adobe Indesign CC: Creating Arrows on Lines
Step 1: Open a new document and create a line with either the pen tool and line tool. Make sure you click and select the line. Step 2: Click “Window” and top menu and then go to “Stroke”. Step 3: In the stroke panel where it says start or end you can choose the arrow. There…
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Adobe Indesign CC: How to add hyperlinks
Step 1: Create text box with the desired text. Step 2: Highlight and right click choose Hyperlinks>New Hyperlinks. The other option New Hyperlink from URL should be chosen when you put the actual URL in the text box. Step 3: The New Hyperlink window will open. Type the URL in the URL box highlighted below. Click OK. Note: The link…
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Adobe Indesign CC: How to Make a Bullet List
Step 1: Create a Text Box and Write your list Step 2: Highlight Text Step 3: Go to upper right corner and click this icon then click “Bullets and Numbering” Step 4: Choose Parameters You will see this box. From the drop menu for “List Type” choose bullets. Also, click preview in the bottom left corner…
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Adobe Indesign CC: How to Make Tables
Method 1 Step 1: Make a new document in InDesign and choose the text tool and create the size of the table you desire. Step 2: Click within the text box and then go to the top click and click Table > Insert Table The following box appears the options are as follows: Body Rows: How…
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Adobe Indesign CC: Drop Caps Tutorial
A Drop Cap usually marks the beginning of a paragraph, section or chapter usually with the beginning first character the height of two – three lines. It is a visual way to add more oomph to your work. How to add a drop in Indesign CC Step 1: Create a text box and fill it…
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Illustrator CC: Guidelines Tutorial
Guidelines are a useful tool to use, especially when using illustrator. The function is the same across all the Adobe programs, but they vary slightly on how it’s done. Step 1: At the top: View > Rulers > Show Rulers Step 2: Ensure the guidelines are on a separate layer. The reason I suggest this…
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Changing your first name in Ontario
One of the best decisions I made was to change my name. If you are thinking of changing your name for whatever reason, do it. It helped me reaffirm my identity of who I was, and now that it is legal I felt more complete. No more people calling me by a name I did not…
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Canada 150: How is Canada Celebrating its 150th Birthday?
Canada became independent on July 1, 1867! This year it will be Canada’s 150th Birthday and as a Canadian, I wanted to write a little post before this upcoming summer for my fellow Canadians. This is a momentous occasion for Canada, and the Government and other bodies are going all out doing events and getting citizens involved.…
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Canada 150: Cross Stitch
Jen from StitcherzStudio has my logo for Canada 150 as a cross stitch in her shop. I’m very flattered and honoured that she liked the design! Check out her shop here: @ Etsy. I’m all about supporting independent artists, and hopefully, in the future, I can work with some.
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The Freemium Pricing Model
Freemium is a mash-up of the words “free” and “premium.” The gist of freemium is that consumers receive the basic features for free at no cost. The ‘premium’ features and add-ons cost money (Kumar, 2014). Freemium is a reasonably new pricing model that started in the 1980s (Seufert, 2013) and has quickly grown since. Over…