
Keyboard shortcuts are a big time saver! And when I say big, I mean BIG!
I love shortcuts, and by time, they become part of you, and your everyday workflow! But! It’s becoming difficult to remember all shortcuts when you use more than one program, and I know you do! So, I decided to create nice little interactive shortcuts guide and to be even better, I wanted to use just InDesign‘s interactive features!
It was quite a challenge for me even though I knew how to use InDesign and InDesign‘s interactive features. I know, it sounds crazy, but InDesign is really awesome for creating interactive content too! To be honest, I was quite skeptic about interactivity inside such awesome typographic software, but I’m really blown away! Flash is powerful, and you can do a way more and have much more control, but InDesign is just simple and effective! Here are few screen shots that were made from finished InDesign layout before exporting.
So, you might be wondering how this is really created. Here is short outline of workflow I’ve used to create this interactive guide. Remember, I’ve used just InDesign!
- Collect all shortcuts PC and Mac
- Create InDesign Keyboard Layout
- Create Object Styles for Normal/Over/Click keys
- Input all shortcuts to tables (every key to separate page)
- Merge shortcuts page to Multi-State Object with script
- Assign every key to Multi-State Object state
- Export to SWF
I think there is no need to explain how to use this guide.
Simply start it and explore! In case you still need some help, there is short Quick Start Guide.
That’s it! I hope that you will find this guide useful and helpful! Please, if you have any suggestions, feedback, and even if you find errors, do not hesitate to send me an email!
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Nice, but you need to have an English keyboard layout for it. Other languages have other keys in important places on the keyboard.
Thanks!
Yes, I understand that, and thanks for suggestion! Maybe in some future versions
Excellent work Marijan! It’s really amazing how far you were able to take the interactive features of InDesign. It’s a powerful testimony of the power of InDesign … as well as your own talents!
Thank you Harbs!
As I said, I was really surprised how far interactivity can go inside InDesign! I can’t compare it to Flash, but it’s really easy to use and you can do astonishing works!
Marijan,
Great idea. Nice job!
Do you mind if I put a note and a link in my brazilian portuguese blog? Here is the direction: http://indesignbrasil.blogspot.com/
Hi Vitor!
Sure you can put a link on your blog! It would be my honor! You don’t have to link to this post, but please use bit.ly link (http://bit.ly/InDesignShortcutsGuide).
Thank you!
Great, great, great !
Thanks !
Thanks Pat!
I hope you find it useful!
Greetings!
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Awesome guide! Any chance you will be posting the ID files so we can see how it was done?
Thanks Stephan!
Maybe I’ll do few posts about techniques used to achieve certain effects
I have to think about it
Link was down today for few hours! I had to move it to new place!
This is new link:
http://webarena.rs/InDesignShortcutsGuide/
Sorry for inconvenience!
Well done!
I added the link to my website with the URL you suggested.
If you make any other versions or a detailed tutorial consider putting up a donations button.
Regards,
Kirsten
Thank you Kirsten!
I’m planing to do few posts about techniques I’ve used to create this guide
Unfortunately, I can’t put donations button, because Serbia doesn’t have PayPal yet
but, if you want to donate, you can do it here: http://www.gofundme.com/MarijanTompa
Thank you!
incredible! Thank you!
Amazing… simply amazing!
nice job! usefull stuff
btw. great site
Nice Job!
For some strange reasons I probably deal with the less used keyboard in the World: Swiss-French keyboard, humm, let’s say that we are few thousands Indesign users in this case…(out of 1.5 million people speaking French in Switzerland) a drop in the ocean. Needless to say that some shortcuts are not available or just hidden treasures.Fortunately I can have my own keyboard shortcuts set, hail to Adobe brains.
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