I added slugs to several models after I already had data for those models. To get the slugs saved, I had to save each object corresponding to the model, which is easy programmatically, but a pain to do through the admin interface. My project runs on AWS Elastic Beanstalk, so I needed access to the […]
Blending modes look at the tonal quality of the pixels you are painting on and the color you are painting with to affect the result in various ways. In this example, we will colorize a grayscale image using a blending mode, so as not to destroy the shaping of the image created by the gray.
In the past, we used the HTML tag to change font family, size, and other attributes. CSS makes it much easier. Learn how to modify font family and font size using CSS in the following steps.
A read receipt confirms that an Outlook message you sent has been received and opened.
Optical Margin Alignment creates hanging indents on letters like A, V, W, Y, and punctuation, so that the beginnings of lines in a text frame appear flush. It is one of the finer points of typography aesthetics. The following four steps show how to apply Optical Margin Alignment.
Photoshop Actions are great for speeding up or automating repetitive processes. Most, but not all commands can be recorded in an action. Action stops can also be created to allow user input at the end of a recorded command. In this example, an action will be recorded to create a Black & White adjustment layer […]
Creating text frames in InDesign is a basic skill. It’s really as simple as drawing a box, but we’ll take it a little further.
You can use the Outlook journal feature to record information for anything you do. To create a journal entry in Outlook, follow these four steps.
In this how-to, you’ll learn how to create a drop-down menu with CSS.
By default, all InDesign documents have one master page, but additional master pages can be added as needed. Additionally, a master page that’s added can be based on an existing master, eliminating the need to re-create common elements.