Mac print-publishing software news, reviews and tips

Keep track of changes in Pages

Kirk McElhearn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:37:00 -0800

Apple's Pages not only tracks changes and comments in your documents, but also lets you share those changes, even with Microsoft Word users.

Scary fonts

Jay J. Nelson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0700

Planning a Halloween party or celebration? Or just sending a card? Here are places where you can find some original fonts for the occasion.

Scrivener offers hefty NaNoWriMo discounts

Aayush Arya — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:18:00 -0700

To help you get through next month's National Novel Writing Month, Literature and Latte is offering some hefty discounts and an extended trial version of its novel-writing application Scrivener.

Save printer ink by using an ink-saving font

Rick Broida — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:46:00 -0700

Ecofont is a free typeface that promises to reduce ink use by up to 20 percent.

Mac writing tools

Jason Snell — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:15:00 -0700

In advance of National Novel Writing Month, Jason Snell shows you various Mac tools for writing, organizing, and focusing.

TypeStyler makes long-awaited OS X debut

Philip Michaels — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:33:00 -0700

Strider Software has brought its desktop publishing app, which lets users customize and create special effects with fonts, to OS X after seven years of development work.

Mac News Briefs: Business Card Composer 5 adds map integration

Macworld Staff — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:58:00 -0700

Google Maps integration in the latest version of the business card creation tool lets users include a map and directions on their business cards. Also, Ambrosia Software updated Snapz Pro X and RecoSoft announced a version of its PDF2Office file conversion utility aimed at iWork users.

Design basics: The alignment analysis

Lesa Snider — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700

You don't need a degree in graphic design to create great-looking documents. You just have to follow a few simple rules. Today we learn about alignment.

Mac News Briefs: Acrobat, Reader updates tackle security vulnerability

Macworld Staff — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:58:00 -0700

The 9.2 updates for Acrobat and Adobe Reader address vulnerabilities that could cause the applications to crash and potentially allow an attack to take control of the affected system. Also, SuperDuper and Cocktail both saw maintenance updates released on Tuesday.

Mac News Briefs: PDFpen has new OCR engine

Macworld Staff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:25:00 -0700

PDFpen 4.5 uses version 15.5 of the OmniPage OCR engine, which should improve accuracy in the PDF editing program. Also updated on Tuesday were Typinator, RealBasic and Real Studio, VideoFlash Converter, and Djay.

iWork update delivers a number of fixes

Philip Michaels — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:27:00 -0700

The 9.0.3 update for iWork '09 includes fixes for suite-wide issues as well as for the individual apps that make up the collection of productivity applications.

Mac News Briefs: BoinxTV, Cinematize add Snow Leopard compatibility

Macworld Staff — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:46:00 -0700

Boinx added Snow Leopard compatibility to its BoinxTV video podcasting tool, while Miraizaon did the same for its Cinematize DVD movie clip extraction offerings. Also, Werck unveiled Checkout 3, and Zervix released the new PDF Checkpoint.

Mac News Briefs: Major update for Workgroups suite

Macworld Staff — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:47:00 -0700

Workgroups 2010, the productivity management software suite for marketing, creating design, packaging, and prepress workgroups, features a new Document Organizer and browser-based proofing tool. Also, IntelliScanner released a sub-$100 version of its scanner-based organizational tool, and a Carbon Copy Cloner update now works with Snow Leopard’s HFS+ filesystem compression.

Adobe to buy Omniture for $1.8 billion

Elizabeth Montalbano — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:47:00 -0700

Adobe has agreed to buy Web analytics company Omniture for $1.8 billion in cash.

Mac News Briefs: iStudio Publisher design app updated

Macworld Staff — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:19:00 -0700

iStudio Publisher 1.1 features a new image manipulation tool and an improved image inspector palette that gives users more control over document images. In other news, the SneakPeek Photo plug-in adds image data to Quick Look previews and more developers updated their apps for OS X 10.6.

Design basics—the proximity principle

Lesa Snider — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:30:00 -0700

When it comes to designing pleasing ads, brochures, and flyers, space matters.

Adobe: CS4 exhibits minor Snow Leopard issues

Peter Cohen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:24:00 -0700

Adobe product manager John Nack says that Creative Suite 4 has been tested with Snow Leopard, and "everything is good" with a couple of exceptions.

Create a digital ID with Adobe Acrobat

Pariah S. Burke — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:30:00 -0700

Need a digital ID? Here's how to create one with Adobe Acrobat.

Create unique margins and text flows in Pages

Rob Griffiths — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:42:00 -0700

Use Pages to create interesting margins and lines that flow through your text, creating interesting looking layouts.

Sign electronic documents with your own handwritten signature

Pariah S. Burke — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:30:00 -0700

Did you ever wonder how to create your own handwritten signature? Look no further.

Speed up operations in photo-laden Pages files

Rob Griffiths — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:49:00 -0700

Learn a super-easy way to make operations in Pages much faster, especially when working with files that are loaded with a lot of photos.

A Zebra with stripes of a different color

Jay Nelson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:30:00 -0700

How do unusual font families work? It's simple: each part is actually a separate font, designed to match up perfectly if you stack two or more text containers on top of each other. If you want a unique look for your brochure, poster, or Web site, here are a couple of ways to accomplish it.