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Changing colors in object with Illustrator can be very basic in nature, but using some of the new tools and functionality that ship with the latest versions of the software can increase productivity and make things a whole lot easier. We'll take a look at color groups and the (kinda) new Edit Colors feature. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

In this episode we'll take a look at the appearance panel in Illustrator and see how it can eliminate the need for several other panels and at the same time help us make some pretty cool typographic effects. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

You may encounter a situation where you need to hang one CSS Div over the top of another. This is exactly the scenaro we will look at how to accomplish in this episode with a little help from Dreamweaver. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Do you know why there is a swatch in your swatches panel named registration? In this episode we'll take a look at the "Registration" color swatch in InDesign, what its used for, and what NOT to use it for. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

When working on comps in Photoshop, you may find yourself needing to change the color of several different objects in your design. In this episode we'll look at a couple different ways to accomplish this with minimal effort, so you can make updates very quickly and easily, and cut down the time you spend on iterations. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

The topic for this episode comes from an article I read where the author explains the pros and cons of InDesign and Quark. The two brands of competing software share many of the same functions, but handle them in different ways. I think episode we'll look at the difference in how they handle borders being added to a text frame, and why they work the way they do. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Masking is one of the best ways to add and subtract content from your documents (non-destructively) and the good folks behind Photoshop gave us 2 different masking methods to choose from! Do you know the difference between a layer mask and a vector mask? In this episode we'll investigate the differences and why one may fit better in a particular situation than the other. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

By now you have probably used each tool in Illustrator in at least one way or another, but have you taken the time to discover and/or master the settings of these tools? For each tool there is an accompanying dialogue box that contains some combination of settings that can be used to create different effects and even apply changes to a copy of the object you are transforming. In this episode we'll look at a couple of those settings and how they can make a difference in our workflow. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Whether you're using InDesign, Quark or any other layout software, typography is key and should be at the top of the list of things for you to pay attention to the details of. In this episode we'll look at more of the basic principles of typography including kerning, leading as well as line and paragraph composition. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Creating black and white versions of your photos is nothing new in Photoshop but beginning in CS3 there is a new adjustment layer that allows you to achieve black and white with more control than ever. Building upon that, CS4 has added a new tool to the adjustment that allows you to make changes from within the photo itself. We'll take a look at how this is used and how it might make your life easier when converting color to black and white. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Symbols are yet another handy way to use one piece of artwork numerous times in a document with different instances. This can have numerous advantages including keeping the file size down on your Illustrator documents. We'll take a look at a quick way to create a symbol and some tools the folks at adobe have provided for us to manipulate instances of our new symbol. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Have you ever been asked to create a document with several different versions such as business cards? The layout and graphics may be the same across the board, but the data or personal information has to change from layout to layout?! This can be a pain if done manually, but we'll look at how the process can be automated and easy in InDesign. You'll wish you had known this years ago... if you didn't already. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

New to Photoshop CS4 is a panel that houses the old dialogue boxes for the adjustment layer settings from previous versions. This allows for quick updating and comes with a host of quick buttons that have various functions. We will take a look at this panel and how it can speed up your daily Photoshop work!. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

Do you take a ton of notes when doing research for a project?Have you ever wished you had those notes available to you at any time, from several different devices? What's that... yes... well Evernote is an application you can't afford to miss! Available to you for FREE, this app can host and organize all your notes and deliver them to you via the website or an application for Mac, PC, iPhone or Blackberry. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.

One of the most powerful features of Photoshop is its ability to manipulate photos to the point where they look like they were taken under completely different circumstances. This of course is what helps us to create composite designs, or take pieces of one image and place them in a completely different image or scene. In this episode we'll look at a few techniques to make our composite images match and really become one. Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.