SMPS Atlanta 2011-2012 Calendar

The 2011-2012 SMPS Atlanta Calendar has been posted! Click to view the calendar on a larger scale and/or print. These calendars will be available online and at every SMPS Atlanta event and program.

We have some great events and programs planned for this year including our always popular Boot Camp Series and a new program titled Group Therapy which will be regularly held to address lessons learned and to  provide open discussion for professional advice. The group will work together to offer suggestions, solutions and follow-up.

Notice anything different? We have a new look! You'll start to see some more changes with our marketing material, flyers, events, social media, and website. We are excited to have a fresh new face to our growing chapter!

InDesign Tips and Tricks

SMPS Atlanta's Boot Camp Series has had great speakers all year long. The last Boot Camp session on InDesign Tips and Tricks was no exception. Attendees didn't want the session to end. Claudia McCue's content was information packed. She is proficient in InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop and also provides "Realistic Training for Real-World Applications".

Tips included:

• Setting up Paragraph and Character Style Sheets
• How to Effectively Use Master Pages
• Customizing a Workspace
• Text geekery: numbers, bullets, variables, easy fixes for common problems, and the hidden macro typing trick
• Anchored objects

For those that missed the session, check-out two tips she provided in PDF format: www.practicalia.net/SMPS/idtips.zip. Another great resource provided was www.indesignsecrets.com, which covers things you didn't even know were possible in InDesign.

Claudia can be contacted through her website at www.practicalia.net. Also, be sure to check-out her blog at www.claudiamccue.com.


Sarah Mackley Gonnella
Acumen Advisors
SMPS Atlanta - President-Elect