InDesign (Adobe) Easter Eggs

Butterfly Pins - 7.2/10 with 4 votes
Open Indesign CS3

Click "help" then click "about InDesign"

a screen should come up showing version details and some legal stuff.

Type "butterfly" (no spaces, no return)

A mountain scene should appear with butterflies fluttering about.

You... more

pic Friendly Alien in InDesign CS - 6.9/10 with 33 votes
1. Open Adobe InDesign CS

2. Under 'File', 'Print Presets' choose 'Define...'

3. Choose the 'New' button and name the preset 'Friendly Alien' and then click 'OK'

4. Under 'File', 'Print Presets' choose 'Friendly Alien'

5. Click in the bottom... more
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pic Rainbow Stripe - 6.8/10 with 12 votes
1. Choose "Stroke Styles" from the Stroke palette

2. Select "New"

3. Select "Stripe" for line type

4. Name the stripe "Rainbow"

5. Choose OK and enjoy!

pic Feet Stripe - 6.6/10 with 14 votes
1. Choose "Stroke Styles" from the stroke palette

2. Select "New"

3. Select "Dash" for line type

4. Name the stripe "Feet"

5. Choose OK and enjoy

pic Xmas Lights - 6.5/10 with 2 votes
1. Choose "Stroke Styles" from the Stroke palette
2. Select "New"
3. Select "Dash" for line type
4. Name the stripe "Lights"
5. Choose OK

Very useful for the holidays

pic Bouncing Balls - 5.9/10 with 19 votes
1. Launch InDesign CS

2. Open "About Indesign"

3. Type "bounce"

4. Enjoy!
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pic Colorful Spirals - 4.7/10 with 11 votes
1. Launch Indesign CS

2. Open "About Indesign"

3. Type "svg"

4. Enjoy!
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pic UFO - 4.3/10 with 11 votes
1. Open Adobe Indesign CS

2. You must have an open document containing printable things

3. Command P

4. Create a new Print Preset, name it, Friendly Alien

5. Save Preset

6. Now select Friendy Alien as your Print Preset

7. Click on the... more
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Bill Gates' Picture - 3.3/10 with 67 votes
In the Macintosh version of Adobe's new layout program, InDesign, open the splash screen (about screen). To better view it, take a snapshot of the screen (command+shift+3) to create a file on your hard drive named "Picture." Open this picture with Photoshop,... more
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Component Information - 3.0/10 with 1 votes
Not a very interesting egg, probably used for document debugging.

1) Go to the Help menu
2) Hold CTRL (PC) and click "About InDesign..."
3) A different window will popup with Adobe InDesign Component Information. Try it with a document open to see... more

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