Working with clipping paths in Adobe InDesign

A clipping path is essentially a shape that acts like a cutout mask—anything inside the shape displays and anything outside does not. It’s a very handy way of displaying just the pieces of a graphic that you want to display, such as masking out extraneous background or focusing on a specific portion of a larger image. Clipping paths are also frequently used to control text wrap around graphics.

InDesign can work with clipping paths that are already part of an imported TIFF, JPEG, Photoshop EPS or Photoshop image, or with clipping paths you create in InDesign. And no matter the source of the clipping path, InDesign lets you modify it.

Quick! Delete All Guides - Indesign CS3 + CS4

In InDesign CS3, there a couple of ways to quickly Delete all Guides. You can press Command+Option+G (Control+Alt+G) to select all Guides on a spread and then just press your Delete key. Also in CS4, there's even a faster way. Control-click anywhere on a spread (right-click with PC) and choose ‘Delete All Guides' from the popup menu and all Guides are gone.