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When Adobe first introduced InDesign a few short years ago, analysts and
professional designers expressed skepticism that the software would make any
significant inroads into a market that had long been ruled by a few
well-entrenched and respected programs.
With Adobe InDesign CS2 for the Macintosh, the writing is now clearly on
the wall. What was thought to be a pipe dream just yesterday--Adobe InDesign
being considered as the standard software package for professional
publishers and designers--is today on the verge of becoming a reality. Book,
magazine and high-end publishers and designers of all types are making the
switch to Adobe InDesign. A glance at the new features that InDesign CS2
brings to the table makes it easy to see why.
Tighter Integration with Adobe Applications
Adobe has practically cornered the market with PhotoShop, Illustrator and
Acrobat. With each of its past upgrades, Adobe made it increasingly easier
to incorporate those and other Adobe applications--such as GoLive and InCopy--into
InDesign workflow. InDesign CS2 continues that trend, and then some. Adobe
Photoshop and PDF layer support, for instance, allows you to selectively
display layers and layer comps in Photoshop and PDF files so that you can
experiment with different design options or use multiple variations of a
file in your layout--all the while linking to a single file. And a
streamlined interface that's more consistent across Adobe graphics
applications allows you to export directly to PDF while maintaining layers
in exported Acrobat 6.0-7.0 files. These features can significantly shorten
production cycles of projects and introduce greater flexibility to your
designs during the work flow.
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge software is the new navigational control center that allows you
to browse, organize, label, and preview graphics and InDesign documents and
templates quickly and efficiently. (Adobe Bridge is also available
separately in Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, and GoLive CS2 software.)
Adobe Bridge is based on the File Browser introduced in Photoshop 7.0 but
goes a step further by providing centralized access to your suite project
files, applications, and settings. With file organization and sharing, plus
Adobe Stock Photos at your fingertips all the time, you simply search for
the files you want to place using metadata--such as key words, colors or
image resolution--and seamlessly drag and drop your files into your InDesign
CS2 file. You can even browse and search royalty-free images from leading
stock photo agencies using Adobe Stock Photos in one convenient location.
Adobe couldn't make it any easier. Without ever leaving InDesign CS2, you
can purchase images from several agencies in a single shopping cart and
manage all of your imagery. It's as simple as that.
Easily export InDesign objects as snippets, which can be shared with
colleagues or reused in other documents. When you place or drag a snippet
into a layout, InDesign re-creates the original objects, their formatting,
and their relative positioning on the page.
InDesign Snippets and Collaboration Features
Some of the most significant enhancements are InDesign CS2's collaboration
features. The Snippet feature allows you to export InDesign objects as
"snippets" that can be shared with colleagues for review or used in other
documents. When you place or drag the snippet back into a layout, InDesign
CS2 re-creates the original object, its formatting, and its relative
positioning on the page. InDesign CS2 also features a collaboration tool
that lets you to assign specific sections of a document to your colleagues
while you continue to work on your own components. Taken together, these
features add tremendous efficiencies to your workflow, giving you the
ability to work simultaneously with several colleagues and making it much
easier to beat your deadlines.
Improved Microsoft Word and RTF Support
Adobe has done wonders to increase InDesign's compatibility with Microsoft
Word. With InDesign CS2 you can import Word styles into your document, and
you can even save Word import settings for future use. You can also import
tables designed in Word and Excel, or create new tables from tab-delimited
files generated by Excel.
PageMaker Conversion Features
Adobe has made it nearly impossible for PageMaker users not to switch to
Adobe InDesign CS2. For starters, Adobe has crammed InDesign CS2 with
built-in support for numerous features that PageMaker users most desire,
such as multiple undo, robust style support, flexible gradients, and easy
table creation. Added to that is additional support for converting PageMaker
6.0-7.x files, a set of PageMaker compatible keyboard shortcuts, and such
popular PageMaker features as data merge and InBooklet Special Edition for
imposition. And if all that were not already enough to convince you to
switch, Adobe now offers Adobe InDesign CS2 Upgrade from PageMaker for the
Macintosh at an exclusive upgrade price for licensed PageMaker users. In
short, if you're a die-hard PageMaker aficionado, there had never been
better time to make the switch to InDesign.
Features:
- Design professional page layouts using unparalleled support for native
Adobe file formats, sophisticated typographical controls, and rich
creative options, including transparency effects, flexible table creation
and object and text styles.
- Achieve greater efficiency through tight integration with the Adobe
applications you use every day, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,
Acrobat, GoLive, and InCopy software.
- Preview and adjust separations, overprinting, and transparency
flattener settings.
- Reliably output pages to print or as Adobe PDF files using
professional controls, including comprehensive printing options, trapping
support, color management controls, and print and Adobe PDF export
presets.
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