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July 2010
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The editors liked
Flow paragraphs across column gutters. Use different page sizes within a single document. Greatly expanded animation and web-publishing features.
New interactive features
Multiple page sizes in one document
Streamlined tools
Tracking of text changes
Some improved menu item locations
Multiple page sizes
Flash and EPUB authoring
Efficiency
The editors didn't like
A few feature holes (e.g
Rotate text in table cells
Vertical rules between columns). Several basic features are buried in submenus. Panel management is confusing.
Multi-page preview in Bridge requires preference change
Minimal Dreamweaver integration improvement
Few long document improvements
Online collaboration tools will be fee-based after a year.
Abstract: Provides: Page layoutDeveloper: AdobeRequirements: Mac OS X v10.5.7 or greater, Intel Mac, 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended), 2.6GB of spacePremium Retail Price: $699 for standalone version, $199 for upgrade, and is part of the Creative Design Suite. InDe...
Abstract: InDesign CS5 from Adobe represents a major step forward in usability and adds substantial new features for creating and exporting interactive documents and eBooks. If you’re a longtime InDesign user, you’ll appreciate Adobe’s f...
Abstract: Following in the large and hard to fill footsteps of its predecessors, Adobe InDesign CS5 has a lot to live up to and surpass if it is going to capture the hearts and, more importantly, cash of the designers and publishers throughout the world. The co...
Flow paragraphs across column gutters. Use different page sizes within a single document. Greatly expanded animation and web-publishing features.
A few feature holes (e.g, rotate text in table cells, vertical rules between columns). Several basic features are buried in submenus. Panel management is confusing.
InDesign CS5 is an impressive upgrade to an already mature program. Several of the new features will make print publishers happy, and the new web features make it a solid choice for creating dynamic online publications.InDesign CS5...
New interactive features, Multiple page sizes in one document, Streamlined tools, Tracking of text changes, Some improved menu item locations,
Multi-page preview in Bridge requires preference change, Minimal Dreamweaver integration improvement, Few long document improvements, Online collaboration tools will be fee-based after a year.
If you're a print publisher who is taking the plunge into interactive and electronic documents, InDesign CS5 is an absolute must-have. The new tools for adding Flash interactivity, video and audio, plus its smooth integration with Flash Professional, ...
Great set of new tools to make layouts faster and easier, more flexible captions and crossheads, Photoshop-style Layers panel, support for multiple page sizes
Still no quick 'RGB image' fix function, online collaboration tools will be fee-based after a year
Adobe hasn't completely ignored InDesign's interactive toolset, and it's been tidied up immensely. But InDesign is still the wrong application for interactive design...
Published: 2010-05-31, Author: Neil , review by: macworld.co.uk
Great set of new tools to make layouts faster and easier; more flexible captions and crossheads; Photoshop-style Layers panel; support for multiple page sizes
Still no quick ‘RGB image’ fix function; online collaboration tools will be fee-based after a year
By concentrating on new design tools rather than whizz-bang interactive features, Adobe has made InDesign CS5 a must-have upgrade. We look forward to the RGB image fix in CS6
Abstract: InDesign CS5 has taken a major leap forward with this release, both in terms of functionality and usability. Seasoned InDesign users will value the new, streamlined ways of working, which enable far more intuitive and straightforward modification of te...
