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InDesign CS6 New features roundup
InDesign is a versatile page layout software that provides pixel-perfect control over layout and design. In addition to the print, InDesign coupled with Digital Publishing Suite provides one of the easiest and most efficient methods of publishing on tablets. This new release: InDesign CS6 carries new features and tools that will change the way you work. You can leverage and adapt content for different page sizes, devices and screens.
There are so many new features, that it’s easy to get confused. InDesignSecrets.com created a pretty comprehensive list for all of us.
While most of the features can be used to create multiple types of outputs, some are quite specific. I’ve made an attempt to list down (most?) of the InDesign new features, and categorized them as per the workflow they’re most likely to be used in.#1
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Digital-specific |
Any media |
Print-specific |
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Enhanced EPUB/HTML export |
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Place HTML for DPS & EPUB3 |
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Place Adobe Edge designs for DPS & EPUB3 |
Recently used fonts list |
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accessibility enhancments |
Persistent text frame fitting |
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Digital Publishing workspace |
Pages panel enhancements |
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Primary text frame |
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Split window |
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Flexible column width |
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Align to Object |
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Hunspell enhancements |
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Digital-specific |
Any media |
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Export interactive PDF as pages |
IDML option in File > Save |
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Digital document intent |
100% is 100% for cm and inches |
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Buttons and Forms library |
Complex calculations in dialog boxes |
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Keeps with spans and splits |
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Multilingual placeholder text |
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Enhanced Zoom to Link |
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Extension Manager enhancements |
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I wonder if I missed any? Over the next few weeks, I’ll add links to the table above to lead you to the detailed information about these features.
Have you tried InDesign CS6 ? Download a trial. Incase you need it, see the instructions to install a trial.
#1Your mileage may vary, but we’ll probably be heading in the same general direction.
InDesign CS6 and PDF Forms
Buttons and Forms Panel (Window > Interactive > Buttons and Forms)
Sample Buttons and forms
The PDF Forms Song
At last year’s Pepcon
Tony Harmer did say:
Adobe, add PDF forms
to my InDesign tray.
Lo and behold!
Rejoice now hey!
Upgrade to CS6
PDF Forms at play.
Lay out your form,
add form fields and mix
from the Button and Forms library
in InDesign Cee Ess Six.
Customize the form,
as much you will,
font sizes for input fields
or a custom stroke or fill.
If default appearances please you not,
and you think they’re rather plain,
using different appearances ought
to jazz up your game.
Predefined actions for Buttons,
How well does this bode?
Clear Form, Submit, Reset:
All without writing code.
User friendly forms,
Are pretty hard to make,
Add Tool tips and Tab orders
Or the workflow just might break
Export to PDF,
And create a tagged one,
Test in Acrobat, distribute to users,
And you’re all done!
Upgrade to Cee Ess Six,
Forms and more await,
Or get a Creative Cloud subscription,
And be always up-to-date.
Adobe Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 is here
Posted by Vikrant in Creative Cloud, Design on April 23, 2012
Adobe Creative Cloud and Creative Suite CS6 are here. Welcome the excitement, let’s get started.
What is the Creative cloud?
Adobe® Creative Cloud™ is the digital hub that lets you download and install every Adobe Creative Suite® 6 application; access online services for file sharing, collaboration, and publishing; and benefit from new apps and features as soon as they’re released — giving you the freedom to create anything you can imagine.
Adobe InDesign CS6
In its newest avatar, Adobe® InDesign® CS6 software,gives you pixel-perfect control over design and typography. Create elegant and engaging pages for print, tablets, and other screens. Use Adaptive Design Tools to easily repurpose layouts to look great on a variety of pages sizes, orientations, or devices. InDesign comes with several new features, all aimed to make you more productive. InDesign CS6 will do the heavy lifting, so that you can spend more time doing what you do best: design!
Here are the Top 4, according to me:
Alternate Layouts
Design for multiple screen-sizes, orientations, and aspect ratios. And keep all your designes within a single InDesign file. So if you’re planning a publication for the iPad, you can design for both the horizontal and vertical layouts in the same file. Want to add support for the Galaxy Tab: add another alternate layout. InDesign will also do the heavy lifting for you and create the basic layouts based on the source layouts. All you need to do is tweak and you’re ready.
Linked content
Link content within or across InDesign documents so that changes (including interactivity) made to the parent text or object are applied to all linked children objects.Content Collector tools
Content Collector tools
Grab text and objects from an existing layout using the Content Collector. In a new layout, use the Content Placer to add items in the order you want them to appear. You can even create links to the original when you place content, so that it gets updated when you update the original. Copy-paste on steroids
PDF Forms
Create form fields directly within InDesign before you export to PDF. You can also assign the tab order in InDesign using the Articles panel.
Read the complete list here and let me know what your top 4 features are.
Content Collector Tools in InDesign CS6
Grab text and objects from an existing layout using the Content Collector.Use the Content Placer to add items in the order you want them to appear, on a different spread or another InDesign document. Terry White shows you how.
Copy-paste on steroids!
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