The new Gap tool lets you drag the white space between multiple objects to adjust their spacing and size. There are also new tricks for laying out pages: You can drag out a grid of picture frames or threaded text frames and adjust the number of rows and columns on the fly. (This feature also integrates with Adobe InCopy!) And InDesign now tracks changes to text, by user, and lets you use the Story Editor to accept or reject changes. InDesign can now automatically balance columns of text for you and keep them balanced as you edit the text. Paragraphs may now span multiple columns in a text frame, a terrific help for headlines and subheads. Producing text-heavy documents is much easier in InDesign CS5. The Layers panel has been completely redesigned, now functioning much like the ones in Photoshop and Illustrator-you can create Layer groups, select all the objects on a layer, move objects from one layer to another, and so on.
Not only is this more convenient than keeping several document files for one project but it also makes it much easier to maintain consistency across those documents (in spelling, styles, colors, etc.). For example, when laying out pages you can now have multiple page sizes in one document. And at last, a new Auto-Fit feature keeps the relationship between an object and its frame consistent as you resize the frame.īeginners, or even seasoned users who are new to using a specific tool, will appreciate the new Tool Hints panel, which tells you the basic function of each tool and how the tool’s behavior will change if you hold down modifier keys.Īs you might expect, Adobe also added completely new features-features that may change the way you work. It’s now easier to select objects within groups, apply rounded corners to frames and adjust their radius, and so on. Previously, these tasks required switching tools. For example, you can now use the Selection tool to make common adjustments to page objects such as aligning, distributing, rotating, resizing, repositioning, cropping, and scaling frames and frame content. If you’re a longtime InDesign user, you’ll appreciate Adobe’s focus on making this version more efficient for common tasks. NEW FLASH AND EPUB AUTHORING, AND SMARTER TOOLSĪdobe InDesign CS5 represents a major step forward in usability and adds substantial new features for creating and exporting interactive documents and eBooks.
0 kommentar(er)
