Thread: InDesign CS4

The popular layout software has been upgraded with a live 'Preflight' option. This is really useful for magazine and newspaper designers. Currently, the 'Preflight' check happens for PDF files that have been created. In case of errors, such as an image in RGB settings or with a low resolution, the designer has to go back to InDesign, replace with the high resolution CMYK color image and create the PDF again. At the time of sending the magazine or newspaper to the press, this is very tedious and time consuming. The live 'Preflight' window shows er¬rors while the image or the text is being inserted in the layout. It also points out text that is exceeding a text box. So, basically all the errors are alerted for during the layout.



Another new feature in InDesign is 'Conditional Text'. Using this feature you can create dif¬ferent versions of the same document. Suppose you are working in a large organization and want to circplate a blank form where different depts would fill different parts. Some parts could contain sensitive data. The software provides you the functionality to hide the lines that contain sensitive data and then circulate amongst others. This saves time as you need not make multiple copies. You can also apply, create or modify colors with the new 'Kuler Panel' or create a new color online, inside the 'Kuler' web site and import it into InDesignCS4. You can also export a layout as an LF file, open it in Flash with full quality and create an animation with the help of Flash tools.