Design professional layouts for print and digital publishing

Adobe InDesign CS5 software provides precise control over typography and built-in creative tools for designing, preflighting, and publishing documents for print, online, or to mobile devices. Bring documents and presentations to life with interactivity, animation, sound, and video. Leading industry tools, and productivity enhancements make page layout simpler and faster. Access Adobe CS Live online services from within InDesign to streamline critical review processes. CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time—visit www.adobe.com/go/cslive for details.

New and enhanced features in Adobe InDesign CS5.5

Digital publishing Create engaging interactive documents for virtually any screen or device. Design compelling eBooks, create cutting-edge content for tablets using tools that integrate with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, or export your interactive layouts as SWF files or PDF documents.

Access to online services Build engaging interactive documents for tablets and improve the efficiency of critical design processes using essential services from Adobe Digital Publishing Suite and Adobe CS Live online services, both directly accessible from InDesign. CS Live online services are complimentary until April 12, 2012. Visit www.adobe.com/go/cslive for more details.

Ability to integrate with other Adobe solutions Move projects smoothly from design to print or digital output thanks to tight integration with industry-leading Adobe software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Flash Professional, and Adobe Digital Editions.

Preflighting, production, and printing Speed up production, increase print reliability, and deliver virtually error-free documents with live preflighting, document-installed fonts, JDF technology, background PDF export, presets, onscreen controls, and enhanced support for PDF/X standards.

Productivity tools Produce sophisticated page layouts using customer-inspired productivity features such as Smart Guides, rapid table creation, multiple-file placement, on-object controls, and the ability to create pages of different sizes in a single file.

Robust text composition Create beautiful, sophisticated text for virtually any medium with professional typography features, including styles, text wrap, the Paragraph Composer, OpenType support, drop caps, and enhanced HTML and CSS support in EPUB export.

Built-in creative tools Explore creative possibilities directly within InDesign using integrated drawing tools, nondestructive effects, built-in Adobe Photoshop effects, finer transparency controls, and support for 3D artwork designed using Photoshop.

Automation Create powerful automated workflows using standards-based XML features to lay out pages with text and images. Incorporate database-driven content for greater efficiency when publishing across channels.

Extensibility Rapidly build unique workflows and software solutions for custom publishing using InDesign Markup Language (IDML), an XML-based file format that enables developers to create or modify files using standard XML tools.

Collaboration in editorial workflows Improve collaboration between design and editorial teams with tight integration between InDesign CS5.5 and Adobe InCopy CS5.5 software.