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InDesign CS4

Macworld Rating

4.5 out of 5 Mice, Oct 31, 2008

Pros

  • Ability to export files for further work in Flash Pro
  • New smart guides features make precise layouts easy
  • Improved link and preflighting management
  • Flexible cross-references capabilities
  • Several timesaving additions among enhancements

Cons

  • Text wrap doesn’t work for numbered and bulleted lists
  • Hyperlink export is uneven

Software Details

  • Adobe
  • 10.4 (Tiger),10.5 (Leopard)
  • Universal
  • $699; upgrade $199

Macworld's InDesign CS4 Coverage

  • Review: InDesign CS4 InDesign CS4 would be welcome on any layout designer’s desktop. But it may not be worth the price of an upgrade in and of itself; the degree of change is not nearly as strong as users saw in the move to InDesign CS3.
  • Adobe InDesign plug-in lets you edit spreadsheets in tables DTP Tools has announced a new plug-in for InDesign CS5 that enables users to perform calculations and sorting operations in text and tables in InDesign documents.
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