![]() ![]() Those prices apply to individual purchases of just the one program, InDesign. To purchase InDesign CS3 “new” (not an upgrade), it’ll cost you $699. (These are North American prices, the only ones available as we write this.) We hope this encourages many users to get up to speed. We were pleasantly surprised that users of PageMaker, InDesign 2.0, and InDesign CS1 can upgrade to InDesign CS3 for the same price as CS2 users: $199. Check out the latest podcast, videocast, and blog entries for ongoing in-depth information about what’s new in InDesign CS3. Running headers and footers that pick up text formatted with a specified Paragraph or Character style, built-in text variables (“Last Page Number,” anyone?) that are as easy to insert into a text frame as an em-dash, and powerful auto-numbering features that track levels and styles are just a few examples.Īs we said, this is just the tip of the iceberg. New automation features reflect that Adobe’s listening to users wrestling with long, structured documents in InDesign. And all the styles panels now support organizing individual styles into folders, a huge help in keeping things organized. Table Style and Cell Styles are new members of the Styles team, making it easier than ever to quickly format tables and keep them consistent. You can even place pages from other InDesign documents! They act just like pages from PDFs do, and like PDFs, are linked to the original file. ![]() You can place multiple items at once from the Place dialog box, and to help you manage it, the loaded cursor shows a miniature preview of the item you’re about to place. Simple checkboxes let you apply a selected effect to specific parts of an object: Fill, Stroke, or Text. This deceptively small panel is the gateway to a host of new transparency-related effects you can apply to any selected object, including Bevel and Emboss, Inner Shadow, Inner/Outer Glows, and a really neat Gradient Feather (essentially a Gradient that uses opacity levels instead of colors). The old Transparency palette is replaced with the Effects panel (they’re called “panels” now – we think it’s because it’s easier to spell). Of course, CS3 runs just fine on PowerPC-based Macs and on Windows XP and Vista. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today.įor Mac users on the new Intel-based models, InDesign CS3 is notably faster because it runs natively instead of emulation (Rosetta) mode. New in InDesign CS3: A Quick Rundown of the Standouts Keep checking the home page or your RSS reader today and in upcoming days for their latest posts.
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