Yes, because it can do some of the things that any graphic design software can do AND it is really the best thing for doing page layout and design, from simple one page items up through complex books with TOCs and indexes. It understands Illustrator and Photoshop, so you can work on images and illustrations in those two programs and easily bring them into InDesign; if you place the image, it makes a link back to the original so you can double click on the image and it will reopen in the original program to allow you to edit the image. Once you are done, the edited image will appear in InDesign. All of these programs are interrelated and Adobe has done a lot to make them work together well.
InDesign is Adobe’s solution for producing creative and attention grabbing page layouts. It is great for multi-page projects such as brochures, magazines, newsletters or any projects destined for professional quality output such as offset printing presses or PDF files. InDesign has a wide selection of formatting tools and high-end text controls allowing the user to work easily with graphics and text. Although it does not contain all the powerful drawing tools found in Illustrator or image editing tools found in Photoshop it does allow basic vector artwork editing and can import a wide range of file types.
It’s Like an Old Friend—If you are a Photoshop or Illustrator user you will already be very familiar with InDesign’s interface and many of InDesign’s tools. As well, many of its shortcuts are the same as in other Adobe applications. This helps reduce the learning curve for new users. But not only does InDesign look a lot like other Adobe applications, it also gets along well with them. InDesign allows the placement of native Photoshop, native Illustrator and PDF files. Artwork created in Illustrator can be pasted and edited in InDesign and with version CS2 or newer you can turn individual layers, saved in the Photoshop or PDF file, on and off within InDesign.
Yes, because it can do some of the things that any graphic design software can do AND it is really the best thing for doing page layout and design, from simple one page items up through complex books with TOCs and indexes. It understands Illustrator and Photoshop, so you can work on images and illustrations in those two programs and easily bring them into InDesign; if you place the image, it makes a link back to the original so you can double click on the image and it will reopen in the original program to allow you to edit the image. Once you are done, the edited image will appear in InDesign. All of these programs are interrelated and Adobe has done a lot to make them work together well.
InDesign is Adobe’s solution for producing creative and attention grabbing page layouts. It is great for multi-page projects such as brochures, magazines, newsletters or any projects destined for professional quality output such as offset printing presses or PDF files. InDesign has a wide selection of formatting tools and high-end text controls allowing the user to work easily with graphics and text. Although it does not contain all the powerful drawing tools found in Illustrator or image editing tools found in Photoshop it does allow basic vector artwork editing and can import a wide range of file types.
It’s Like an Old Friend—If you are a Photoshop or Illustrator user you will already be very familiar with InDesign’s interface and many of InDesign’s tools. As well, many of its shortcuts are the same as in other Adobe applications. This helps reduce the learning curve for new users. But not only does InDesign look a lot like other Adobe applications, it also gets along well with them. InDesign allows the placement of native Photoshop, native Illustrator and PDF files. Artwork created in Illustrator can be pasted and edited in InDesign and with version CS2 or newer you can turn individual layers, saved in the Photoshop or PDF file, on and off within InDesign.
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