Adobe CS5 7, Win, ES 65061708 User Manual

Adobe InDesign CS5 

What’s New

Quickly format headlines, subheads, or any text to span multiple columns in a single text frame. In 
previous versions of InDesign, all text in a frame conformed to the column width. To span a 
headline across multiple columns, you had to cut the headline out of the story and paste it into a 
separate text frame. Now you can apply settings to a paragraph, specifying whether the text should 
span some or all columns, or split columns, so that InDesign automatically reflows what was one 
column into two or more columns. 

The Layers panel has been completely rebuilt. 
If you’re familiar with the Layers panel in 
Illustrator and Photoshop, you’ll feel right at 
home in InDesign. You can now view not only 
layers but the individual objects they contain. 
Select, hide, name, lock, and change the 
stacking order of objects such as text frames, 
images, and shapes directly within the 
Layers panel. 
Reconfiguring grouped objects is fast and easy. 
With a quick click, you can reveal the hierarchy 
of objects within a group, including any hidden 
objects. Then, simply drag objects from one 
group to another in the Layers panel—with no 
need to ungroup, select items, and regroup.

InDesign CS5 includes several productivity advances designed to help you deliver print and digital 
documents faster. Improved integration with Adobe Bridge software and the new Adobe Mini 
Bridge panel in InDesign, document-installed fonts, and the ability to export PDF documents in the 
background all can help you meet deadlines with ease.

The new document-installed fonts feature helps avoid the inconvenience of missing fonts during 
production and printing. When you package a document, InDesign includes fonts used in that 
document. When that document is opened on another system, InDesign looks for a document 
fonts folder and automatically installs those fonts for use only in that document. It then uninstalls 
them when the document is closed. This timesaving feature can help avoid costly design and print 
errors. While InDesign takes the hassle out of installing the fonts required for printing a design 
project, the appropriate font licenses are still required for any party creating or printing  
the document. 
Now you can preview individual pages in an InDesign document in Bridge without opening 
InDesign. You can also view thumbnail previews of the images placed in an InDesign document in 
Bridge without having to open the InDesign file first, making it easier to locate and reuse images. 

Whether you are a designer, photog-
rapher, or cross-media creative,
you can now manage your content
more efficiently with these new or

enhanced features in Bridge CS5:

• The ability to browse linked files in

InDesign documents

• Easy placement of Illustrator files

from Bridge CS5 or Mini Bridge into
InDesign layouts

• Access to media with Mini Bridge,

also available in Photoshop and
Photoshop Extended

• Support for drag-and-drop actions

between Bridge CS5 or Mini Bridge

and InDesign CS5

• Smoother navigation between open

folders with an improved Path bar

• Flexible batch renaming, including

savable presets of regularly used
settings

• Advanced text and image-based

watermark options when outputting
PDF documents

• File conversion to JPEG format for

an easy way to share files via
websites and galleries

• Precise adjustment of the size and

quality of images in the Web Gallery

• A Publish panel with simple options

to output files to disc and upload
images to popular sharing sites

Each individual 

object on a 

layer is listed in 
the Layers 
panel, and you 

can easily see 
and edit the 

items within a 

group. When 
you lock or hide 
an item, all of its 
paths and 
components are 

locked or 
hidden, too. 

Specify that a particular paragraph, such as 
this subhead, should span columns. Or, 
include the option in a paragraph style to 
format headlines quickly and consistently.