InDesign CS6 Server / Features

Apply page layout rules to pages or objects to define how pages and objects are automatically adapted when the layout orientation or size changes. Page layout rules make designing for multiple page sizes and orientations more efficient — whether you are designing for a print workflow, digital workflow, or both.

Efficiently create and design multiple versions of a layout — for multiple devices or for different orientations on the same device — within a single InDesign file.

Link content within or across InDesign documents, so that changes (including interactivity) made to the parent text or object are applied to all linked children objects.

Set frames to grow with additional text, based on simple parameters. Grow and shrink frames automatically for headlines, callouts, or other variable content.

Avoid the hassle of missing fonts. When a packaged document is opened, InDesign Server installs those fonts for use only in that document, and uninstalls them when the document is closed. Appropriate font licenses are required.

Streamline file management and shorten production cycles by programmatically constructing documents with different page sizes in a single file.

Generate static or live captions automatically from image metadata and programmatically specify the position and style of the text in your document.

Automate the creation of layouts that feature headlines and subheads that span multiple columns in a single text frame. Programmatically turn any text selection into multiple columns within an existing text frame.

Use IDML, an XML-based file format, to programmatically assemble and disassemble InDesign documents using standard XML tools without having to open INDD files. Publishing solutions use InDesign CS6 Server to output the IDML file.

Build pages automatically using XML data and preset rules written with standard scripting languages. Define templates, business logic, and formatting.

Efficiently deliver variations of the same document for different users and channels. Turn off conditions to hide content, and the remaining text and anchored objects are automatically reflowed in your layout.

Easily create a link to another section in a document or to a section of text in an external document. Cross-references automatically update for rapid production and improved accuracy in longer documents.

Create your own rules according to the unique needs of your customers or solution. InDesign Server offers extensible preflighting capabilities, including verification of color spaces, image resolution, and overset text.

Create form fields directly within InDesign before you export to PDF. You can also assign the tab order in InDesign using the Articles panel.

Engage audiences with documents and presentations that feature interactivity, animation, sound, and video. Deliver high-quality, reflowable text layouts that are output to SWF for playback in the Adobe Flash® Player and Adobe AIR® runtimes.

Produce PDF/X-4 files. Reduce file size by storing only a single instance of an image that appears many times in a document. VDP solutions can produce PDFs directly from the InDesign data merge function.

Expand your creative output beyond print with support for InDesign CS5.5 interactive features including animation, video, and sound in PDF and SWF output.

Transform page layouts to SWF format, and then add buttons, hyperlinks, and transitional animations. Export an InDesign file in FLA format, and then add video, audio, animation, and complex interactivity in Adobe Flash Professional CS6.

Include interactive HTML — such as Google Maps and animation developed with Adobe Edge™ — in InDesign layouts. Interactivity is retained in export to HTML, EPUB3, or .folio for Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.*

Export PDF files in grayscale directly from the Print dialog box.

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