InDesign CS5.5 / Features

Create more engaging eBooks, with less need for developers. Use a smoother workflow as you include refined typography and images that resize to fit virtually any screen. Even add video and audio for eBook reader applications that support HTML5 video and audio tags.²

Include video and audio in InDesign layouts you export to EPUB format to create more engaging digital books. Embedded audio and video play on mobile devices that support HTML5, like the iPad.²

Control the sequence of text, images, and graphics when you export to EPUB or HTML without changing your InDesign layout. Organize your content by dragging it into the new Articles panel to define the export order.

More easily create standards-compliant digital documents with improved basic typography — with no manual code changes required. Map paragraph and character styles directly to HTML, EPUB, and PDF tags so they export using appropriate specifications.

Design and publish an EPUB eBook whose imagery will look good on virtually any size screen on which it is played — from a desktop monitor to a smartphone — making the content accessible and enjoyable on any device.

Maintain consistency more easily when working with content that’s duplicated throughout a document. Link identical text blocks within a layout so that changes to the parent block are automatically made in all the others.

Add inline graphics and other anchored objects quickly and intuitively by simply dragging them to the desired anchor location in the text.

Reduce the time it takes to create PDF documents that are more accessible to people with disabilities. More easily add, edit, and view Alt text attributes associated with an image or object.

Speed up production, increase print reliability, and deliver error-free documents with live preflighting, document-installed fonts, JDF technology, background PDF export, and enhanced support for PDF/X standards.

Create pages with different sizes in a single document.

Quickly create text that spans or splits into multiple columns in just a few steps.

Perform repetitive layout tasks efficiently using convenient tools and on-object controls.

Help eliminate font substitution issues with document-installed fonts.

Mark up text directly in InDesign, easily tracking copy revisions.

Create and share reviews online while working in InDesign through integration with Adobe CS Review, a CS Live online service.^3,4 See feedback in the context of your page layout.

Move projects smoothly from design to print or digital output, thanks to tight integration with industry-leading Adobe software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Flash Professional, and Digital Editions.

Build engaging interactive documents for tablets and improve the efficiency of design processes using essential Adobe Digital Publishing Suite¹ and Adobe CS Live online services,^3,4 directly accessible from InDesign.

Produce sophisticated page layouts using customer-inspired productivity features such as Smart Guides, rapid table creation, multiple-file placement, on-object controls, and the ability to create pages of different sizes in a single file.

Explore creative possibilities directly within InDesign using integrated drawing tools, nondestructive effects, built-in Adobe Photoshop® effects, finer transparency controls, and support for 3D Photoshop artwork.

Find and drag images into page layouts from Adobe Mini Bridge without leaving InDesign.

Generate static or live captions automatically from image metadata.

Create powerful automated workflows using standards-based XML features to lay out pages with text and images. Incorporate database-driven content for greater efficiency when publishing across channels.

Improve collaboration between design and editorial teams with tight integration between InDesign CS5.5 and Adobe InCopy® CS5.5.

For custom publishing using InDesign Markup Language (IDML), an XML-based file format that enables developers to create or modify files using standard XML tools.

Create beautiful, sophisticated text for any medium with professional typography features including styles, text wrap, the Paragraph Composer, OpenType® support, drop caps, and the ability to map styles to tags in EPUB export.

Export PDF files that meet the PDF/X-4:2010, PDF/X-5:2010, and PDF/VT-1 standards for tight integration with Adobe Acrobat® X and Adobe PDF Print Engine 2.5.

Easily manage page items with a Layers panel that is similar to the one in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator®.