Productivity enhancements
Multi-file placing
Import several different files in one step. You can see thumbnail views of the different files and cycle through them until you find the one you want to place. See Place multiple graphics.
Placed InDesign documents
Shorten the layout process and collaborate more effectively by reusing Adobe InDesign® CS3 documents. When InDesign files are placed in the document, the Links panel provides notification of updates, eliminating the need to save and manage interim files. See Importing InDesign (.indd) pages.
Expanded Quick Apply
Type a few letters into the Quick Apply panel and be able to access commands, text variables, scripts, and styles instantly without having to rummage around in different panels. You can also customize Quick Apply searches. See Use Quick Apply.
Fast frame-fitting
Set the default fit behavior of frames and assign fit options to object styles so that, as soon as you place a graphic or other content in a frame, it fits perfectly. See Set frame fitting options.
Visual Pages panel
Quickly navigate a document and arrange its pages using thumbnail previews in the Pages panel. See Add new pages to a document.
Nested style looping
Automatically apply a sequence of character styles within a paragraph with one click instead of manually formatting each style change. With nested style looping, you can repeat a sequence of nested styles until the end of a paragraph. See Define paragraph and character styles.
Table and cell styles
As well as applying styles to characters and paragraphs, apply styles to a table or to table cells. With table styles and cell styles, you no longer have to manually format tables or individual table cells. See About table and cell styles.
E-mail-based assignments for InCopy workflow
Use new e-mail-based assignments to send stories and graphics as a single assignment package to any contributor in your small workgroup via e-mail. The e-mail package contains all of the information needed to update the layout with the added or edited content, so it’s easy to assign tasks and integrate contributions without the need for a shared server. See Assignment packages.
Export to XHTML
Quickly repurpose InDesign content for the web by exporting to XHTML. Styles can be mapped to an external CSS to instantly format your content. See Export document content to XML.
Automatically generated layouts from XML
Automate the creation and formatting of documents by integrating InDesign content into XML workflows by way of XML rules. The conditional rules automatically adapt formatting and layout depending on content. See XML rule sets.
Support for XSLT and CALS tables with XML
Apply XSLT style sheets when importing or exporting XML content to make flowing XML into InDesign pages easier. See Import and merge XML.
Agate measurement units
Take advantage of agate measurement units for newspaper publishing. See Change measurement units and rulers.