Every digital designer will tell you Adobe software products are better than others. But why? Why not choose another program with similar capabilities? What are the benefits of Adobe InDesign for page layout versus other competitors, such as to Microsoft Publisher? Here are 8 compelling reasons to choose Indesign for your next project:
1. Adobe InDesign offers the best output project features.
The features that InDesign CC offers to see a design layout from start to finish are incredibly robust. Considering its output for any given project, Multiple Platforms Usage allows you to design a document with horizontal and vertical variants in layout by using the Layout> Alternate Layout tool or the Pages panel menu. Liquid Layouts also allow designers to layout content for different page sizes and device platforms.
2. Adobe InDesign produces greater quality content for print and digital.
Any designer will tell you the quality of content is phenomenal in InDesign. When it comes to fine-tuning your file’s text and graphics, the softwares editing capabilities are as low as a .001 degree precision. Not to mention the user control offered within any page and the manipulation of its typography, colors and styling.
3.Adobe InDesign makes collaboration and sharing assets with your team easy.
CC libraries, saved on the Cloud, makes it easy for your teammates to create and share photos, color schemes, icons, logos, type styles and more! Any team member with Adobe CC can open and edit files (with your permission of course). This is a huge time-saver and will increase your productivity.
4. Adobe InDesign saves you time.
Here’s just a couple features in InDesign that will speed up your workflow so you can deliver quicker.
- Layers—Allowing you to organize your project by element will keep everything organized in your doc and allow you to quickly switch to the piece you are working with.
- Pages/Master Pages—Allows you to create and save a page style to reference later and reuse again.
- Style Groups— Use styles again too by making use of paragraph, character, object and text style groups to save and reuse throughout your document.
5. Adobe InDesign comes with full support.
As an Adobe Member, the support available to you is extensive. You may feel
The Support Community also is an online forum where you can ask questions, find your answers, learn from experts and share your knowledge.
6. Other Adobe software can be used in conjunction with InDesign.
Adobe InDesign shares a direct integration with other Adobe programs, like Adobe Bridge (creative asset manager), Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. If you are searching, creating and editing images, they are linked within Indesign and you can quickly toggle back and forth between the programs while working. Another bonus is the built-in connection to Typekit, Adobe’s full free font library. Easily manipulate text using the font export formatting option.
7. You join the Adobe Community.
Adobe really is a family. Once you become an Adobe member you can try any other CC programs on a trial basis. This allows you to explore other top Adobe products, including Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Premiere Pro. You also can get access to their stock photo site, Adobe Stock, or Spark Post, which gives you unlimited social and branding templates. Adobe Help supplies you with tutorials and templates for all of its software.
8. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard choice and trusted by professionals.
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