When you compare the three latest versions of Adobe InDesign, you can see that Adobe InDesign CS5 has many more improvements over InDesign CS3.
InDesign CS5 |
InDesign CS4 |
InDesign CS3 |
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Rich interactive documents |
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Media panel new |
yes |
no |
no |
Animation panel new |
yes |
no |
no |
Timing panel new |
yes |
no |
no |
Object States panel new |
yes |
no |
no |
Preview panel new |
yes |
no |
no |
Motion presets new |
yes |
no |
no |
FLV/F4V video import new |
yes |
no |
no |
MP3 audio import new |
yes |
no |
no |
Layout productivity tools |
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Multiple page sizes new |
yes |
no |
no |
Layers panel similar to panel in Adobe Illustrator® new |
yes |
no |
no |
Gap tool new |
yes |
no |
no |
Live Corner effects new |
yes |
no |
no |
Instant crop previews new |
yes |
no |
no |
Live Distribute new |
yes |
no |
no |
Grid mode for frame creation tools new |
yes |
no |
no |
Super Step and Repeat new |
yes |
no |
no |
Rotating with the Selection tool new |
yes |
no |
no |
Transforming of multiple selected items new |
yes |
no |
no |
Simplified object selection and editing new |
yes |
no |
no |
Swatches in Control panel new |
yes |
no |
no |
Live Captions new |
yes |
no |
no |
Auto-fit frame fitting options new |
yes |
no |
no |
Color labels for page thumbnails new |
yes |
no |
no |
Tool Hints panel new |
yes |
no |
no |
Smart Guides |
yes |
yes |
no |
Proportional place |
yes |
yes |
no |
Grid place enhanced |
yes |
no |
no |
Quick Apply feature access |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Placed InDesign files |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Text handling tools |
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Track Text Changes new |
yes |
no |
no |
Paragraphs that span columns new |
yes |
no |
no |
Paragraphs that split columns new |
yes |
no |
no |
Balanced Columns new |
yes |
no |
no |
Long documents |
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Text variables |
yes |
yes |
no |
Conditional text |
yes |
yes |
no |
Advanced bullets and numbering |
yes |
yes |
no |
Smart Text Reflow |
yes |
yes |
no |
Cross-references |
yes |
yes |
no |
Comprehensive styles |
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GREP support in character styles |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Table and cell styles |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Nested style looping |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Production, preflighting, and print controls |
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Document-installed fonts new |
yes |
no |
no |
PDF export in background new |
yes |
no |
no |
Live Preflight |
yes |
yes |
no |
Asset management |
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Adobe Mini Bridge new |
yes |
yes |
no |
Improved integration with Adobe Bridge enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Customizable links panel enhanced |
yes |
yes |
no |
Tables |
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Inline notes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Table and cell styles |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Print to digital |
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Export for EPUB enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Export for Adobe Dreamweaver® enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Export to Adobe Flash® Player(SWF) enhanced |
yes |
yes |
no |
Export to Adobe Flash Professional CS5 enhanced |
yes |
yes |
no |
Export to interactive PDF enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Export to JPEG enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Creative tools |
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Built-in Adobe Photoshop® effects |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Transparency applied independently from stroke and fill |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Integration with Adobe CS Live online services* |
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Adobe CS Review* new |
yes |
no |
no |
Acrobat.com* enhanced |
yes |
yes |
no |
Scripting |
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XML rules |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Support for CALS tables and XSLT in XML import |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Expanded scripting support |
yes |
yes |
yes |
InDesign Markup Language (IDML) |
yes |
yes |
no |
*Adobe CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time.
