PageMaker Terminator - Typographic Genius InDesign (Part 2)

3. The text size in the text block changes flexibly. When we arrange, we often encounter some special emphasis on certain texts in a certain text block, such as size, length, and so on. InDesign provides you with this. A convenient feature. InDe-sign allows the text within the text block to change size in the XY axis direction and can be arbitrarily tilted, while the text in the PageMaker text block can only change in the X axis direction, and it cannot tilt. What's even more amazing is that the whole text block in InDesign can be zoomed in and out with the “zoom key” (where the text is also zoomed in and out accordingly). This drawing software has unique features introduced by InDesign, which greatly reduces the change in layout due to layout changes. Workload improves work efficiency. But PageMaker can only catch the eye, honestly re-arranged layout from the size of the font change, time-consuming and laborious.

4. The text of the text block is more freely controlled in terms of spacing. Generally, in the text, it is often encountered that the last line in the last column of the text block cannot be flush with the last line in the front column, and the kerning may need to be adjusted ( Tracking) to achieve. InDesign's text kerning can be easily adjusted by setting any value, which is very quick and easy. Is it because I have this flexible kerning feature that has caused InDesign not to include the "professional kerning" feature that is unique to PageMaker? PageMaker, on the other hand, has only five levels of control, making it clumsy. In addition, InDesign also performed well in terms of Kerning, Word spacing, and Letter Spacing, and it also innovated the "single-line/multi-line structure" function to ensure that the text was arranged beautifully.

5. The regular rectangular frame of the text block can be freely changed. If we need special shape of the text block in the layout, InDesign will allow you to use the “direct selection tool” in addition to several rounded corners and chamfered rectangles. "And" Bezier tools in the default rectangular text block based on more creative shape changes, really make you "what you want is what you get." This feature does not even think about PageMaker, even QuarkXPress is not so convenient.

6. With the artistic effect text in the drawing software --- arrange the text along the path, in order to match the layout need to want to change the pattern for the text, InDesign only use "Bezier tool" to draw your favorite curve, then arrange along the curve Text can be easily implemented in InDesign. And PageMaker must go to other software to implement, if the modification is very troublesome, it will affect the work efficiency.

7. The characters in the text block can be converted to graphics. After the layout is sent to the output center, if there is no corresponding True Type word or PS word in the output center, the InDesign text-to-graphics function can come in handy. The unique features of the drawing software are once again used for typesetting software. PageMaker can only use other software to complete this task. Through the above examples, it can be seen that the comparison of word processing, InDesign performance is old and mature, and PageMaker is a bit old-fashioned.

8. InDesgn's other features, InDesign also has many painting, drawing software features and their own unique features, greatly facilitate the user. E.g:

1InDesign can feather, shadow, and transparent images, eliminating steps that can be implemented in Photoshop.

2InDesign draws on Photoshop's "pipette tool", which provides a lot of convenience for quickly viewing and copying colors.

3InDesign's "Bezier tool" and "freelance pen", its mapping capabilities and CorelDRAW and other mapping software comparable, so that the need to go to another software drawing to save the hassle;

4InDesign palette can drag the CMYK control strip to get the color you want, so that the user can choose the color of the design more quickly and so on.

5InDesign's magical multiple UNDO and REDO features improve the flexibility of the user's product design. PageMaker only once, and even some operations are not even once.

6InDesign's "Restore" feature allows you to automatically recover your last operation in the event of a system failure, which greatly reduces the accidental loss.

7InDesign integrates a variety of key technologies, including images, fonts, and color management technologies that are now owned by all Adobe professional software. Through these programs Adobe provides the industry's first ability to achieve consistent screen and print capabilities;

8InDesign has extensive support for PDF, can directly store PDF format, without the need to pass Acrobat Distiller the same intermediate program, which has clear advantages for the future when PDF is completely standard. PageMaker is even more obsolete in these areas, and gradually aging PageMaker can only be repositioned into the business typesetting market, competing with Microsoft's Publisher. There are many advantages similar to the above, which are not illustrated here. In summary, InDesign's outstanding advantages in typesetting software are not in doubt. It is an inevitable trend that InDesign replaces PageMaker to become the mainstream of professional software in the professional field.