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Top: The main layout artist exports parts of a project as Composition Zones, and then sends one file
through e-mail to a remote ad designer and puts another file on a local networked server. Middle: The
main layout artist, the reporter, and the ad designer all work on their parts of the page simultaneously.
Bottom: The ad designer sends the completed ad to the main layout artist in an e-mail message, the page
updates automatically, and the layout is done.
The scenario above shows the primary uses for Composition Zones, but the
feature can accommodate other collaborative workflow issues as well. For
example, Composition Zones can be restricted to the project where they are
defined, which you might want to do for a number of reasons. Perhaps the
layout artist wants to use an ad in more than one place in the project, and the ad
might include multiple text and picture boxes. You cannot use the Content
palette to synchronize a group of items, but if the layout artist creates a
Composition Zones item based on a selection of multiple items, that
Composition Zones item becomes synchronized and available for use
throughout the project. Maybe the layout artist designates one layout for the
printed magazine and another layout in the same project for a digital page that