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Agate measurements: InDesign now supports measuring document layouts in agates.
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Improved bullet and number lists: Bullet and numbered lists can be made into an outline-type
style and can span across multiple pages.
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Customized color-coded menus: Customized menus let you hide unused menus and highlight a
specific menu choice by changing its color.
For more information on using new features in InDesign CS3, look over the chapters in Parts
III and IV.
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional is a new product to Creative Suite. Recently acquired from Macromedia,
Flash works with vectors much like Illustrator, but unlike Illustrator, Flash is key at creating animated and
interactive elements that are common on the Web.
It is great to see the inclusion of Flash into Creative Suite bringing with it the ability to add motion graphics
to Web and online projects. Many of Flash’s tools work in a similar manner to Illustrator’s, and much work
has been done to make the two products work well together. Files in Illustrator can be moved to Flash and
back without losing any work.
Although the entire package is new to Creative Suite, Flash CS3 Professional also includes a number of new
features, including the following:
For more information on using new features in Flash CS3 Professional, look over into
Chapter 35.
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Integrated CS interface: One of the biggest changes to Flash was an attempt to make it fit in well
with its new siblings. The Flash interface has been modified to look and feel like a CS applications
while trying to maintain the interface that its existing users are comfortable with. Many of the
keyboard shortcuts have been added to be similar to the other CS apps while keeping its existing
keyboard shortcuts.
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Version Cue and Bridge integration: Flash integrates nicely with Bridge and Version Cue so you
can benefit from the Version Cue workflow and access Flash files and their thumbnails from
within Adobe Bridge.
Adobe Bridge and Version Cue do not show thumbnails for .FLA files, but you can see thumb-
nails or the published .SWF files.
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Larger Symbol library preview: Symbols in the Symbol library are now larger, making them eas-
ier to select and use.
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Device Central integration: Flash files can take advantage of Device Central to see how their files
look on various mobile and PDA devices.
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Flash content detection templates: Many Flash templates are pre-built to include code that
automatically detects a Flash player needed to view the file. Using these templates saves lots of
time and makes for a better experience for the user.
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Copy and paste graphic filters: Graphic filters can be copied and pasted between instances.
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