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Getting Started with Workflow Solutions

Part I

NOTE

There is no support for color management or policies in Flash CS4, Dreamweaver

CS4, Fireworks CS4, or Device Central CS4.

CROSS-REF

For more information on managing color across the Creative Suite programs, see

Chapter 5. For more information on using Adobe Bridge, see Chapter 6.

Dynamic object and image editing

Ever have last-minute changes that you need to make before the last FedEx pickup of the day? A

layout is complete, but you must quickly change an illustration or a photo image. In programs like

Adobe InDesign CS4, a double-click of the mouse button or the selection of a menu command

launches the editing program that created the object or image and opens the file in a document

window. You make your edits and save the file, and the edited version is dynamically updated.

This kind of quick editing saves a number of steps and streamlines your workflow.

CROSS-REF

For more information on dynamic object and image editing, see Chapter 24.

Visual file exchanges

Let’s face it; creative people are more visual and often work best in situations where they can first

see a document before importing it into another program. More than ever before, Adobe has cre-

ated a visually friendly workplace for you. You can easily drag and drop objects and images

between document windows from one program to another, drag files from the desktop to open

document windows, and copy and paste objects and images between documents.

NOTE

With Adobe Bridge, you can see all your files with thumbnail previews and drag and

drop files into different application documents. You also can drag and drop

Microsoft Word and Excel files into Adobe InDesign CS4 directly from the Bridge window.

CROSS-REF

For more information on importing and exchanging documents among programs,

see Part III. For information on using Adobe Bridge, see Chapter 6.

Support for PDF

With InDesign CS4 as the central core of your Creative Suite programs for design purposes, PDF is

the central file format for file exchanges and printing. All the Adobe CS4 programs, except for

Flash and Dreamweaver, support PDF imports and exports, and these CS4 applications use the

same Adobe PDF settings. In Creative Suite 4, PDF exports and imports are easier. InDesign CS4,

as well as Photoshop CS4 and Illustrator CS4, supports exports to PDF/X format, which is a reli-

able document format used for commercial printing. Photoshop CS4 supports the creation of PDF

slide shows; Illustrator CS4 and InDesign CS4 support PDF creation with Adobe PDF layers.

InDesign CS4 now supports importing layered PDF documents and toggling layered views directly

from within InDesign. You also can apply the same layer views to layered Photoshop and

Illustrator CS4 documents. InDesign CS4 also supports multipage PDF file imports. Additionally,

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