Adobe announced today the latest version of its layout and design program, Adobe InDesign CS2. This new version improves the speed and efficiency of designers in a variety of workflows from text-intensive book, magazine, and newspaper production to high-end XML-based cross-media workflows. Designers can increase productivity and create more consistent designs by saving graphic, text, and frame-level attributes as Object Styles, which are easy to apply and globally update. Exporting objects with the new InDesign snippets features enables users to easily share or repurpose live InDesign content and layouts from part of a page.



The new Adobe Bridge feature is a part of InDesign as well and allows multi-view file browsing and smooth cross-product integration across Adobe Creative Suite 2 software.

Adobe InDesign CS2 allows designers to experiment with different design options or use multiple variations of a file layout by selectively displaying layers and layer comps in Adobe Photoshop or layers in Adobe PDF -- all while linking to a single file. Using anchored objects, users can associate callouts, pull quotes, margin notes, and graphics with specific text, all with precise control over positioning and other attributes. Drag-and-drop text, within or between frames, makes it easy to quickly reuse text in different locations.

Adobe InDesign CS2 for Mac OS X version 10.2.8 through 10.3.8 will begin shipping in May to customers in the United States and Canada, and will be available through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store. International versions are expected to begin shipping in late May and early June. Estimated street price for the full version will be US$699 and upgrade pricing starts at US$169.