DIGITAL digest

Enhancements for professional printing applications are said to be a key focus of the upgrade, even though it also features expanded tools for going beyond print. Examples of the former include performance improvements, support for transparency and an improved printing interface.

Responding to criticism, Adobe says it paid a lot of attention to improving the performance of InDesign, both in terms of raw speed and productivity. It's quoting speed improvements of as much as 1,000 percent or more for some basic functions, such as "Place Text or Image" and "New Document."