Excellent Toolset for Interactive and Fixed-Layout eBooks
Adobe InDesign is used to format various print layouts, mostly in the desktop publishing space. The software supports detailed design, …
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What is Adobe InDesign?
Adobe InDesign supports creating digital and print documents such as flyers, stationary, posters, and other types of media, with rich graphics, images, and more. Adobe InDesign is available standalone or as part of the Adobe Creative Suite collection of media…
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- Master Pages - Again, when comparing to Microsoft Word, master pages in Adobe InDesign takes "styling" just a little bit further. It makes it much eas...
- Crashes - It is almost understandable because of how large the software is, but we have had issues with the product crashing randomly, more so than ot...
Marketing Operations Manager
Accentf(x) Marketing (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees)
Pricing
Monthly Plan
$31.49
On Premise
per month
Annual Plan, Prepaid
$239.88 ($19.99)
On Premise
per year (per month)
Annual Plan, Paid Monthly
$251.88 ($20.99)
On Premise
per year (per month)
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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What is Adobe InDesign?
Adobe InDesign Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Adobe InDesign supports creating digital and print documents such as flyers, stationary, posters, and other types of media, with rich graphics, images, and more. Adobe InDesign is available standalone or as part of the Adobe Creative Suite collection of media management and creation products.
Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.
The most common users of Adobe InDesign are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Verified User
Adobe InDesign is used to work with our longer courses and documents. It is easier to work with and has far fewer hiccups than Microsoft Word. I really enjoy using libraries for easy access to fonts, logos, and colors of the brand. Adobe InDesign saves time due to its ease of use.
- Design layout
- Shortcuts
- Libraries
- Synchronization with the rest of the Adobe family
- Libraries
- The cloud feature
- Error indicators
- Makes me more efficient thus able to hit more objectives sooner
- Makes everything look more professional
- QuarkXPress and Canva
Quark used to be used much more. Adobe InDesign is now the preferred layout software for publishers. Canva is not as robust and does not have the same functionality.
10
They represent the design in the marketing department.
2
I have never needed support's help.
- Courses
- Brochures
- Newsletter
- Online Brochures
- Interactive PDFs created
- Expand usage to other departments
No
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
I need the software I use to completely support the job I need to do and make it easy and intuitive.
I wouldn't.
- Implemented in-house
No
- No issues.
- Online Training
Configuring is really a personalized experience that you need to try out what works best for you.
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No.
No. Not necessary.
Yes
Mainly just send in a crash report to help inform Adobe.
Support has not been needed.
- Layout
- Styling paragraphs
- Creating long form documents
- Editing images
- Refining artwork
- Fine detailed pages
Yes
Yes. Everything went smoothly and they had instructions on any new features.
- Ease of use
- Bug fixes
- Bug fixes
- Faster performance
- Better integration with the rest of the Adobe products
Yes
Additional licenses.
February 13, 2020
A Must-Use Software for Marketing
Adobe Indesign is mainly used by me as the marketing manager to design ebooks and sometimes other collateral as needed. Therefore, it is used in the Marketing department. InDesign has helped us in creating more collateral and being able to edit current collateral. We no longer have to get someone else to do it. We can do it ourselves, which allows us to do it faster and correct the first time since we know what we are wanting to be changed. We have become more efficient in our content creation and able to create more meaningful content.
- Able to use in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop to edit photos within the document.
- Able to create professional looking material without having to outsource the project.
- Adobe continues to update the product so you are able to stay up to date on the latest tools.
- If you are familiar with the other platforms, it is fairly similar so you can pick up on how to use it quickly.
- It is sometimes hard to find tools or settings, I wish there was an easier way to find them versus having to look them up.
- There are so many tools and features that it can be overwhelming for a new user, a new user tutorial would be helpful.
- I wish there were more tools included on the left toolbox bar.
- Increased content downloads.
- Increased content views.
- Increased overall ROI for marketing.
The main product I compared it against was Microsoft Publisher. It is not included on the list, but it is like a lite version of InDesign. If you really want to step it up a notch, then InDesign is for you. I included Photoshop because it can be similar in some cases of 1-2 page documents. I typically prefer InDesign, but will sometimes use Photoshop.
1
Marketing is the main business function represented and the user is only myself in the company. I work in a very lean company so there are not as many users. Overall, I am able to be the primary user and get everything accomplished with the platform that is needed without a problem.
None
- Creating ebooks.
- Creating white papers.
- Creating 1-2 page feature sheets.
Adobe InDesign is our primary design tool for all the advertising work we do for our clients. We utilize it for collateral, publications, ads, billboards, etc. Our entire agency uses the tool. Our design team does the initial design in the tool and our other teams access the documents to proof projects and send to vendors.
- Strong design tools
- Can do small projects and large publications
- Pretty easy to use
- The tool is expensive
- It's a complex tool that takes a while to learn
- The interface can be confusing if you are not accustomed to using it
- It's expensive and requires a monthly investment that does not end.
- It's the standard so we have to use it.
- It works well for us.
- Affinity and QuarkXPress
InDesign is one of the best programs for design and there are not many programs that do what InDesign does. Affinity Publisher is one that is worth looking at and competes well. It has similar features but is a one-time cost. There's really no others that do what InDesign does in regards to design programs.
8
They represent our design team, digital team and account team. We use InDesign for all of our design for clients as well as for internal presentations, etc.
3
They are our design and development team. Each person is really self sufficient and doesn't need much assistance.
- Design
- Internal documents and Presentations
- Digital applications