MMP Software

Adobe InDesign CS4 for Mac

Create high-impact, professional layouts for print and digital publishing with Adobe InDesign CS4. Combine the benefits of traditional print skills with the power of interactivity, breaking down the barriers between online and offline publishing. From professional standard page design to dynamic Adobe Flash or Adobe Acrobat PDF content, Adobe InDesign CS4 is the essential toolkit to build engaging cross-media content.

Extensive creative tools at your fingertips - Create your perfect design with fine control tools for graphics, typography, colour, transparency and more. Apply Adobe Photoshop effects such as drop shadow directly within Adobe InDesign CS4, with full support for 3D Photoshop artwork. Convenient drawing tools including Pen, Shape, Erase and Scissors tools make graphic creation and editing simple.

Create rich interactive documents - Combine the strengths of InDesign CS4 and Adobe Flash CS4 Professional to create engaging SWF files complete with animation, interactivity, video and sound, and engaging PDF content including professional typography and top-quality page design.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe PDF layer support - Control the visibility of layers in imported Adobe Photoshop and PDF files, including support for layer comps in Photoshop. Turn layers on and off to experiment with design options, create interactive buttons from layered Photoshop files or use multiple variations of a file in your layout--all while linking to a single file.

Smart text handling - Automatically map Microsoft Word styles to InDesign styles when importing Word files and save settings as presets for future use. Edit and style text without having to work in layout view with the Story Editor built-in word processor. Offer clients extra versatility with built-in multilingual text support.

Professional colour controls - Create spot or process colours in CMYK, RGB and LAB. Add colours from more than 20 swatch libraries, including PANTONE and other industry-standard libraries, or visually select shades with the Color Picker. Broaden your colour choice without breaking your print budget with mixed ink support.

Intuitive workspace - The Adobe-standard user interface makes it simple to get up to speed quickly with InDesign. Manage and work across multiple documents with ease by quickly tabbing through open documents, flexibly arranging multiple documents in a single window to compare content and easily drag objects across documents for copying.

Live Preflight - Spot and correct errors in real time to avoid time-consuming changes at print stage.

System requirements:

• PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor
• Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4
• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
• 1.6GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)
• 1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services