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InDesign is really good for making "flashy" documents, the only comepetitor in the realm of more
visually/artistical layout is QuarXPress (and Quark is losing ground).
My favourite features:
- Frames can be any shape and can be changed from text to graphic frames by a mouseclick.
- You can use native Illustrator and Photoshop files. The tight integration really save time when
using the whole suite.
- The best for last: The typographic engine (already commented on in this list). There simply is
no other software that offers this good looking typo. (OK, one could argue about TeX, but I think
that is not applicable here.)
Most missed:
- The numbering/structuring capabilities of Frame - no live headers, no complex numbering.
- Sideheads. These can only be faked.
New with ID CS2 (which I don't have yet):
- anchored frames
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