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Adobe InCopy CS3 is a powerful writing and editing program that tightly integrates with Adobe InDesign CS3 software to enable collaborative editorial workflows.

Here are some key features of "Adobe InCopy CS3":

· E-mail-based assignments
· More powerful Find/Change functionality
· Robust table creation and formatting
· Advanced bullets and numbering
· LiveEdit productivity enhancements
· Workspace and UI customization
· Expanded Quick Apply
· Text variables
· Text productivity improvements
· Expanded support for scripting automation


With new e-mail based assignments for easier collaboration and a variety of text-processing enhancements designed to boost productivity, InCopy CS3 helps writers and editors achieve new levels of efficiency.

Adobe InCopy description
Adobe InCopy CS3 software is a professional writing and editing program that will tightly integrate with Adobe InDesign CS3 Adobe InCopy CS3 software is a professional writing and editing program that will tightly integrate with Adobe InDesign CS3 software to enable collaborative editorial workflows.

InCopy CS3 includes workflow technology that enables designers and editors to work on the same InDesign CS3 document simultaneously without interfering with each others work. InCopy CS3 is designed to scale to the needs of small, medium, and large content publishers. A shrinkwrapped version of InCopy is available directly from Adobe for small workgroups. Medium to large publishers can acquire powerful editorial solutions based on InCopy CS3 and InDesign CS3 from third-party developers and systems integrators .

Here are some key features of "Adobe InCopy":

Efficient assignment-based workflow
· Accelerate production by enabling a designer and multiple writers and editors to simultaneously edit the content of a single Adobe InDesign® document. Exchange articles with ease and flexibility using assignments that contain only the InDesign CS3 elements you need, from a specific area of a page to an entire document.

Precise layout view with 100% accurate line breaks
· Edit copy in the view most suited to your current task, such as pure text editing or copyfitting. Galley View displays 100% accurate line breaks, Story View allows faster word processing, and Layout View gives an accurate view of the InDesign layout so you can make text edits in relation to the design. Refresh the Layout View whenever your designer sends you design changes for reference as you edit.

Detailed copyfitting feedback
· Detailed copyfitting feedback
· View copyfit information as you work in Galley, Layout, and Story View. Constant visual feedback informs you of space remaining or how far you ve gone over plus story depth and line, word, and character counts.

Advanced editorial toolset
· Work more productively with powerful editorial tools, including styles that let you rapidly implement global formatting changes to maintain typographical consistency, enhanced Find/Change functionality that lets you quickly change text and text formatting in documents of any length, and more.

Intelligent editorial collaboration
· Take advantage of the ability to easily track text changes, and then quickly hide, show, navigate, and accept or reject changes. And use handy inline notes to store alternate text, writer-editor communications, and other annotations in notes tied to specific positions in a story.

Customizable editorial workspace
· Customizable editorial workspace
· Make more efficient use of your screen space by viewing only the tools you need for a specific task or monitor configuration. Save any combination of panel arrangements and menu configurations as custom workspaces, and smoothly switch between workspaces depending on your task.

Professional typography
· Apply a wide range of precise typographic adjustments such as leading, letter spacing, and paragraph spacing; use OpenType® fonts and Unicode character encoding; and easily insert glyphs by using the Glyphs panel.

Multiple text format support
· Easily open and import content in a wide variety of formats, including Microsoft Word, Excel, RTF, ASCII, and XML.

Flexible table creation including table and cell styles
· Flexible table creation
· Quickly create tables from scratch, import styled Word and Excel tables directly, or turn tab-delimited text files into tables, and then apply formatting in InCopy CS3. Also edit complex tables built in InDesign CS3 more efficiently.

Robust XML support
· Open, create, modify, and contribute structured XML text and tables to your publishing workflow


Requirements:

· Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, or Intel Xeon processor
· 256MB of RAM (For Windows Vista: 512MB of RAM; 1GB recommended)
· 316MB of available hard-disk space
· 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended)
· DVD-ROM drive
· QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
· Internet or phone connection required for product activation


Limitations:

· 30 days trial

Adobe InCopy CS2 is a powerful, professional writing and editing program that integrates with Adobe InDesign CS2 software to deliver a complete solution for collaborative editorial workflows.

With 100% accurate copyfitting, customizable professional editorial tools, and support for parallel workflows between designers and editors, InCopy CS2 streamlines your editorial processes.

Is 21 screen still too small to fit all the useful panels and see the layout at the same time? Are you considering buying second screen and using it just to store the panels?

Before you spend money on a new screen, try X-ray.
X-ray is an Adobe InDesign/InCopy plugin that allows you to set opacity to every panel in InDesign

From now on, you will be able to set opacity to all the tools, which are so essential for your work, but obstruct the view on the actual design. Some of the panels can have 20% transparency and still be useful, while not hiding the more important thing - your work.

Limitations:

· 14 days trial.

CtrlAttributeStrip removes the format information from the text when performing cut and paste from applications that use formatted text, e.g. Microsoft Word. CtrlAttributeStrip does not handle tables and hyperlinks.

Please note that CtrlAttributeStrip only works with Adobe InDesign 2.0 and InCopy 2.0. The functionality that this plug-in provides is built into Adobe InDesign CS and InCopy CS.

CrossTalk CS enables workgroups of copywriters, art directors and others involved to work in the same document but only being allowed to change whats under their responsibility. The copywriter works in Adobe InCopy CS, a specialized tool for writing, while the art director works in Adobe InDesign CS with full control of the document.

CrossTalk CS with Adobe InCopy CS makes editing texts in InDesign documents easy. Just open the InDesign file and start editing the text and save it. Plain and simple, as you are used to when working in other applications such as Microsoft Word. No check-in and check-out. CrossTalk CS is a tool that increases your productivity when working in small workgroups such as advertising agencies and inhouse production.

CrossTalk CS with Adobe InCopy CS also adds advanced text editing functions to your workflow, such as Dynamic Spell Checking & Thesaurus, Table Creation & Editing, Track Changes and In-Line Notes with individual colors for every user, Comprehensive Document Statistics and more.

Limitations:

· 30 days trial.

SoftCare Overset Manager CS2 description
Total control over text length and overset in Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy CS or CS2 The SoftCare Overset Manager plug-in for Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy CS or CS2 allows you to have complete control over text length and text overset, enabling you to count, display, edit and print overset text. It increases production security by warning you if the document contains overset when you print or export a file. SoftCare Overset Manager is the ideal tool for everybody dealing with text-intensive files on a regular basis.

With SoftCare Overset Manager, you can see at a glance if a file contains overset and which text threads are affected. And you can show or hide overset frames for the selected text flow or all text flows on the page. From the SoftCare Overset Manager palette, you can go directly to a specific overset frame, and start editing the text.

Additionally, you will be alerted when printing or exporting a document containing overset text. With its extensive feature set, SoftCare Overset Manager significantly increases the level of production security and helps to prevent costly mistakes.

SoftCare Overset Manager can be used with InDesign or with InCopy. While InCopy provides editors with statistical information and allows to edit overset text in Galley and Story view, SoftCare brings these important features to the Layout view, where the editor can see the exact design as it appears on the InDesign page.

SoftCare Overset Manager CS description
Total control over text length and overset in Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy CS or CS2 The SoftCare Overset Manager plug-in for Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy CS or CS2 allows you to have complete control over text length and text overset, enabling you to count, display, edit and print overset text. It increases production security by warning you if the document contains overset when you print or export a file. SoftCare Overset Manager is the ideal tool for everybody dealing with text-intensive files on a regular basis.

With SoftCare Overset Manager, you can see at a glance if a file contains overset and which text threads are affected. And you can show or hide overset frames for the selected text flow or all text flows on the page. From the SoftCare Overset Manager palette, you can go directly to a specific overset frame, and start editing the text.

Additionally, you will be alerted when printing or exporting a document containing overset text. With its extensive feature set, SoftCare Overset Manager significantly increases the level of production security and helps to prevent costly mistakes.

SoftCare Overset Manager can be used with InDesign or with InCopy. While InCopy provides editors with statistical information and allows to edit overset text in Galley and Story view, SoftCare brings these important features to the Layout view, where the editor can see the exact design as it appears on the InDesign page.

SoftCare Notes Manager CS2 description
Making the best use of Inline Notes in Adobe InDesign und Adobe InCopy CS and CS2 The SoftCare Notes Manager plug-in allows you to change the way you work with inline notes in Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy. Editorial staff will communicate more efficiently using notes, as displaying and navigating notes is made easier and faster.

The standard InDesign and InCopy notes feature enables users to create and edit inline notes for their own reference or in order to exchange information with other users. The Adobe notes palette displays one note at a time and allows the user to browse notes in the order in which they appear in the text.

SoftCare Notes Manager enhances this functionality with its own palette. SoftCare Notes Manager offers filters for displaying notes created by a specific user, or notes edited within a certain timeframe. Search results can be sorted in multiple steps by author, note content, date of creation and date of last modification, offering a quick overview of all relevant notes. You can see at a glance, for example, what notes your co-worker added to the file the previous day. In addition, you can hide all non-editable notes in the document to have a better overview of the notes belonging to text frames you are allowed to edit.

SoftCare Notes Manager CS description
Making the best use of Inline Notes in Adobe InDesign und Adobe InCopy CS and CS2 The SoftCare Notes Manager plug-in allows you to change the way you work with inline notes in Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy. Editorial staff will communicate more efficiently using notes, as displaying and navigating notes is made easier and faster.

The standard InDesign and InCopy notes feature enables users to create and edit inline notes for their own reference or in order to exchange information with other users. The Adobe notes palette displays one note at a time and allows the user to browse notes in the order in which they appear in the text.

SoftCare Notes Manager enhances this functionality with its own palette. SoftCare Notes Manager offers filters for displaying notes created by a specific user, or notes edited within a certain timeframe. Search results can be sorted in multiple steps by author, note content, date of creation and date of last modification, offering a quick overview of all relevant notes. You can see at a glance, for example, what notes your co-worker added to the file the previous day. In addition, you can hide all non-editable notes in the document to have a better overview of the notes belonging to text frames you are allowed to edit.

SoftCares Plug-in Text-O-Meter for Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy gives you complete control over text length and text overset, enabling you to count, display, edit and print overset text.

Text-O-Meter calculates text length by number of characters and number of lines in an accessible floating palette. The Text-O-Meter palette remains open while editing, allowing you to monitor text development as you write.

You can measure the length of text in the current selection, text frame or text flow, and see values for the text that fits in the text frames as well as for overset text, separately. In addition, the number of manuscript lines is calculated.

The SoftCare Notes Manager plug-in will totally change the way you work with inline notes in Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy. Editorial staff will communicate more efficiently using notes, as displaying and navigating notes is made easier and faster.

The standard InDesign and InCopy notes feature enables users to create and edit inline notes for their own reference or in order to exchange information with other users.

The Adobe notes palette displays one note at a time and allows the user to browse notes in the order in which they appear in the text.??SoftCare Notes Manager enhances this functionality with its own palette. SoftCare Notes Manager offers filters for displaying notes created by a specific user, or notes edited within a certain timeframe.

Search results can be sorted in multiple steps by author, note content, date of creation and date of last modification, offering a quick overview of all relevant notes. You can see at a glance, for example, what notes your co-worker added to the file the previous day. In addition, you can hide all non-editable notes in the document to have a better overview of the notes belonging to text frames you are allowed to edit.

What is more, SoftCare Notes Manager also makes it easier to navigate within the document. Clicking on an entry in the SoftCare Notes Manager palette selects the corresponding notes anchor on the page and vice versa. Double clicking an entry in the SoftCare Notes Manager palette will open the standard Adobe notes palette where you can edit or delete the note, or convert it to text.??In an editorial environment, where several people collaborate on the same text over time, SoftCare Notes Manager will quickly become an indispensible tool for reliably and efficiently exchanging suggestions and instructions.

Limitations:

· 30 days tryout version.

InEventScript, a plug-in for Adobe InDesign and InCopy, allows scripts to automatically fire-off at key moments during application use. Events such as startup, open and close of documents, and print can all trigger the execution of the scripts you choose.

Here are some key features of "InEventScript":

· Easily attach scripts to actions
· Put your workflow on auto-pilot
· Suppress UI actions
· Add new features to InDesign®
· Easy to install and maintain for large groups
· Supports all InDesign® scripting languages.


Whats New in This Release:

· Fixed place event to work when unloading the place gun as well as for drag and drop place
· Improved compatibility with WoodWing Smart Connection
· Added a custom before document open event
· Added a "Run Associated Script" menu to the palette flyout menu
· Added support for temporary, fully functioning serial numbers
· Fixed after event for some of the dialog actions.

Adobe InDesign CS3 is a powerful tool that delivers powerful new features that allow you to explore more creative possibilities, experience greater productivity, and streamline repetitive tasks.

Explore more creative possibilities and experience new levels of productivity using Adobe InDesign CS3 page layout software.

Built for demanding workflows, InDesign integrates smoothly with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InCopy, and Dreamweaver software; offers powerful features for creating richer, more complex documents; and reliably outputs pages to multiple media.

With its sophisticated design features and enhanced productivity tools for streamlining repetitive tasks, InDesign CS3 lets you work faster and better than ever.

Here are some key features of "Adobe InDesign CS3":

· Creative effects and controls
· Productivity enhancements
· Table and cell styles
· Robust long-document support
· Advanced Find/Change command
· XHTML export
· Intuitive and customizable workspace
· Placed InDesign files
· Rule-based layouts from XML
· Automation through scripting

Automation of metadata extraction from documents and files providing capability to download the information into an XML format, which can then be loaded into a metadata repository using a custom application or utility. Command line mode retrieves the collection of file properties, can optionally execute a file transformation : for example a conversion into a csv, PDF or html format delivered with the program or your own XSL file for custom uses via batch. Download file properties from documents and IPTC images texs into an XML without programming. With the metadata transformation function for MS Office and Windows 2000 files, easily apply updates on a set of documents in folders and subfolders. Metadata collected : - Microsoft Office summary information from files: Application name, Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Template, Comments, Last author, Revision number, Number of pages, Number of paragraphs, Number of lines, Number of words, Number of characters, Number of bytes, Number of notes, Number of slides, Manager, Company, Category, Security flags, Creation date, Last accessed date, Last print date, Edition time. - Summary information of any Windows 2000 file. - OpenOffice.org and StarOffice summary informations. - User-defined information of any Microsoft Office or OpenOffice.org. - Macintosh comments. - Title of HTML documents (text between tags) and metadata in tags according to Dublic Core schema - PDF Document information. - IPTC-NAA fields for JPEG/TIFF/PSD images. -Adobe XMP (eXtensible Metadata Platform) metadata associated with documents produced by Adobes last versions software: Photoshop 7.0, Acrobat 5.0, FrameMaker 7.0, GoLive 6.0, InDesign 2.0, InCopy 2.0, Illustrator 10.0, LiveMotion 2.0. Site license allows use in all computers of a company site location