![]() With CS6, users can now create and design multiple versions of a layout for different devices and media from within a single InDesign document. In this case, an iPad.Īlternate layouts for digital and print publishing ![]() When you drag the large white corner handles around, the layout will become ‘liquid’, allowing the elements to resize or move in order to fit the media you’re working in. The photo below shows the background image pinned to all four corners of the page it will resize in height and width accordingly. Pinning objects to various orientations allows you to move other objects around while the chosen item(s) remain intact and with the chosen restraints. Dragging the page around, I was able to see how the content resized when the dimensions were changed. Selecting a ruler guide and then clicking on the icon at the top of it causes the guide to become a dashed line, indicating it’s a Liquid Layout guide. This will cause any content that they touch to resize automatically when the page dimensions change. This option is handy for designing for a smaller size screen first, such as a 7” Samsung Galaxy Tab, and adapting the content for a larger screen size later.Īnother feature of liquid layouts is the ability to convert ruler guides to Liquid Layout guides. The Re-center liquid page rule centers the content for the new page dimensions, but does not scale it. Content will adjust accordingly based on the choice you make. ![]() Rules can be changed on a page by page basis, by Scale, Re-center, Object-based, or Guide-based. Liquid page rules are an efficient way to design for multiple page sizes and orientations. Here’s what I discovered while working within the new version.ĭetermine how pages and objects are adapted with the layout hub, a place to preview and create changes. ![]() Alternate layouts as well as the Content Collector Tool rate high on the list. Adobe InDesign CS6 has received a variety of updated features to work with digital tablets as well as repurposing content for various media.
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