Adobe InDesign Reviews & Product Details

This software is designed mainly for the creation of written and digital content, especially for blogs or magazine-type sites, where you can create graphics or bullet points of excellent quality as well as a good handling of typography, you can create all kinds of written content such as And like books, magazines, posters, brochures, or interactive digital content, the text of the contents can be accommodated so that they fit images in multiple ways, as well as color management on the pages, and even highlight or put to share for do group projects, also allows the realization of multiple paragraphs or headings and vary their size. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program is perfect but I would like it to have more image design tools or even to modify the fonts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that as an editor I can work well with the designer on my team to produce the best possible report layout for our financial donors. My designer uses this software to create report layouts, and I use it to make text edits or move around components within the layouts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This may only be an issue on my particular computer, but I frequently lose toolbars within the software that I need in order to do my job well. Whether it's a change in the program's layout with each Adobe update or something that I'm unintentionally doing while in the program, I sometimes do have trouble locating different functions that I need to be able to access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that the tools are all streamlined so that they are not only quick to access and use, but that they help you work quickly. The tools allow you to think big-picture and almost without thinking do all of the small stuff, like aligning, distributing, making sure text and colors are standard to your office document style, etc. I like the ease of using InDesign in conjunction with other Adobe products such as Photoshop and Illustrator. Regularly in the InDesign documents I produce, I am incorporating vector graphics from Illustrator and edited photos from Photoshop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Really the only complaint I can think of is that it can be frustrating being someone who works in other Adobe software because the keyboard shortcuts are different across the programs. It would be really nice if they could match up, at least for the basic tools they share. I also wish that some of the tools from Photoshop could also be available in InDesign. Sometimes you have to do more graphic elements the long way in InDesign when it affects a whole page as opposed to individual images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is a must have for publishing. I'm not even kidding you! I love the different page layouts that are possible. I can set up a typical book layout, or I can set up spreads that are more like a brochure. I can also set up multiple spreads with varying page sizes and page numbers. I also love the feature of making alternate layouts. BOOK so easy to do. It's so easy it is to integrate adobe cloud. All of my team members use it as well and are able to easily tap into the files that I am working on. I like that I can seamlessly place images in a document either by dragging and dropping from my folder, or import through the file tab. It's really awesome how much I can check the color separations right in the side pallet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When importing illustrator images from the cloud, there's a white background. But really there isn't a a whole lot that I don't really like about InDesign. It's literally a must have for publishing. The only downside of using InDesign I think is that you have to have a cloud subscription to use it. It would be so nice if a person from editorial could go in and make the needed text edits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the amount of control you have when you work in Adobe Indesign. Out of all Adobe programs this is my absolute favorite because it easily allows you yo fine tune to perfection. It is the perfect program if you are working with a lot of text and need to fine tune a complicated layout. For a print designer it is an absolute dream to work with, because it has so many tools to help ensure the final print product is perfect saving a lot of time. I also love that it is so simple to import from other Adobe programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For people that are just starting out in Adobe Indesign, there is definitely somewhat of a learning curve which can be discouraging. There is a lot of tools and it isn't completely intuitive to use. I find this is the same thing with other Adobe programs as well. Once you get past the initial learning phase it is such an easy and efficient program to use when you need to create documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the sheer amount of control you can exert over Adobe inDesign (once you get a sense of the controls). While I’m still working to achieve mastery, the power of the tool is apparent. Built with easy review and approval tools, iterative design capabilities, and so much fine control over the appearance of the product, I know I can complete any publication design task in inDesign. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I say in the title it’s a bit large and uses a huge amount of my systems resources. Even with a high quality MacBook Air, my computer sometimes grinds to a bit of a crawl when working with the Adobe creative cloud and inDesign in particular. On stronger machines this wouldn’t be an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This tool is very comprehensive. There are so many ways to automate, share work and create many kinds of documents and books. I enjoy the ability to use styles to easily format the documents. I also like how easily it integrates with the other Adobe Creative Cloud applications. I think that it is helpful to have several of the applications as support for this app, but there is truly so much you can do with it on its own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cost , but it is a very great software. I also don't like that there are very few places to get 'hands-on' training for this application. Many community colleges offer continuing education style courses for Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and other Adobe applications, but it seems the only way to get educated on InDesign is from online tutorials or expensive workshops in faraway cities. I think that there needs to be more localized training for people to learn how to make the most of this expensive yet expansive tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like it because it is good and works perfectly, it has a great interface that is easy to use and besides being a multi-platform that works in different types of operative systems, to create editorial projects, design, form different types of images, it is perfect in all aspects and always guarantees a good job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes I have problems due to slowness since it requires a computer with more power to work well, it should be more optimized since sometimes it tends to consume a lot of RAM, it is the only thing that I could call that it is a problem, I hope they solve it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

InDesign is a Designers dream for layout work. It is extremely beneficial for those who work with a lot of text or those with a multi page document such as a book or magazine. It seamlessly works with the other adobe products such as photoshop and Illustrator to import imagery that may be needed. I've never had an issue with toggling between different Adobe products and it always save perfectly for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few glitches here and there with some of the new tools but it is still a great product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program is fully integrated with Illustrator and Photoshop, providing a unified design environment that won't interrupt your creative process when moving from one program to another. Another plus is reading PDF documents. To facilitate the transition to InDesign, it includes support for publications collected in QuarkXPress and PageMaker. The program - the only one of the layout packages - in the standard delivery allows the publication to be scaled not proportionally, but separately horizontally and vertically (which is necessary for flexographic printing). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Due to its modularity and nonoptimal work with large blocks of text, InDesign can be impossible to run on low end devices . The recommended characteristics are clearly designed only for the initial level of work with the program, for real work twice as much computer power is needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software is used to edit printed and digital content, such as magazines, books, or magazine-type websites, it has tools for creating this type of content such as layout or paging tables, as well as text content in Multiple formats, such as headings, headlines or tables of contents, it also has a wide content of format templates to quickly start on a predefined style, it also has image editing for backgrounds or informative content, it also has a wide content of typography or adjustment of texts in alignment with the text, it also has many color formats to highlight the pages, text or small formats which makes it specialize in the edition of periodical books or magazines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish it had more effects for ad formats Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

InDesign is great for laying out designs for print and getting to the nitty-gritty of printing, like sorting out colour balances and making sure the final item is ready for print. There are many, many features that I haven't really explored but make it a comprehensive programme for publishing. You can very easily import from other Adobe products too - so you can build something up with PSD files, and then add graphics created in Illustrator just using cut n paste. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As someone who uses Photoshop and Illustrator a lot I get frustrated that InDesign doesn't work in quite the same way, and that the few clicks I'd normally use don't work. For instance, if I want to apply an effect in the other apps I will do so then copy effect to new objects. InDesign wants to me to drag and click onto every individual element and this is very time-consuming and annoying. Also, I appreciate it is print, but some of the effects don't work in the same way so if you're trying to recreate a draft that a client has drawn up their PC it can take some messing around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adobe InDesign is an industry-leading design program for a reason. It has the capability to get the job done for projects of all shapes and sizes. I love the versatility and flexibility that InDesign offers and it is my go-to software for the majority of the projects that I tackle. The variety of features and nice user interface make it an enjoyable program to work with. I love that I am always learning some new feature or ability of InDesign, and the online community is great when it comes to answering questions, providing insight, and just generally being supportive of projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Like many Adobe programs, InDesign is not super intuitive. I found it really helpful to take a couple of free online classes and watched (I still do when I don't know the answer to a question) to get me off the ground. Once you learn the features though, it's like learning a second language and you are off to the races! Beyond that, there is not much to dislike about the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to connect to multiple files, and automatically sync when those are updated, keeps everything up-to-date. Kinda like a Project Manager, it's great at organizing my large design projects into workable sections. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For a program built on linking files, I wish it was able to locate my files better. Even moving them one folder over, it seems I'm constantly linking everything manually. I would understand if links break when files are renamed, but for large projects with hundreds of source files, it's just a nuisance. I suppose it would be a memory hog to be constantly scanning my device, so I live with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

An absolutely essential tool for any graphic designer to have in their tool belt. Useful for creating print media and designing product packaging. If you have ever used Illustrator or Photoshop, you will likely not have too hard of a time picking it up, and like other Adobe products, you won't have a hard time finding information online to answer any questions you could have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Like most Adobe products, it has a little bit of a learning curve if you've never used it before. Some of the tools that they have in InDesign and other programs are just different enough to be a little confusing. And of course, Adobe products are expensive to try especially when we have so many less expensive alternatives that aren't rolled out in a subscription service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

InDesign keeps things in line with the other products in the Adobe Suite. The interface is pretty familiar. As with any Adobe product there is a learning curve, but I feel InDesign is easier to pick up in that it is more focused on copy and content layout, not so much on content creation like Photoshop or Illustrator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While I don't use InDesign as much as I used to, I never really felt there was anything missing or things I didn't like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once you use InDesign, you will not be able to use Word again. InDesign gives you the freedom to design, style and move your text the easiest way possible. You can add images and design catalogs, brochures, flyers. Anything that deals with more than an paragraph in text should be made in Indesign. Also, this program is most ideal if you are dealign with print designs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This program just forces you to be organized with your links. Like so many of the Adobe programs, if you move a link it will be disconnected from your design. The files are huge! If you work on a big project the file size can really grow since you are also dealign with images. The less images the smaller the file size. You don't do image editing, though you can open images to edit in Photoshop, save and then it will be replaced in your InDesign document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.