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Active Tables plug-in brings the spreadsheet-like functionality to InDesign. It allows to sort tables and create formulas.
Formulas are not limited to work with data within one table, so you can just copy/paste your price-list table on the pasteboard making sure all prices in your catalog are up to date. Even better, formulas can be placed to any text in the document, so you can have calculation results display anywhere you need them to.
Active Tables has broad field of use, starting from InDesign made invoices in a small studio to big catalogs showing always the right price. You can define names and use them in your formulas. A good example is defining commonly used numbers such as tax percentage as names you can use directly in the formula.
The plug-in creates 3 new panels:
Formula format can be defined in paragraph styles too, sorting features and functions to convert text to formula are added to text context menu.
Using Active TablesThe most important one is the Formulas panel – click somewhere in table or text and then click in the topmost edit box in the panel – this way you create a new formula. The way to use calculations is easy, first choose source numbers to be used – either by typing coordinates of the cells, or simply clicking on the cells to be inserted into formula then choose the functions to use on these numbers (green button, or you can type them in).
Typical example of a simple formula is SUM (A1:A5) – sums first 5 cells in the first column. you can also just type in the cell A6 the following: =SUM (A1:A5) and click on convert text to formula command with cursor placed at the end of the formula.You can define how to display the result number either by choosing from the common presets, or using a freeform composition format. # stands for number .# stands for decimal place . The number can look different if the result is a negative value (you can set even a different cell or character style for positive and negative results).
Do you dread the arrival of sticky note-ridden PDFs from your customers? Fortunately, receiving PDF notes and comments doesn’t have to mean multiple scrolling and switching between the applications. Now you can load PDF notes right into your InDesign layout.
Cross-References is a modular system which responds to every referencing need. It is a robust solution inspired by a similar feature in Adobe FrameMaker and improved thanks to the greater flexibility of the InDesign environment, utilizing paragraph and character styles with XML driven format.
Cross-references can work as hyperlinks for PDF output; formats can be defined to automatically use the language of surrounding text. References can point across different documents and are updated live for all open documents.
In InDesign CC and higher versions Cross-References plug-in is part of the DTP Tools Cloud bundle. Please install using the Cloud app.
Free reader is available for your service providers and collaborators. The reader takes care of correct updating and has the features for conversion of cross-references to text.
Cross-References plug-in delivers ultimate cross-referencing functionality to Adobe InDesign and InCopy. The software is seamlessly integrated with the application, all functionality is easily accessible through main menu, context menu and Cross-References panel. This product is the definite answer to any cross-referencing need.
Cross-reference format consists of elements:
Basic format elements are: file name, footnote number, page number, paragraph number, paragraph text and chapter number (CS3 only).
Each reference and its components can have a specific character style or style override.
Each reference part can be set to appear only in selected languages.
Plug-in comes with pre-defined formats, user defined formats can be added using easy UI or XML code.
Relative page references, such as “previous” or “opposite page”, are supported and can be customized.
References can optionally work as hyperlinks for easier creation of electronic output.
References can be made to pre-made source markers, or to any text searchable in style filtered lists.
References – selected or all – can be converted to text.
References can point across documents.
Unresolved x-refs preflight.
References within open documents are automatically updated.
References can quote variables from the source text.
Supports conversion of FrameMaker cross-references when used with DTP Tools MIF Filter import plug-in.
Cross-References plug-in has a panel with markers and references list and easy access to the features.
Following and preceeding paragraphs with specified formating can be used instead of selected source.
Cross-References plug-in is scriptable (see Sample scripts and formats for script downloads).
Support for saving as .inx and .idml.
InCopy compatibility.
Re-link feature.
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Another great Photoshop feature you’ve missed in InDesign. Now you can use the layers in InDesign freely without the risk of getting lost in them. It’s time to get organized, it’s time to get layer groups.
Non-printing setting is not anymore just on object level in InDesign. With Layer Groups plug-in you can set the non-printing attribute to entire layer the way you are used to in other applications.
Just download the free 14 days try-out version and raise your productivity to another level.
Layer Comps bring a revolution to your multiple output workflow. You can save countless combinations of layout into one document. This means that until the final export, you only need one document for both vertical and horizontal iPad output, Print and web documents, different paper or device formats.
Layer Comps panel records object size and position, but keeps text and graphic contents same for all layout versions. Layer Comps also record which objects, object layers (psd and ai layers), and whole layers were visible and which were hidden in each layout, in each layer comp.
You can recall a Layer Comp with an instant click. Think of this as a sort of savable “Snapshot” function – although it only notes your viewing state, never trashes layers, and is saved with your file.
Every InDesign power user knows the best way to be really efficient in this program is to use keyboard shortcuts. But finding and changing shortcuts can be frustrating. No longer!
The Keyboard Shortcuts plug-in was designed by David Blatner and DTP Tools to help you find and assign shortcuts quickly and easily.
As you probably know, getting to different stages of progress in your document just by clicking Undo button can be really frustrating. And yet in InDesign there is no easy way to orient in past actions.
DTP Tools History plug-in brings the extra useful panel known from Photoshop to InDesign, with added and improved features.
Apart from seeing all available redo and undo steps, you can now save different Versions within a single document. Regardless of how much you change your documents, you can always return to any state at any time.
Upgrade from any previous version to version 2.3 is free. Just download the new version and install it over the previous one. Your current serial number is valid for activation.
Linkfo plug-in labels all linked graphics in your document with desired information about the image and link. These labels serve as a quick visual aid for preflighting, searching for images and other operations which normaly require going deep into the panels and menus.
Labels are placed on a separate layer and can be deleted and re-created again with a single click. This means they can also be printed and checked in paper form. The information in the label is user selected and can contain info about the file, color and resolution and link status.