Difference Between Indesign Cs2 & Cs3

Adobe added major features such as transparency effects, text variables and table and cell styles to its page layout program with the upgrade of InDesign CS3 from CS2.

Transparency Effects

InDesign CS3 added new transparency effects such as bevel, glow and gradient feather. InDesign CS2 possessed only two transparency effects: drop shadows and basic feathering.

Text Variables

The text variable feature introduced with CS3 allowed users to easily update running headers such as those in dictionaries.

Table and Cell Styles

Adobe added table and cell styles to InDesign CS3 to go along with the paragraph, character and object styles that were already in InDesign CS2.

MacIntosh Intel Processor Support

InDesign CS3 was the first version of the program to run natively on Intel-based MacIntosh computers. InDesign CS2 used the Mac's emulation software to run on Intel machines.

Additional Features

Other additional CS3 features included a multiple-item place function and three new search parameters.

Release Dates

Adobe released InDesign CS2 in April 2005 and InDesign CS3 in April 2007. InDesign CS4 was released in October 2008.

References

• Adobe InDesign: 10-year anniversary
• CreativePro.com: InDesign CS3 review

Resources

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• Adobe
• InDesign Secrets
• The InDesigner