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Hybrid (Word Processing and Page Layout) Tools John Coyle, Kate Demery, Kristen Overberg Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Windows Proprietary License ($109.99) • Overview: entry-‐level desktop publishing application with an emphasis on page layout and design; marketed as a simpler, less expensive alternative to InDesign and QuarkXPress • Common Features: word processing (spell check, dictionary/thesaurus, footnotes, cross-‐references, text merging, etc.), text and image manipulation • Compatible with the following file formats: ◦ PUB (Microsoft Publisher) ◦ TXT and RTF ◦ DOC and DOCX (Microsoft Word) ◦ HTML ◦ GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and BMP ◦ WMF and EMF (Windows Metafile) • Pros: compatible with most Microsoft Office applications; has word-‐processing functionality; wizards (help sequences) provide step-‐by-‐step process for document creation; library of Microsoft-‐maintained downloadable templates; much less expensive than full-‐fledged page layout programs • Cons: Publisher file format (.pub) is unsupported by numerous software applications, including some Microsoft Office programs; PDF conversion can result in unexpected formatting changes; not as powerful as competing software; can only be run in a Windows environment • Threats to Content Sustainability: Publisher’s cross-‐platform compatibility is crippled by the exclusivity of its proprietary file format and its inability to be run in non-‐Windows environments. This complicates collaboration with project members that do not possess a copy of the program. The aforementioned compatibility issues, coupled with the application’s relatively small market share, pose a threat to the sustainability of content created with Microsoft Publisher • Resources: ◦ http://www.1001graphictools.com/publisher/features.html ◦ http://techtips.salon.com/can-‐microsoft-‐publisher-‐4385.html ◦ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Publisher QuarkXPress 9
Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X Proprietary License ($849) • Overview: used by individual designers and large publishing houses to produce a variety of layouts, from single-‐page flyers to the multi-‐media projects required for magazines, newspapers, catalogs, etc. • Common Features: text manipulation (font, alignment, spacing, coloring, kerning, ligatures, etc.), image manipulation (layers, picture effects and filters, illustration tools), digital publishing • Compatible with the following file formats: ◦ XLS and XLSX (Microsoft Excel) ◦ AI (Adobe Illustrator) ◦ PSD (Adobe Photoshop) ◦ XML and HTML ◦ DOC and DOCX (Microsoft Word) ◦ RTF ◦ GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF ◦ PDF ◦ ePUB and Blio ◦ PS and EPS (Adobe PostScript) ◦ SWF and FLV (Adobe Flash) ◦ AVI (Microsoft Windows Movie Maker) ◦ MOV (Apple QuickTime/iMovie) ◦ MP3 • Pros: better publishing-‐design layout than Adobe InDesign; offers eBook exporting (ePUB and Blio); App Store feature allows for design and publishing of iPad content; JDF (Job Definition Format), an XML-‐based standard, facilitates cross-‐vendor workflow by storing content information (page count and size, orientation, resolution, meta tags, etc.) • Cons: Cannot open InDesign files; more expensive than competing software (InDesign CS6 is $700); steep learning curve • Threats to Content Sustainability: With a current market share of less than twenty-‐five percent, QuarkXPress’ once-‐dominant presence in the page-‐ layout software market has been eclipsed by Adobe InDesign. Despite InDesign’s prevalence, QuarkXPress remains incapable of opening InDesign files (and vice versa). The only workaround is Markzware’s Q2ID, a two-‐ hundred dollar Quark-‐to-‐InDesign conversion application. Unfortunately (and quite fortuitously for Markzware developers), Q2ID does not support conversion of .indd files to .qxp format; ID2Q (another two-‐hundred dollar Markzware purchase) is required for InDesign-‐to-‐Quark conversion. Although QuarkXPress’ JDF expedites the publishing process, several Adobe programs (including InDesign) provide JDF functionality, as well • Resources: ◦ http://desktopmag.com.au/blogs/a-‐review-‐of-‐quarkxpress-‐9/ ◦ http://www.macworld.com/product/815393/quarkxpress-‐9-‐1.html Adobe PageMaker/InDesign CS6
Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X Proprietary License ($699.99) • Get started quickly with templates, graphics, and intuitive design tools; work productively across Adobe applications; and easily leverage existing content to create customized communications. • switch over to indesign • InDesign has never been a tool for casual users. It's really for pros, which is why the $699 price shouldn't sticker-‐shock you into a heart attack. • In 2004, Adobe announced that development for Adobe PageMaker had ceased but that Adobe would continue to sell and support it. InDesign was presented as the successor product.[12] • threat: converting from page maker to InDesign • Adobe InDesign is desktop publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers and books. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Graphic designers and production artists are the principal users, creating and laying out periodical publications, posters, and print media. It also supports export to EPUB and SWF formats to create digital publications, and content suitable for consumption on tablet computers. The Adobe InCopy word processor uses the same formatting engine as InDesign. • I can’t write my papers in InDesign because it lacks some of the essential features of Word (e.g. Spell Check as you type, Thesaurus, Grammar check, etc). • It is a hybrid, but depends on the purpose-‐combining might be more appropriate • Why authors should write in InDesign: http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2011/08/authors-‐why-‐you-‐should-‐be-‐ writing-‐in-‐adobe-‐indesign/ ◦ threat to sustainability ◦ people might not have adobe products ◦ easier to use hybrid in conjunction with other products in case the other people don’t have them-‐-‐maybe an open source hybrid is more important ◦ save as a PDF
