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Deliver high-impact print designs using industry-standard software for editing digital images, creating eye-catching vector graphics, and laying out stunning pages that incorporate elegant typography. Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard software combines the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and more. This comprehensive toolkit offers many features that let you freely express your wildest ideas without sacrificing quality, precision, or speed. Plus, now you can extend beyond print with dynamic presentations, beautifully designed eBooks, and immersive digital magazines* that marry the appeal of interactivity with the quality of traditional print.

Reasons to Upgrade:

Folio Producer tools in InDesign
Create engaging digital magazines, newspapers, annual reports, manuals and other documents that incorporate eye-catching elements such as 360° rotation and panoramas, all for playback on a variety of tablet devices. Upload them to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite* for further production and for distribution.

* Adobe Digital Publishing Suite requires a separate license and payment of associated fee(s). See www.adobe.com/products/ digitalpublishingsuite for more information.

Enhanced eBook authoring* in InDesign
Create more engaging eBooks, with less need for developers. Use a smoother EPUB workflow as you include refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit virtually any screen. You can now even add video and audio for eBook reader applications that support HTML5 video and audio tags.

* InDesign uses EPUB3 and HTML5 code to create eBooks with audio, video, and other advanced features. EPUB3 and HTML5 presentation, media playback, and double-byte character support (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean) may not be supported by all devices, browsers or EPUB readers.

More efficient delivery of accessible documents
Use enhanced features in InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat X Pro that help you to deliver publications that meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 standards. Apply accessibility features more easily in InDesign CS5.5, and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat X Pro.

Action Wizard in Acrobat Pro
Automate routine, multistep PDF tasks more easily in Adobe Acrobat® X Pro. The Action Wizard guides you through creating an Action, which is an automated sequence of steps that can be applied to a single PDF or batches of files.

Reasons to Buy

Breakthrough image editing in Photoshop
Create compelling digital images with Adobe Photoshop® CS5, the industry standard in digital imaging. Use versatile brush tools to paint with realistic strokes, precise selection tools to make exacting refinements, and a wide range of workflow and performance features to accelerate everyday tasks.

Vector graphics for virtually any medium
Create distinctive vector artwork for any project, from logos and branding to illustrations for advertising, packaging, signage, and more. Adobe Illustrator® CS5 provides precise drawing tools and expressive natural brushes for creating eye-catching content.

Professional page layout and production
Lay out stunning pages quickly and efficiently in Adobe InDesign® CS5.5 with an intuitive design environment, precise typographic controls, built-in creative tools and effects, and robust preflight capabilities.

Folio Producer tools in InDesign
Create engaging digital magazines, newspapers, annual reports, manuals and other documents that incorporate eye-catching elements such as 360° rotation and panoramas, all for playback on a variety of tablet devices. Upload them to Adobe Digital Publishing Suite* for further production and for distribution.

* Adobe Digital Publishing Suite requires a separate license and payment of associated fee(s). See www.adobe.com/products/ digitalpublishingsuite for more information.

Elegant eBook authoring* in InDesign
Create engaging eBooks with refined typography and images that resize automatically to fit virtually any screen. A smooth EPUB workflow lets you create compelling eBooks and helps minimize dependence on developers. Design eBooks with video and audio for eBook reader applications and browsers that support HTML5 video and audio tags.

* InDesign uses EPUB3 and HTML5 code to create eBooks with audio, video, and other advanced features. EPUB3 and HTML5 presentation, media playback, and double-byte character support (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean) may not be supported by all devices, browsers or EPUB readers.

Author accessible documents
Use features in InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat X Pro that help you to deliver publications that meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 standards. Apply accessibility features in InDesign CS5.5, and then check, adjust, and validate accessible PDF documents in Acrobat X Pro.

Adobe PDF creation, editing, and delivery
Distribute layouts reliably using Acrobat X Pro to create simple PDF documents, and package layouts, drawings, images, animation, video, audio, and other files in a single, secure PDF Portfolio.

Visual media browsing
Find files fast by browsing thumbnails instead of filenames with Adobe Bridge. Or browse thumbnails and place files from the Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop CS5 and InDesign CS5.5.

Help when you need it
Find the best answers for your Adobe product questions with Adobe Community Help, an online service for instruction, inspiration, and support.

Consistent Adobe user interface
Work quickly and intuitively thanks to a consistent approach to the user interface across all Design Standard components.

Performance on newer operating systems
Take advantage of the power and performance of newer Apple and Microsoft operating systems so you can work more quickly. And Photoshop CS5 is 64-bit native, which means even faster image-editing no matter which computer platform you use.

Creative reviews within your design workflow
Maximize design time by streamlining reviews through integration with Adobe CS Review, a CS Live online service.* Initiate shared reviews from within Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, and InDesign CS5.5. Invite others to comment with easy-to-use browser-based tools, and view their comments in the context of your design.