Some workflow enhancements were added to Share for Review in the August release of InDesign 2020. (Your replies almost immediately show up in the web browser for reviewers.)

You can mark each comment as Resolve or Delete, and you can reply to comments. The reviewers’ comments are visible in the Review panel in InDesign by choosing Window > Comments > Review.However, in the 2020 version, there were only two tools available for reviewing: Place a Pin or Draw a Shape. Reviewers can make comments in the web interface.The Share for Review dialog box lets you invite people to the review, share a link to the review, and manage the process.You start by clicking the Share button in the Application Bar or choosing File > Share for Review. Share for Review is similar to Import PDF comments, but it’s all handled from within InDesign and a web browser.Before we get into what’s new in 2021, let’s quickly review how the 2020 Share for Review works: (Conrad Chavez wrote a deep dive into the initial version of Share for Review in Issue #135.) InDesign 2021 adds some badly-needed text annotation tools, plus workflow enhancements and bug fixes. InDesign’s Share for Review feature, introduced with the InDesign 2020 June release, is one of the first extensive uses of cloud services in an InDesign-specific workflow. Share for Review and Other Cloud Features When you select a photo in your layout and choose Edit > Find Similar Images, InDesign displays matches in the CC Libraries panel, showing images from Adobe Stock that are visually similar to the selected photo. Last year, machine learning came to InDesign with the Find Similar Images menu option.

For example, Adobe integrated the ability to identify fonts into the mobile app Adobe Capture CC and the Adobe Fonts website (see Issue #111 for details). Machine learning appeared in Adobe applications at MAX 2017 as a means of automating certain processes. In previous versions, cloud features were added to encourage users to take advantage of such services as Adobe Fonts (formerly known as Typekit) and CC libraries. Neither of these approaches is new to InDesign. Adobe adds features backed by the cloud and machine learning.įor InDesign 2021, Adobe chose to place an increased emphasis on cloud-based features and features that use machine learning for automating certain tasks.

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