Adobe InCopy
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| Adobe InCopy | |
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 Adobe InCopy CS2 running on Windows XP |
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| Developer: | Adobe Systems |
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| Latest release: | CS2 (4.0) / December 2005 |
| OS: | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows |
| Use: | Word processor |
| License: | Proprietary |
| Website: | http://www.adobe.com/products/incopy/ |
Adobe InCopy is a professional word processing software product made by Adobe Systems. It is tightly integrated with Adobe InDesign, and the most recent version is Adobe InCopy CS2.
InCopy is primarily used by newspapers and magazines to write, edit and style copy. The software includes standard word processing features such as spell check, track changes and word count. Its integration with InDesign also allows copyfitting and layout preview features to ensure text fits correctly in the corresponding InDesign layout.
[edit] Viewing modes
The InCopy interface features three viewing modes: Story, Galley and Layout. The Story mode displays the story text across the screen's entire width without formatting. This provides an interface for users more comfortable with traditional word processors to read and edit copy.
The Galley mode also displays the text without formatting, but does list style sheets that have been applied to the copy. The Galley mode shows copy as one column wide so the user has a better of idea of what the story will look like on the page.
However, the Galley mode lacks a true representation of the design and layout – these features are reserved for the Layout mode. This view shows all text formatting and also includes any headlines that have been attached to the story.
Unlike consumer word processing products, InCopy isn't designed for printing on traditional desktop printers. Instead, InCopy is linked to Adobe's InDesign desktop publishing application, allowing the user to design, layout and print the copy as part of a finished product.
The main benefit of using InCopy instead of writing directly into InDesign is that it allows writers, editors and designers to work on the same page simultaneously: while the InDesign user can design the page, one or more InCopy users can modify different stories on the same page (Adobe calls this rights management system LiveEdit). In many cases, publishers will use a publishing system that adds workflow and rights management to the design and editing capabilities of Adobe's software.
[edit] Availability
Although its title includes "CS2", the software is not included as part of Adobe's Creative Suite package. InCopy is now sold as a retail package, and may be ordered from Adobe, third party plug-in developers, or systems integrators.
[edit] External links
- Adobe InCopy Official Page
- Quark VS InDesign.com's 6-part series of articles and tutorials introducing InCopy CS2, reviewing the features and limitations to the InDesign/InCopy workflow, and presenting actual, real-world case studies of InCopy in use in profession design workflows.
- Adobe "User to User" forums for InCopy and other products
Some system integrators whose publishing systems use InDesign and InCopy:
