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Adobe InDesign CS6 Software for Windows

What's new in InDesign?

Adobe® InDesign® CS6 software is a versatile desktop publishing application that gives you pixel-perfect control over design and typography. Create elegant and engaging pages for print, tablets, and other screens. Use new Adaptive Design Tools to easily repurpose layouts to look great on a variety of pages sizes, orientations, or devices.

Upgrade to InDesign CS6 to efficiently design page layouts for print or screens, faster and easier than ever. Improve productivity with time-savers such as the split window, Content Collector tools, grayscale preview, easy access to recently used fonts, and more.

See the top new features in InDesign CS6

Find out more about Adaptive Design Tools — Alternate Layout, Liquid Layout, linked content, Content Collector tools — and other new features in this latest version of the leading page layout software for print and digital publishing.

Find out what you've been missing

Learn about features introduced since CS3 to help you efficiently produce sophisticated layouts and adapt them to multiple page sizes, orientations, and devices — without sacrificing control over design and typography.

Create more with skills you already have

Use familiar InDesign skills to create, develop, and deliver iPad apps with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition.* Plus, Adobe Creative Cloud™ members can submit an unlimited number of iPad apps to the Apple App Store.

System requirements

Windows

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6 applications also support Windows 8. Refer to the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.
• 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended)
• 1.6GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
• DVD-ROM drive
• Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files
• Some features in Adobe Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM
• This software will not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* Phone activation is not available.