– CON: Limited to low resolution output (it does not matter if you have a high res 300DPI image, it is output the same as lower res images).

Very good color use tools (if setup in document template correctly). Easy and professional table and chart creation. – PRO: Installed on virtually every computer (and many tablets & Smartphones). Great multiple master layout capabilities, great layout customization per page, excellent image control.

– CON: No bleed or printer crop marks, limited (or difficult to setup/use) multiple master layouts, difficult working with inserted graphics/tables/charts that do not align to column layout. Very good control over text flow, line wraps, and text across multiple pages. – PRO: Installed on virtually every computer (and many tablets & Smartphones). – CON: large learning curve, specialty software that costs more (and usually not provided across corporate users). Excellent image control and color use tools (in RGB, CMYK, Spot, etc.). – PRO: Professional desktop publishing software that has the highest level of control of layouts, print specific output, multipage control, unlimited master layouts with finite control, and no size or resolution constraints. So here is how Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign and Microsoft PowerPoint fight it out in the boxing ring: Below is what the TLC Creative Services design team views as the strengths and weaknesses of designing for print among the 3 major applications we use. Every program has strengths and weaknesses.

Indesign to microsoft word