The new CtrlChanges plug-in for InDesign and InCopy solves a common problem: knowing where, when, and who has made changes in a shared document.
With multiple users contributing text to a project, it is crucial to know exactly where changes have taken place. CtrlChanges will save you and your workgroup valuable time by eliminating the scanning and searching for possible revisions by making them quick and easy to spot. This smart and easy-to-use plug-in will have you and workgroup working more effectively than ever before.
Many InDesign users have searched for a plug-in similar to Blacklining for QuarkXpress… Now it’s here.
Key features include:
• Keep track of all text revisions
• Display new text in Layout view
• Display removed text in Layout view
• Keep track of who made the change
• Keep track of when changes were made
CtrlChanges comes in three versions: Light, Standard, and PRO
CtrlChanges Light:
• Show changes in layout mode in InCopy and InDesign
• Turn viewing on/off
• Turn Track Changes on/off for document
• Accept all changes in document
• Mouse over tip showing editor, time and deleted text*
CtrlChanges Standard:
• Show changes in layout mode in InCopy and InDesign
• Turn viewing on/off
• Turn Track Changes on/off for document
• Accept all changes in document
• Mouse over tip showing editor, time and deleted text*
• Able to print changes
• Include changes in PDF-file, including notes for deleted text
CtrlChanges Pro:
• Show changes in layout mode in InCopy and InDesign
• Turn viewing on/off
• Turn Track Changes on/off for document
• Accept all changes in document
• Mouse over tip showing editor, time and deleted text*
• Able to print changes
• Include changes in PDF-file, including notes for deleted text
• Use the CtrlChanges Pro panel to see all the changes in the document and navigate through them easily
• Filter changes on author and time (v1.1)
• Users are separated using different color markings in document
• Step through the changes and accept them as you go
* CS4 only. Available from version 1.1 – release March 2009
This article was last modified on January 18, 2023
This article was first published on February 10, 2009
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