There's no doubt that Word will around for a long time. It's taught in all schools and is the de facto software for Word Processing and document creation worldwide. However, InDesign has become more and more popular in businesses due to the desire to create more consistent and professional internal and external documents.
If you have ever tried to persuade your employees/co-workers/boss to switch to InDesign then you've probably been met with one or all the following:
I don't want to learn new software!
It's too complicated!
There's nothing wrong with Word!
I'm going to try and dispel these myths with 6 reasons why now is the right time to switch from Word to InDesign:
Aaron Charlie
31 May 2013
If you've ever tried to copy and paste from a PDF into Office software, you'll know how frustrating it can be.
Luckily, with Acrobat XI you can easily export information to any Office program - you can even just export snippets of information.
In my example, I've been sent a report and I want to do three things:
- Import the data into Excel to perform my own analysis
- Use the key points in a PowerPoint presentation
- Use insights in my own Word report
Here's how to do each task using Acrobat XI:
Convert PDF to Excel, PowerPoint & Word
This process works great for exporting data, text and graphics from PDF files and even allows you to keep your formatting.
Aaron Charlie
22 Jul 2014