TECH – eDesign New Features and Tips

The school year is wrapping up, but the eDesign team is just getting started. Today’s eDesign release includes the following new features and updates:
Save It Forward: There have been some big changes in the process to move templates between books. In the template Library, the “save it forward” link is gone, replaced by an Export Items button. You now have the option of exporting selected templates forward to a future order (next year’s mainbook), or saving them into a different active order (the quick turn supplement, for example).
Submitted Spreads: Spreads that have been submitted to the plant can now be made secret, or the secret assignment removed, deadlines changed, or staff assignments changed.
2011 Books have been made available to eDesign customers with signed Printing Agreements.
Enhanced Work Flow: Book Setup, Portrait Flow, and Index Builder no longer lock the whole book, so the staff can keep working while you add colors, flow portraits, or check coverage via the index. Portrait Flow DOES need the actual flow pages to be available (unlocked), and will tell the adviser during Step 4 if they are not. Book Setup will not allow a font or color to be removed while pages are being edited.

Other Changes and Tips:
· The date stamp on the PDF is now the last page or spread save date.
· Is there a way to draw triangles in eDesign? Of course! Just switch to the polygon tool (it's under the rectangle tool). Instead of dragging to draw the shape, single click the page. A dialog box will pop up with options for a custom polygon. Adjust the number of sides down to three, and you will be creating triangles!