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摘要

As the role of production departments evolves in the digital world, layout programs are becoming increasingly better. While plenty of companies still sketch out pagination by hand, there are some that are finding layout software simplifies workflow. Advanstar Communications, which doesn't use any book-mapping software, is currently looking at a number of layout programs it could use if it chooses to switch to InDesign from Quark. "We've considered doing it a number of times, but it's been difficult to cost justify before this," said Keith Hammerbeck, the company's director of manufacturing services.