PR: Active Tables for Adobe InDesign Now Shipping
Prague EU, May 24, 2011 — DTP Tools announces the release of Active Tables plug-in for Adobe InDesign. Active Tables plug-in turns InDesign into a powerful spreadsheet editor. The plug-in allows users to insert formulas instead of final numbers, having the numbers re-calculated the same second the source data change. This opens up possibilities for creating price lists that update prices for the entire catalog with just one click, change sales tax for entire catalog in one place, create invoices and price lists. Formulas can process text and conditions, such as adjust tax amount on the invoice automatically based on the customer location.
Active Tables allows designers to stay in InDesign and not have to go back to Numbers, Excel or other program to edit the source, compromising the layout quality and making the workflow less efficient. Many customers have already adopted Active Tables into their workflow during the public beta period, allowing them to create well designed and accurate price quote pdfs for their products, automate invoice creation and offer their customers quick and efficient way to localize their marketing materials, quickly incorporate time limited discounts and avoid errors in the prices.
Key Features
- Create formula in table cell
- Create formula in any text flow
- Use cells from any table within a document for a calculation
- Sort table rows and columns based on multiple criteria
- Format results as text, number, currency, percentage, scientific or user-defined format with many sub-settings
- Apply different character or cell style to result if its positive or negative
- Define formula appearance in Paragraph Style
- Define frequently used constants or formulas as Names
- Show grid coordinates for tables List tables in the document
- Includes 35 functions you’re used to use in your spreadsheet editor + any function you miss added upon request
- Transpose table rows to columns and vice versa
- Create report listing formulas in the document
- All formulas are updated live, but can be frozen in one state
- Copying formulas within table is position aware moving source data reference with target
- Displays formula as result or as the source code
- Converts text to formula
Pricing and Availability
Active Tables plug-in is sold for $59/$79 per license. The 14-days trial version for InDesign CS3, CS5, and for Mac OS and Windows, is available for immediate download at: www.dtptools.com/activetables, or at the direct download links.
About DTP Tools
DTP Tools is a leading provider of InDesign and InCopy solutions. With widely-renowned plug-ins such as History, Cross-References, and Page Control, we help make tens of thousands of worldwide InDesign users more efficient and more fun. DTP Tools also offers InDesign server based solutions, team collaboration solution for larger teams working on the same publication and custom solutions. Check out our site to find how our other plug-ins can help you save more time and money in the production process! For more information, email [email protected]
InDesign Magazine subscribers can read my review of Active Tables in the latest issue.