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Blacklining is a Plug-in for InDesign that when loaded will allow you to retain a complete audit trail of all changes made to the text of an InDesign document. Users of InDesign who produce financial, legal, and other exact documentation will find this an essential tool. Blacklining tracks changes made to the text of a document as it is being revised. It is designed to allow a user or viewer of an InDesign document to be able to see a complete history of changes that have occurred. Text inserts are shown as underlines and text deletes can either be shown as strike through, or have a caret mark from where text has been deleted. Blacklining also keeps a revision history that can show changes made at different revision cycles, and by choosing different revision cycles it is possible to show a complete history of a document. Preferences govern the screen display and the printed output, and these can be set for individual revision levels as well. In addition there is an option to highlight all onscreen marks and have sidebar markers when printed. A special characters' feature allows a live header of a document to be created so that, if used on a master page for example, all pages can have document information such as name, date and time, as well as blacklining revision numbers and a checksum. A history file records the actions taken in a documents' history and this can be printed or exported — which may be useful for billing or auditing. Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic. Manufacturer: EMS |
