However, to preview and edit PDF forms, you’ll still need Adobe Acrobat Professional. And, there are limitations: when creating fields in InDesign, fancy text frames are converted to a simple rectangle, so if you want to use a fancy text frame, you’ll need to add a simple text frame on top of it and then convert that simple text frame into a field.

Adobe also added the ability to export your PDF from InDesign as a grayscale PDF file, which reduces file size and complexity when printing with only black ink. To help you visualize what your layout will look like in grayscale, the View -> Proof Colors command now includes grayscale options to preview a job in black-and-white. You can now also export pages as separate pages, rather than as spreads. (Previously, you had to use Acrobat to rearrange the pages.)

With InDesignCS6, font menus now group your most recently used fonts at the top, sorted either alphabetically or by recent use. Paragraphs that split or span columns can now have their Keep options set, to ensure that the lines and paragraphs you choose stay together. This option now works with tables, so that they don’t get split from column to column or page to page.

When adding or removing text from a text frame, auto-size options now let you determine whether the text frame will get taller, wider, or both, and in which directions. It’s helpful for avoiding overset text, and is especially handy when adjusting the text inset for a frame.