Serif Press Release

Outstanding new desktop publishing package with PDF Editing

Serif (Europe) Ltd – the UK’s leading independent desktop publishing, design and graphics software developer – today announced the launch of PagePlus 11, the powerful new version of their flagship desktop publishing package.

PagePlus 11 (List Price £99.99; upgrade prices available*) is the new version of Serif’s highly acclaimed desktop publisher, offering unparalleled page layout and design tools for the price, as well as retaining its trademark ease of use and accessibility for all abilities of user. Now with the capability to import and fully edit PDFs, PagePlus 11 is in a league of its own, even offering features not found in rival packages costing many times more.

PagePlus 11 automatically interprets PDFs when they are imported so that all of the component parts of a page can be edited, moved, adjusted or deleted with complete flexibility. Paragraphs of text are intelligently re-flowed for easy text editing – even the industry leading packages don’t offer this level of PDF editing functionality. As well as being able to create new PagePlus documents from PDF content, PDFs can be inserted into existing PagePlus documents with the option of opening them before, after or even on the current page. Removing compatibility barriers by enabling the editing of PDF documents, PagePlus 11’s feature set compares even more favourably than ever against the heavyweights of the DTP market, while still managing to set itself apart on price and ease-of-use.

PagePlus 11 introduces another unique PDF feature among desktop publishing packages, which will prove an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to receive information electronically from their customers, club members or employees. PDF forms created in PagePlus 11 allow recipients to type their responses into the appropriate fields and save, print or submit their form electronically – Serif will email completed forms direct to the sender’s inbox using their free ‘Form Redirect’ service, or companies can set up their own Web submission service if they wish to.

Serif has introduced much requested graphics enhancements to PagePlus 11. Users can now make a vast array of essential image adjustments, such as Levels, Curves, Colour Balance, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation/Lightness and much more. They can also apply a wide range of stunning creative effects to their images, including Motion Blur, Diffuse Glow, Noise, Shadows & Highlights among many others, without having to load a separate image-editing program. Themed Colour Swatches have been introduced to assist users in selecting complementary colours for a more professional look. Plus, a user’s own selection of colours is automatically added to the document’s palette so they can be easily re-used elsewhere in the document. Adobe Photoshop®  files can now be imported directly into PagePlus 11, which can retain an image’s clipping path, and Serif’s popular one-click Red Eye Removal tool has also been incorporated into PagePlus 11’s exceptional new graphics capabilities.

The PagePlus interface now has a fresh new look with dockable Workspace tabs providing single-click access to commonly used settings and a brand new Context Sensitive toolbar ensures that it’s easier than ever to make tool property adjustments. Plus, a host of updated Tutorials and new Projects will guide both new and existing users seamlessly through the program and new features, ensuring that everyone finds PagePlus 11 accessible and easy to use.

In addition to its enhanced design functionality, PagePlus 11 now offers vastly improved support for displaying data imported from external databases, a Multilingual spell checker with 14 dictionaries covering 11 languages and easier Template selection. Combine this impressive new functionality with PagePlus’s popular legacy features, such as BookPlus for long document support, and it’s clear that PagePlus 11 provides an immense amount of desktop publishing power to all PC users at unbeatable value for money.

“PagePlus 11 is an extremely exciting release for us because it proves that there’s simply no reason to pay premium prices for professional-level desktop publishing,” said Gary Bates, Serif’s Managing Director. “As always we have listened to the requests of our knowledgeable customers and, with the introduction of PDF import and powerful graphics features, have produced a package that will be greatly appreciated by them and the wider computing community.”

The PagePlus 11 package contains:
Serif PagePlus 11 – (CD and User Guide)
Serif PagePlus 11 Resource CD – (CD containing over 1250 professionally designed Wizards, 200 Fonts and an additional 14 Tutorials.)

* Please contact Serif on 0800 376 7070 for upgrade prices if you are an existing user of other Serif software packages.