Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite All in One

by Golding, Mordy

• ISBN13: 9780672325915
• ISBN10: 0672325918
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

Today's world is all about convenience. Supercenters are popping up every day, selling everything from toothbrushes to clothing and from milk to tires for your car. Even software programs are sold in "supercenter" type packages, or "suites." That is why Sams Publishing has printedSams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite All in One, your one-stop-shop for learning the Adobe creative suite of programs. Learn to create professional graphics and designs with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, GoLive and InDesign through this all-inclusive reference guide. This book is sure to answer all of your current and future questions as you move towards software proficiency with each of these programs. Get up to speed quickly and easily withSams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite All in One.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Creative Suite

Overview: The Creative Process

A Creative Mind

The Right Tools for the Job

The Dream Team

Premium Edition Versus Standard Edition

A New Look

So Many Applications: Which One to Use? Do I Have to Use Them All? Taking a First Glance at the Applications

Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe ImageReady CS

Adobe Illustrator CS

Adobe InDesign CS

Adobe GoLive CS

Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional

Adobe Version Cue

Bringing It All Together

The Game Plan: Developing a Workflow

What Is a Workflow? Understanding Print, the Web, and Beyond

Designing for Print

Designing for the Web

Designing for Both Print and the Web

Moving to a PDF Workflow

Putting It All in Perspective

The Key That Makes It All Work: Integration

Getting Started with the Suite

Integration: Defined

Common User Interface

Palettes

Tools

Keyboard Shortcuts

Moving Data between Apps

Metadata

Version Cue

Taking on the Applications

The Applications

Using Adobe Photoshop CS

Introduction to Photoshop CS

Opening, Creating, and Importing Files

Working with Selections

Layers and Effects

Working with Masks

Painting and Drawing

Photoshop and the Web

Setting Type

Adjusting Images

Retouching Images

Applying Filters

Automating Tasks

Spot Colors

Saving and Printing

Using Adobe ImageReady CS

Introduction to ImageReady CS

Opening, Creating, and Importing Files

Similarity with Photoshop

Optimizing Files for the Web

Adding Interactivity

Automation

Saving and Exporting

Using Adobe Illustrator CS

Introduction to Illustrator CS

Creating and Opening Files

Drawing Basic Vector Objects

Working with Selections

Fills and Strokes

Brushes

Organizing Your Files Using Layers

The Appearance Palette

Masking Objects

Applying Transformations

Using Symbols

Working with Type

Live Effects

Distortion with Envelopes

Blends

Working with Raster Images

Charts and Graphs

Web Graphics

Saving/Exporting Files

Printing

Using Adobe InDesign CS

Introduction to InDesign CS

Creating New Files

Drawing

Coloring Objects

The World of Transparency

Transformations

Working with Text

Creating and Using Tables

Working with Images

Adding Interactivity

Scripting Support

Working with Large Documents

Saving and Printing

Using Adobe GoLive CS

Introduction to GoLive CS

Creating a Project

Using the Objects Palette and Toolbar

Understanding the Site Window

Designing Pages

Using Cascading Style Sheets

JavaScript Actions

Link Warnings

Publishing the Site

Begin Creating

GoLive Extensions

Co-Author

Using Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional

Introduction to Acrobat

Viewing PDF Files

Creating PDF Files

Editing PDF Files

Using Comments

Reviewing

Using Sound and Movies

Creating Interactivity

Providing for Accessibility

Using Forms

Security

Acrobat Distiller

PDF Presentations

Printing and Saving PDF Files

eBooks

Using Version Cue

Introduction to Version Cue

Getting Started with Version Cue

Using Version Cue

Administrating Version Cue

Advanced Tasks

The Relationship Between Metadata and Asset Management

Thinking Different

In Closing

The Projects

Creating a Corporate Identity

The Project

Setting Up a Version Cue Project

Creating the Logo

Preparing the Photo

Designing the Business Card

Designing the Letterhead

Designing the Envelope

Creating a Brochure

The Project

Planning the Layout in InDesign

Finding and Preparing the Images

Designing the Cover

Designing the Inside of the Brochure

Creating an Ad Campaign

The Project

Choosing and Preparing Images in Photoshop

Setting Up Pages in InDesign

Setting Up a Master Page

Placing the Photos

Placing the Text

Exporting a PDF File for Review

Adding Comments to the File in Acrobat

Making Changes in InDesign

Saving a Version and Exporting It As a PDF/X-1a-Compliant File

Creating a Web Banner

The Project

Creating a New Illustrator File

Adding the Headline

Adding the Logo

Adding a Backg

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