Sams Teach Yourself Creative Suite 2 All in One

by Golding, Mordy

• ISBN13: 9780672327520
• ISBN10: 067232752X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

If you are faced with the challenge to learn the Adobe Creative Suite, you probably also find yourself faced with the challenge of carrying five big books to help you learn all that you need to know. Why take on more than is necessary? Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite 2 All in One has all the answers to your Adobe Creative Suite questions in one easy-to-use book. You will learn all of the products and technologies in a logical, well-integrated fashion. Understand the fundamentals of how they work separately and together to maximize your potential with:

• Adobe Photoshop CS2
• Adobe Illustrator CS2
• Adobe GoLive CS2
• Adobe InDesign CS2
• Adobe Version Cue CS2
• Adobe Bridge
• Adobe Stock Photos
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Get up to speed quickly and easily on all of the Adobe CS2 products with the help of Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite 2  All in One.

 

Author Biography

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite 2 All in One About the Author

Mordy Golding has played an active role in the design and publishing environment since 1990. A production artist for both print and the Web for many years, Mordy, an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Print Specialist, has served as a hands-on trainer and has spoken at worldwide events and seminars including Macworld, Seybold, NAB, and PhotoshopWorld.

Mordy worked at Adobe as the product manager for Adobe Illustrator 10 and Adobe Illustrator CS, and is currently a consultant specializing in the Adobe Creative Suite through his company, Design Responsibly (http://www.designresponsibly.com).

You can often find Mordy hanging around the Adobe User to User forums (http://www.adobeforums.com) or the Print Planet forums (http://www.printplanet.com), and you can reach him at [e-mail]. Other books published by Mordy Golding include Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 (Peachpit Press, 0-3213-3702-6, 2005), Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Illustrator in 24 Hours (Sams Publishing, 0-672-32313-3, 2003), and The Web Designer's Guide to Color (Hayden Books, 1-5683-0354-8, 1997).

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Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
Part I: The Creative Suite	2	(689)
Overview: The Creative Process	5	(10)
A Creative Mind	5	(1)
The Right Tools for the Job	6	(2)
The Dream Team	8	(5)
Premium Edition Versus Standard Edition	13	(2)
So Many Applications: Which One to Use?	15	(30)
Do I Have to Use Them All?	15	(1)
Taking a First Glance at the Applications	16	(1)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe ImageReady CS2	16	(6)
Adobe Illustrator CS2	22	(6)
Adobe InDesign CS2	28	(5)
Adobe GoLive CS2	33	(6)
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional	39	(4)
Adobe Version Cue CS2	43	(1)
Bringing It All Together	44	(1)
The Game Plan: Developing a Workflow	45	(24)
What Is a Workflow?	45	(2)
Understanding Print, the Web, and Beyond	47	(1)
Designing for Print	47	(1)
Designing for the Web	48	(2)
Designing for Both Print and the Web	50	(1)
Moving to a PDF Workflow	51	(15)
Putting It All in Perspective	66	(3)
The Key That Makes It All Work: Integration	69	(46)
Getting Started with the Suite	69	(3)
Integration: Defined	72	(1)
Common User Interface	73	(1)
Palettes	74	(9)
Tools	83	(14)
Keyboard Shortcuts	97	(3)
Moving Data Between Apps	100	(3)
Creating PDF Files	103	(2)
Save for Web	105	(1)
Metadata	106	(1)
Adobe Bridge	106	(10)
Taking on the Applications	116
Part II: The Applications
Using Adobe Photoshop CS2	115	(96)
Introduction to Photoshop CS2	115	(4)
Opening, Creating, and Importing Files	119	(4)
Customizing Your Interface	123	(2)
Working with Selections	125	(18)
Layers and Effects	143	(9)
Working with Masks	152	(4)
Applying Transformations	156	(5)
Digital Painting	161	(8)
Photoshop and the Web	169	(4)
Setting Type	173	(3)
Adjusting Images	176	(7)
Retouching Images	183	(12)
Applying Filters	195	(9)
Automating Tasks	204	(4)
Spot Colors	208	(1)
Saving and Printing	208	(3)
Using Adobe ImageReady CS2	211	(30)
Introduction to ImageReady CS2	211	(4)
Opening, Creating, and Importing Files	215	(3)
Similarity with Photoshop	218	(1)
Optimizing Files for the Web	219	(16)
Adding Interactivity	235	(6)
Automation	241	(1)
Saving and Exporting	242
Using Adobe Illustrator CS2	241	(134)
Introduction to Illustrator CS2	241	(4)
Creating and Opening Files	245	(4)
Drawing Basic Vector Objects	249	(29)
Working with Selections	278	(5)
Fills and Strokes	283	(12)
Live Paint Groups	295	(2)
Brushes	297	(8)
Organizing Your Files Using Layers	305	(4)
The Appearance Palette	309	(1)
Masking Objects	310	(6)
Applying Transformations	316	(18)
Using Symbols	334	(9)
Working with Type	343	(6)
Live Effects	349	(19)
Distortion with Envelopes	368	(1)
Blends	369	(1)
Working with Raster Images	370	(2)
Vector Tracing	372	(1)
Charts and Graphs	373	(4)
Web Graphics	377	(5)
Saving/Exporting Files	382	(6)
Printing	388
Using Adobe InDesign CS2	375	(56)
Introduction to InDesign CS2	376	(7)
Placing Content	383	(11)
The Power of Typography	394	(14)
Working with Objects	408	(2)
Coloring Objects	410	(5)
Layout Techniques	415	(4)
Creating and Using Tables	419	(4)
Adding Interactivity	423	(4)
Saving, Printing, and Prepress	427	(4)
Using Adobe GoLive CS2	431	(74)
Introduction to GoLive CS2	431	(2)
Creating a Project	433	(3)
Using the Objects Palette and Toolbar	436	(3)
Understanding the Site Window	439	(15)
Designing Pages	454	(42)
Using Cascading Style Sheets	496	(6)
Link Warnings	502	(1)
Publishing the Site	502	(1)
Creating Favorite Icons (Favicons)	503	(1)
Co-Author	503	(2)
Using Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional	505	(38)
Introduction to Acrobat	505	(1)
Viewing PDF Files	506	(4)
Creating PDF Files	510	(3)
Editing PDF Files	513	(1)
Using Comments	514	(6)
Reviewing	520	(1)
Using Sound and Movies	521	(1)
Creating Interactivity	522	(2)
Providing for Accessibility	524	(1)
Using Forms	525	(6)
Security	531	(5)
Acrobat Distiller	536	(1)
PDF Presentations	536	(2)
Printing and Saving PDF Files	538	(5)
Using Adobe Version Cue 2	543	(28)
Introduction to Version Cue	543	(3)
Getting Started with Version Cue	546	(4)
Using Version Cue	550	(12)
Administering Version Cue	562	(3)
Advanced Tasks	565	(3)
Thinking Different	568	(1)
In Closing	568	(3)
Part III: The Projects
Creating a Corporate Identity	571	(20)
The Project	571	(1)
Creating a Version Cue Project	571	(1)
Creating the Logo	572	(8)
Preparing the Photo	580	(6)
Designing the Business Card	586	(4)
Designing the Letterhead	590	(1)
Designing the Envelope	590	(1)
Creating a Brochure	591	(22)
The Project	591	(1)
Planning the Layout in InDesign	591	(4)
Finding and Preparing the Images	595	(8)
Designing the Cover	603	(4)
Designing the Inside of the Brochure	607	(6)
Creating an Ad Campaign	613	(16)
The Project	613	(1)
Choosing and Preparing Images in Photoshop	613	(5)
Setting Up Pages in InDesign	618	(2)
Setting Up a Master Page	620	(2)
Placing the Photos	622	(1)
Placing the Text	623	(3)
Exporting a PDF File for Review	626	(1)
Adding Comments to the File in Acrobat	627	(1)
Making Changes in InDesign	627	(1)
Saving a Version and Exporting It As a PDF/X-1a-Compliant File	627	(2)
Creating a Web Banner	629	(16)
The Project	629	(1)
Creating a New Illustrator File	629	(2)
Adding the Images	631	(5)
Choosing a Web-Safe Color	636	(1)
Adding the Tagline	637	(1)
Adding the Logo	638	(1)
Exporting a Photoshop File	639	(2)
Opening the File in ImageReady	641	(1)
Creating the Animation	642	(1)
Optimizing and Exporting the Animation	643	(2)
Creating a Web Page	645	(20)
The Project	645	(1)
Creating a Site in GoLive	645	(2)
Creating the Navigation Bar	647	(7)
Creating Additional Web Graphics	654	(3)
Laying Out the Page in GoLive	657	(8)
Creating a Business Presentation	665	(26)
The Project	665	(1)
Creating an InDesign Document	665	(9)
Creating a Pie Chart	674	(4)
Creating the Chart Slide	678	(1)
Making Some Changes	679	(3)
Exporting a PDF from InDesign	682	(1)
Adding the Finishing Touches	682	(1)
Exporting Graphics for PowerPoint Use	683	(2)
Part IV: Appendix
Appendix A Output: Sending Your Files to Print	685	(6)
Getting It Printed	685	(1)
The Love-Hate Relationship Between Designers and Printers	685	(1)
Understanding the Printing Process	686	(1)
Understanding Transparency	687	(1)
A Designer's Checklist	687	(3)
Resources	690	(1)
Index	691