Adobe Creative Cloud Design Tools Digital Classroom

Book description

Full-color guide and video tutorials make a powerful combo for learning design applications in the Adobe Creative Cloud

If you like the idea of tackling the design and web applications in Adobe's Creative Cloud in smaller bites, then this is the book-and-video training learning combo for you. More than 25 lessons, each including step-by-step instructions and lesson files backed by video tutorials, help you get comfortable with all features and functions. Work at your own pace, while you steadily build skills in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks. With this Digital Classroom training package, you have your own private instructor showing you the easiest way to learn the latest Adobe design apps.

  • Combines a full-color, step-by-step instructional book along with lesson files and video training on DVD, to teach users how to use the latest versions of InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Dreamweaver CC, Flash CC, Fireworks CC, and Adobe Bridge

  • Provides thorough training from a team of expert instructors from American Graphics Institute (AGI)

  • Start confidently creating the rich and interactive content viewers demand with this practical learning product, Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Classroom

    Note: DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.

    Table of contents

    1. Starting up
      1. About Digital Classroom
      2. Prerequisites
        1. System requirements
        2. Windows
        3. Mac OS
      3. Starting the Adobe Creative Cloud applications
      4. Resetting Adobe Photoshop CC preferences
        1. Steps to reset Adobe Photoshop CC preferences
        2. Steps to reset default settings, but keep color settings
      5. A note about color warnings
      6. Resetting the Dreamweaver workspace
      7. Resetting the Flash workspace
      8. Resetting Adobe Illustrator CC preferences
        1. Steps to resetting Windows preferences
        2. Steps to resetting Mac OS preferences
      9. Resetting the InDesign workspace and preferences
      10. Fonts used in this book
      11. Register your book
      12. Loading lesson files
      13. Working with the video tutorials
      14. Additional resources
        1. On-demand video training from the authors
        2. Training from the Authors
        3. Additional Adobe Creative Cloud books
        4. Seminars and conferences
        5. Resources for educators
    2. Bridge Lesson 1: Organizing and Managing Your Files with Adobe Bridge
      1. Starting up
      2. What is Adobe Bridge?
        1. Navigating through Bridge
        2. Using folders in Adobe Bridge
        3. Making a Favorite
      3. Creating and locating metadata
        1. Using keywords
      4. Creating a Metadata Template
      5. Opening a file from Adobe Bridge
      6. Searching for files using Adobe Bridge
      7. Searching by name or keyword
      8. Using the Filter panel
      9. Saving a Collection
      10. Automation tools in Adobe Bridge
        1. Batch renaming your files
        2. Additional Photoshop Tools
      11. Changing the view
      12. Self study
      13. Review
        1. Answers
    3. Photoshop Lesson 1: Navigating Photoshop CC: Workspace, Tools, and Panels
      1. Starting up
        1. Opening an existing document in Mini Bridge
      2. Discovering the Tools panel
        1. Selection, Cropping, and Measuring Tools
        2. Retouching and Painting Tools
        3. Drawing and Type Tools
        4. Navigation Tools
        5. Accessing tools and their options
      3. Using panels
        1. Putting the panel system to use
        2. Choosing other panels
        3. Expanding and collapsing your panels
        4. Customizing your panels
        5. Hidden tools
      4. Navigating the image area
        1. Using the Zoom tool
        2. Using the Hand tool
        3. Tabbed windows
        4. Maximizing productivity with screen modes
      5. Self study
      6. Review
        1. Answers
    4. Photoshop Lesson 3: Introduction to Photoshop CC
      1. Starting up
      2. Opening a file
      3. Saving the work file
      4. Cropping an image
      5. Quick image correction
        1. Increasing contrast using curves
        2. Adjusting the neutral
      6. Using the improved Smart Sharpen feature
        1. A look back in History
      7. Saving files
        1. Understanding file formats
      8. Choosing a file format
        1. Saving a JPEG file
        2. Saving for print
        3. Changing the color settings
        4. Adjusting image size
        5. Saving a Photoshop PDF file
      9. Self study
      10. Review
        1. Answers
    5. Photoshop Lesson 3: Making Selective Changes in Photoshop CC
      1. Starting up
      2. The importance of a good selection
      3. Using the Marquee tools
      4. Creating a square selection
      5. Creating a selection from a center point
      6. Changing a selection into a layer
      7. Working with the Magic Wand tool
      8. The Lasso tool
        1. Adding to and subtracting from selections
        2. Deleting from the selection
        3. Adding to the selection
      9. Saving a selection
      10. Feathering the selection
      11. Using the Quick Selection tool
      12. Making difficult selections with the Refine Edge feature
        1. Using Quick Mask
        2. Saving selections
        3. Copying and pasting a selection
      13. Using the Pen tool for selections
        1. Using the Pen tool to select an area of an image
        2. More Pen tool selection techniques
        3. Converting a path to a selection
      14. Self study
      15. Review
        1. Answers
    6. Photoshop Lesson 4: Painting and Retouching
      1. Starting up
        1. Setting up your color settings
      2. Color primer
        1. Understanding color gamut
        2. The RGB color model
        3. The CMYK color model
        4. Working in the RGB mode
        5. Editing color settings
      3. Selecting colors
      4. Starting to paint
        1. Using the Color panel
        2. Using the Brush tool
        3. Changing opacity
        4. Save time—learn the shortcuts
        5. Using the Airbrush feature
        6. Creating a Border using the Bristle brushes
        7. Applying color to an image
        8. Changing blending modes
        9. The Eyedropper tool
      5. Retouching images
        1. Using the Clone Stamp tool
      6. Repairing fold lines
        1. The History panel
        2. The Spot Healing Brush
        3. The Healing Brush
        4. Using the Patch tool
        5. Using the Clone Source panel
        6. Cloning from another source
      7. Self study
      8. Review
        1. Answers
    7. Photoshop Lesson 5: Color Correcting an Image
      1. Starting up
      2. Choosing your color settings
        1. Opening the file
        2. Why you should work in RGB
      3. Reading a histogram
        1. Making the Curve adjustment
      4. Defining the highlight and shadow
        1. Locating the White and Black Point
        2. Inputting the white and black point values
      5. Adjusting the midtones
      6. Setting the neutral
      7. Sharpening your image
        1. Comparing your image with the original
        2. Taking care of red eye
      8. Using the Camera Raw plug-in
      9. Using Camera Raw controls
      10. Saving a DNG file
        1. Reopening a DNG file
      11. Self study
      12. Review
        1. Answers
    8. Photoshop Lesson 6: Introduction to Photoshop Layers
      1. Starting up
      2. Discovering layers
        1. Getting a handle on layers
        2. Creating a new blank file
        3. Naming your layer
      3. Selecting layers
        1. Tips for selecting layers
      4. Moving layers
      5. Changing the visibility of a layer
      6. Using masks in a layer
      7. Preserve transparency
      8. Creating a composition
        1. Moving images in from other documents
        2. Creating a layer mask
        3. Editing the layer mask
        4. Cloning layers
        5. Aligning and distributing layers
        6. Applying filters to layers
        7. Creating a type layer
      9. Applying a layer style
      10. Creating a clipping mask
        1. Filtering your layers
      11. Self study
      12. Review
        1. Answers
    9. Dreamweaver Lesson 1: Dreamweaver CC Jumpstart
      1. Starting up
      2. What is Dreamweaver?
        1. Design and layout tools
        2. Site management and File Transfer Protocol
        3. Coding environment and text editor
        4. Mobile design and development features
        5. Who uses Dreamweaver?
      3. Dreamweaver’s workspace features
      4. Live View and Live Code
        1. CSS Inspection and the Enable/Disable feature
      5. Related files
      6. Code Navigator
      7. Photoshop smart objects
      8. Support for Content Management Systems
      9. HTML5, CSS3, and PHP code hinting
      10. HTML and CSS Starter Pages
      11. Subversion
      12. Business Catalyst integration
      13. How websites work
        1. A simple flow chart
        2. Domain names and IP addresses
        3. Servers and web hosts
        4. The role of web browsers
      14. An introduction to HTML
        1. Tag structure and attributes
        2. The structure of an HTML document
        3. Placing images in HTML
        4. Colors in HTML
        5. Case sensitivity and whitespace rules
        6. Element hierarchy
        7. HTML5
        8. Explorations in code
      15. A look at the Welcome Screen
      16. Creating, opening, and saving documents
        1. Creating new documents
      17. Self study
      18. Review
        1. Answers
    10. Dreamweaver Lesson 2: Setting Up a New Site
      1. Starting up
      2. Creating a new site
        1. Advanced site-creation options
      3. Adding pages
        1. Saving a page to your site
      4. Defining page properties
      5. Work views
      6. A deeper look into the Files panel
        1. Viewing local files
        2. Selecting and editing files
      7. Self study
      8. Review
        1. Answers
    11. Dreamweaver Lesson 3: Adding Text and Images
      1. Starting up
      2. Typography and images on the Web
      3. Adding text
      4. An introduction to styles
      5. Previewing pages in a web browser
      6. Understanding hyperlinks
      7. Creating hyperlinks
        1. Relative versus absolute hyperlinks
        2. Linking to an e-mail address
      8. Creating lists
      9. Using the Text Insert panel
      10. Inserting images
        1. Image resolution
        2. Image formats
        3. Creating a simple gallery page
      11. Linking images
      12. Editing images
        1. Adjusting brightness and contrast
        2. Optimizing images
        3. Updating images
      13. Self study
      14. Review
        1. Answers
    12. Dreamweaver Lesson 4: Styling Your Pages with CSS
      1. Starting up
      2. What are Cascading Style Sheets?
        1. CSS replaces inefficient HTML styling
        2. The benefits of CSS styling
        3. How do you create CSS rules in Dreamweaver?
        4. Understanding Style Sheets
        5. Understanding why they’re called Cascading
      3. Creating and modifying styles
        1. Creating a class style with the CSS Designer panel
        2. Creating and modifying styles
        3. Advanced text formatting with CSS
        4. Fine-tuning page appearance with contextual and pseudo-class selectors
      4. Div tags and CSS IDs
        1. Internal versus external style sheets
        2. Attaching an external style sheet to your page
        3. Modifying attached style sheets
        4. Creating a new .css file (external style sheet)
      5. Self study
      6. Review
        1. Answers
    13. Dreaweaver Lesson 5: Managing your Website: Reports, Optimization, and Maintenance
      1. Starting up
      2. Working with the Files panel
        1. Creating a remote connection
        2. Viewing files on a remote web server
        3. Transferring files to and from a remote server with Get and Put
      3. Using Check In/Check Out and Design Notes
        1. Check In and Check Out
        2. Checking files in and out
        3. Using Design Notes
        4. Sharing Design Notes
        5. Displaying Design Notes in the Files panel
      4. Testing site integrity
        1. Checking links sitewide
      5. Generating site reports
        1. Understanding report results
        2. Addressing a listed item
      6. Optimizing pages for launch
        1. Search engine visibility and Search Engine Optimization
        2. Titling your documents with the <title> tag
        3. Adding meta keywords and descriptions
      7. Launching your site
        1. Site launch checklist
        2. Uploading your site
      8. Getting help
        1. Suggested next steps
        2. Website design resources
      9. Self study
      10. Review
        1. Answers
    14. Flash Lesson 3: Getting Started with the Drawing Tools
      1. Starting up
      2. Drawing in Flash
        1. Using the Merge Drawing mode
        2. Creating artwork in Merged Drawing mode
        3. Working with Drawing objects
      3. Putting it all together
        1. Using the Line tool
      4. Using the Pen tool
        1. Using the Add and Delete Anchor Point tools
      5. Using the Combine Objects menu
      6. Using the Primitive tools (Smart Shapes)
        1. Using the Oval Primitive tool
        2. The Rectangle Primitive tool
      7. Adding text to your artwork
        1. Adding filters
      8. Working with colors
        1. Getting set up
        2. Creating gradients
        3. Using opacity with gradient colors
        4. Creating custom colors
        5. Saving a custom color set
      9. Organizing and layering graphics
        1. Working with layers
        2. Arranging, locking, and hiding layers
        3. Creating layer folders
      10. Transforming graphics
        1. The Transform menu and Free Transform tool
        2. The Transform panel
        3. Transforming gradients
      11. Self study
      12. Review
        1. Answers
    15. Flash Lesson 2: Creating Basic Animation
      1. Starting up
      2. Introducing keyframes and the Timeline
        1. Layers
        2. Frames and keyframes
      3. Building animation: enter the tween
        1. Tween layers and automatic keyframing
      4. Tweening multiple objects
        1. Previewing animation with Test Movie
        2. Moving and transforming tween paths
      5. Incorporating color effects and scaling
        1. Tweening rotation
      6. Controlling animation paths
      7. Where did Motion Guide layers go?
        1. What happens to my existing Flash files that use Motion Guide layers?
        2. How do I create a motion guide if I still want to?
      8. Morphing graphics and colors with shape tweens
        1. Shape tween basics
      9. Legacy techniques: creating classic tweens
        1. Classic tween rules
        2. Adding color effects and scaling to a classic tween
      10. (Re)creating motion guides for classic tweens
        1. Troubleshooting Motion Guides
      11. Adjusting animation with onion skinning
      12. Self study
      13. Review
        1. Answers
    16. Flash Lesson 3: Delivering Your Final Movie
      1. Starting up
      2. The publishing process
      3. Publishing to the Web
        1. Customizing the Publish settings
      4. Publishing for the Desktop with Adobe AIR
        1. About Digital Certificates
      5. Installing your new AIR application
      6. Publishing for mobile devices
        1. Publishing for iOS
      7. Publishing for Android OS
      8. Exporting PNG sequence
      9. An overview of FTP
      10. Self study
      11. Review
        1. Answers
    17. Fireworks Lesson 1: Adobe Fireworks Jumpstart
      1. Starting up
      2. About Fireworks
        1. Working with vector and bitmap objects
        2. Making graphics interactive
        3. Optimizing and exporting graphics
        4. Website and mobile application prototyping
      3. Vector and bitmap graphics
        1. About vector graphics
        2. About bitmap graphics
        3. The startup screen
      4. Creating a new Fireworks document
      5. Workspace basics
        1. Fireworks workspace overview
        2. Other Fireworks panels
      6. Working with bitmaps
        1. Creating bitmaps
        2. Importing a bitmap
        3. Cropping a bitmap
        4. Applying a filter
      7. Working with vector objects
        1. Drawing and editing basic shapes
        2. Drawing a rectangle
        3. Resizing a rectangle
      8. Auto Shapes
        1. The Auto Shape tools
      9. Working with text
        1. Creating and moving text blocks
        2. Formatting and editing text
      10. Applying color
        1. Applying a sampled color
        2. Applying a swatch color to text
        3. Using the Color Mixer
      11. Using Layers
        1. The Layers panel
        2. Activating a layer
        3. Organizing layers
        4. Naming layer objects
        5. Moving a layer object
        6. Protecting layer objects
        7. Showing or hiding objects and layers
        8. Merging objects in the Layers panel
        9. Deleting a layer object
        10. About the Web layer
      12. Creating slices for interactivity
        1. Creating rectangular slices
        2. Resizing one or more slices
        3. Viewing and selecting slices
        4. Naming slices
      13. Making slices interactive
        1. Creating master pages
        2. Linking the slices to your pages
      14. Optimizing and exporting in Fireworks
        1. Using Image Preview
        2. Setting export options
        3. Optimizing in the workspace
        4. Saving optimization settings
        5. Exporting selected slices
      15. Self study
      16. Review
        1. Answers
    18. Illustrator Lesson 1: Illustrator CC Essentials
      1. Starting up
      2. Using the shape tools
        1. Repositioning and visually resizing the rectangle
        2. Finding or changing the shape’s dimensions using the Transform panel
        3. Rotating and shearing using the Transform panel
      3. Constraining a shape
        1. Entering exact dimensions
      4. Selecting artwork
        1. Helpful keyboard shortcuts for selectionsFunctionWindowsMac OSSwitch to last-used selection tool CtrlCommandSwitch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection toolAltOptionAdd to a selectionShift+clickShift+clickSubtract from a selectionShift+clickShift+clickChange pointer to cross hair for selected toolsCaps LockCaps Lock
        2. Helpful keyboard shortcuts for selections
        3. The selection tools
      5. Using shape and transform tools to create artwork
        1. Using the transform tools
        2. Adding a fill color
        3. Entering a shape size in the Transform panel
        4. Viewing in Outline view
        5. Rotating the shape
        6. Changing the color of the triangles
      6. Using layers when building an illustration
        1. Creating a new blank layer
      7. Cutting and pasting objects
        1. Creating bubbles
        2. Cloning the bubble group
      8. Repeating a resize transform
        1. Moving objects from one layer to another
      9. Self study
      10. Review
        1. Answers
    19. Illustrator Lesson 2: Adding Color
      1. Starting up
      2. Basics of the Appearance panel
        1. Changing colors
        2. Adding Effects
      3. Creating a colorful illustration
      4. Using Live Paint
        1. Converting the artwork to a Live Paint group
        2. Applying Live Paint to the group
      5. Adding a symbol to your artwork
        1. Expanding the symbol
      6. Saving swatches
        1. What is a Global Color?
        2. Selecting the Same color
        3. Saving a set of colors as a group
        4. Creating a color group from selected colors
      7. Using the Color panel
        1. Adding Pantone (Spot) Colors
      8. Adding Pantone colors
      9. Taking advantage of the new and improved Kuler panel
      10. Self study
      11. Review
        1. Answers
    20. Illustrator 3: Working with the Drawing Tools
      1. Starting up
      2. Working with the Pen tool
        1. Drawing straight lines
        2. Drawing curved lines
        3. Drawing hinged curves
        4. Drawing curved lines to straight lines
        5. Drawing straight lines to curved lines
      3. Tracing images
        1. Placing an image as a template
        2. Placing an image using Image Trace
        3. Working with the new Image Trace Method option
      4. Other drawing tools
        1. Using the Line Segment and Arc tools
        2. Using the Pencil, Smooth, and Path Eraser tools
        3. Using the Eraser tool
      5. Editing existing paths
        1. Adding and removing points
        2. Refining a curve
        3. Cutting and joining paths
      6. Combining shapes using the Shape Builder tool
        1. Combining the shapes
        2. Subtracting with the Shape Builder tool
        3. Creating the fish eyes
      7. Self study
      8. Review
        1. Answers
    21. InDesign Lesson 1: InDesign CC Essential Skills
      1. Starting up
      2. InDesign tools
      3. The InDesign workspace
        1. The document window
        2. Using guides
        3. Viewing modes
      4. Working with panels
        1. The Tools panel
        2. Managing panels
        3. Saving your workspace
        4. Working with the Control panel
      5. Navigating through an InDesign document
        1. Using the Pages panel
        2. Changing the magnification of your document
      6. Working with type
        1. Entering and formatting type
        2. Placing and formatting type
        3. Flowing type
      7. Using styles
        1. Applying paragraph styles
        2. Applying character styles
        3. Apply styles across a story using Find/Change
        4. Applying object styles
      8. Working with graphics
        1. Placing graphics
        2. Positioning graphics within a frame
        3. Applying text wrap
        4. Understanding layers
        5. Applying effects
      9. Resources for additional help
        1. DigitalClassroomBooks.com
        2. In-product help
        3. Online help
        4. Forums
        5. Conferences, seminars, and training
      10. Self study
      11. Review
        1. Answers
    22. InDesign Lesson 2: Working Smarter with Master Pages
      1. Starting up
        1. Planning your document
      2. Creating custom page sizes
        1. Creating a new custom-sized document
      3. Creating and formatting master pages
        1. Formatting master pages
        2. Adding automatic page numbers
        3. Using text variables
        4. Basing master pages on other master pages
        5. Overriding master page items
      4. Adding layout pages
        1. Placing formatted text
        2. Creating the classified page
        3. Adding images and text to the master frames
        4. Applying master pages to multiple pages
      5. Self study
      6. Review
        1. Answers
    23. InDesign Lesson 3: Working with and Formatting Text
      1. Starting up
      2. Adding text to your document
        1. Creating a text frame
      3. Changing character attributes
        1. Changing font and type styles using the new font search feature
        2. Setting a font favorite
        3. Adjusting size
        4. Adjusting Leading
        5. Adjusting character spacing: kerning and tracking
        6. Using a baseline shift
      4. Changing paragraph attributes
        1. Horizontally aligning text
        2. Changing the spacing before and after paragraphs
        3. Using tabs
        4. Adding rules above or below paragraphs
        5. Changing text color
        6. Creating drop caps
      5. Finding and changing text
        1. Finding and changing text and text attributes
        2. Finding and changing text using GREP
      6. Checking and correcting spelling
        1. Checking spelling
        2. Adding words to the dictionary
        3. Checking spelling as you type
        4. Automatically correcting spelling
        5. Editing text using the Story Editor
        6. Using Track Changes
        7. Drag-and-drop text editing
      7. Special characters and glyphs
        1. Using the Glyphs panel and glyph sets
      8. Text frame options
        1. Adjusting text inset
        2. Vertically aligning text
      9. Importing text
        1. Flowing text manually
        2. Threading text between frames
        3. Using semi-autoflow to link several text frames
        4. Changing the number of columns in a text frame
      10. Baseline grid
        1. Viewing and changing the baseline grid
        2. Adding story jumps
      11. Using styles to format text
        1. Creating a headline and applying a style
        2. Importing styles from other documents
        3. Redefining styles
      12. Placing text on a path
        1. Importing text from Microsoft Word
      13. Missing fonts
        1. Finding and fixing missing fonts
      14. Self study
      15. Review
        1. Answers
    24. InDesign Lesson 4: Using Styles to Save Time
      1. Starting up
      2. Style types
      3. Paragraph styles
        1. Defining paragraph styles
        2. Applying paragraph styles
      4. Character styles
        1. Defining character styles
        2. Applying character styles
      5. Using nested styles
      6. Updating styles
      7. Loading styles from another InDesign document
      8. Quick Apply
      9. Organizing styles into groups
      10. Object styles
        1. Creating object styles
        2. Applying an object style
        3. Changing an object style
      11. Finishing up
      12. GREP Styles
      13. Self study
      14. Review
        1. Answers
    25. InDesign Lesson 5: Designing with Graphics
      1. Starting up
        1. Understanding how InDesign handles graphics
        2. Locating missing images
      2. Working with the Links panel and the Link badge
        1. Customizing the Links panel
      3. Adding graphics to your layout
        1. Fitting an image within an existing frame
        2. Auto Fitting
        3. Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
        4. Placing multiple graphics using Mini Bridge
        5. Using object styles for images
      4. Wrapping text around images
        1. Wrapping text around the bounding box
        2. Using graphics with clipping paths and alpha channels
        3. Removing an image background using InDesign
        4. Using anchored objects
      5. Advanced importing
        1. Importing layered Photoshop files
        2. Importing InDesign layouts as graphics
      6. Adding a QR Code to a layout
      7. Self study
      8. Review
        1. Answers
      9. About the Authors
      10. Acknowledgments
      11. Adobe® Creative Cloud™ Design Tools Digital Classroom®
    26. Credits

    Product information

    • Title: Adobe Creative Cloud Design Tools Digital Classroom
    • Author(s): AGI Creative Team, Jennifer Smith
    • Release date: September 2013
    • Publisher(s): Wiley
    • ISBN: 9781118639993