Book description
The perennial Adobe Creative Suite bestseller—fully updated for the latest version
Featuring eight books in one, this All-in-One For Dummies guide covers the key features and tools that you need to know in order to understand how to use each individual program within the Adobe Creative Suite—InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash—to its fullest potential. Within the nearly 1,000 pages, you'll find creative inspiration as well as tips and techniques to sharpen you productivity.
Dedicates a minibook to each of the programs within the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite 5—InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash—as well as a minibook devoted to Creative Suite basics
Serves as a one-stop learning opportunity for each product inside the Design Premium Suite
Walks you through creating print and Web-based marketing or advertising materials or other publications
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies is a premium resource on the latest version of the Adobe Creative Suite.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Authors' Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Adobe Creative Suite 5 Basics
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1. Introducing Adobe Creative Suite 5
- 1.1. Introducing InDesign CS5
- 1.2. Using Illustrator CS5
- 1.3. Getting Started with Photoshop CS5
- 1.4. Working with Acrobat 9.0
- 1.5. Introducing Dreamweaver CS5
- 1.6. Moving into Flash Professional CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5
- 1.7. Welcoming You to Fireworks CS5
- 1.8. Crossing the Adobe Bridge
- 1.9. Integrating Software
- 2. Using Common Menus and Commands
- 3. Exploring Common Panels
- 4. Using Common Extensions and Filters
- 5. Importing and Exporting
- 6. Handling Graphics, Paths, Text, and Fonts
- 7. Using Color
- 8. Printing Documents
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1. Introducing Adobe Creative Suite 5
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II. InDesign CS5
- 1. What's New in InDesign CS5
- 2. Introducing InDesign CS5
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3. Working with Text and Text Frames
- 3.1. Understanding Text, Font, and Frames
- 3.2. Creating and Using Text Frames
- 3.3. Adding Text to Your Publication
- 3.4. Looking at Text Frame Options
- 3.5. Modifying and Connecting Text Frames on a Page
- 3.6. Understanding Paragraph Settings
- 3.7. Editing Stories
- 3.8. Using Tables
- 3.9. Looking at Text on a Path
- 4. Drawing in InDesign
- 5. Understanding Page Layout
- 6. Clipping Paths, Alignment, and Object Transformation
- 7. Understanding Color and Printing
- 8. Integrating InDesign with Other Creative Suite Applications
- 9. Exporting Documents for Printing and as Graphics
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III. Illustrator CS5
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1. What's New in Illustrator CS5
- 1.1. Managing Multiple Artboards with the New Artboard Panel
- 1.2. Having Fun with the New Bristle Brush
- 1.3. Making Drawing Easier by Using Drawing Modes
- 1.4. Transparency in Meshes
- 1.5. Building Custom Shapes with the Shape Builder Tool
- 1.6. Working with the Perspective Grid
- 1.7. Little Enhancements Make a Big Difference
- 2. Discovering Illustrator CS5
- 3. Using the Selection Tools
- 4. Creating Basic Shapes
- 5. Using the Pen Tool and Placing Images
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6. Using Type in Illustrator
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6.1. Working with Type
- 6.1.1. Creating text areas
- 6.1.2. Creating a line of text
- 6.1.3. Flowing text into an area
- 6.1.4. Dealing with text overflow
- 6.1.5. Creating columns of text with the Area Type tool
- 6.1.6. Threading text into shapes
- 6.1.7. Wrapping text
- 6.1.8. Outlining text
- 6.1.9. Putting text on a path, in a closed shape, or on the path of a shape
- 6.2. Assigning Font Styles
- 6.3. Using the Character Panel
- 6.4. Using the Control Panel
- 6.5. Using the Paragraph Panel
- 6.6. Text Utilities: Your Key to Efficiency
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6.1. Working with Type
- 7. Organizing Your Illustrations
- 8. Using Layers
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9. Livening Up Illustrations with Color
- 9.1. Choosing a Color Mode
- 9.2. Using the Swatches Panel
- 9.3. Applying Color to the Fill and Stroke
- 9.4. Changing the Width and Type of a Stroke
- 9.5. Using the Color Panel
- 9.6. Saving Colors
- 9.7. Editing Colors
- 9.8. Building and Editing Patterns
- 9.9. Working with Gradients
- 9.10. Copying Color Attributes
- 9.11. The Live Trace Feature
- 9.12. Painting Made Easy: The Live Paint Feature
- 10. Using the Transform and Distortions Tools
- 11. Working with Transparency and Special Effects Tools
- 12. Using Filters and Effects
- 13. Using Your Illustrator Images
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1. What's New in Illustrator CS5
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IV. Photoshop CS5
- 1. Exploring New Features in Photoshop CS5
- 2. Getting Into Photoshop CS5 Basics
- 3. Messing with Mode Matters
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4. Creating a Selection
- 4.1. Getting to Know the Selection Tools
- 4.2. Manipulating Selections with Refine Selection
- 4.3. Saving Selections
- 4.4. Preserving Corrective Perspective with the Vanishing Point Feature
- 5. Using the Photoshop Pen Tool
- 6. Thinking about Resolution Basics
- 7. Creating a Good Image
- 8. Working with Painting and Retouching Tools
- 9. Using Layers
- 10. Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web
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V. Acrobat 9.0
- 1. Discovering Essential Acrobat Information
- 2. Creating PDF Files
- 3. Adding Interactivity to PDF Files
- 4. Editing and Extracting Text and Graphics
- 5. Using Commenting and Annotation Tools
- 6. Securing Your PDF Files
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VI. Dreamweaver CS5
- 1. Getting Familiar with New Features in Dreamweaver
- 2. Introducing Dreamweaver CS5
- 3. Creating a Web Site
- 4. Working with Images
- 5. Putting Text on the Page
- 6. Linking It Together
- 7. Creating Tables
- 8. Creating CSS Layouts
- 9. Publishing Your Web Site
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VII. Flash Professional CS5
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1. Getting Started in Flash CS5
- 1.1. Creating Your First Flash Document
- 1.2. Getting Familiar with the Workspace
- 1.3. Creating and Saving Workspaces
- 1.4. Saving and Opening Documents
- 1.5. FLA vs. XFL File Format
- 1.6. Getting to Know Flash Player 10
- 1.7. Talking about Layers
- 1.8. Importing Files
- 1.9. Exporting Files from Flash
- 1.10. Publishing Your Movie
- 2. Drawing in Flash CS5
- 3. Symbols and Animation
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4. Applying Advanced Animation
- 4.1. Creating Transformations
- 4.2. Joining Motion
- 4.3. Creating Fade-Ins and Fade-Outs
- 4.4. Copying and Pasting Motion
- 4.5. Creating and Using Motion Presets
- 4.6. Animating along a Path with Motion Guides
- 4.7. Creating Inertia and Gravity with Easing
- 4.8. Fine-Tuning Shape Tweens with Shape Hinting
- 4.9. Creating Inverse Kinematics Poses and Animation
- 4.10. Using Mask Layers
- 4.11. Previewing Your Movie
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5. Importing Graphics and Sounds
- 5.1. Bitmap versus Vector Artwork
- 5.2. Importing Other File Formats
- 5.3. Importing Bitmap Images
- 5.4. Editing Bitmaps in Adobe Photoshop CS5
- 5.5. Converting Bitmap Images to Symbols
- 5.6. Creating Bitmap Fills
- 5.7. Importing Photoshop and Illustrator Files
- 5.8. A Note about Illustrator Symbol Libraries
- 5.9. Importing Sounds
- 6. Lights, Camera, Movie Clips!
- 7. Controlling Your Movie with ActionScript
- 8. Getting Into the (Work)Flow
- 9. Publishing and Final Delivery
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10. Working with Flash Catalyst CS5
- 10.1. Discovering Flash Catalyst
- 10.2. Preparing Your Artwork
- 10.3. Importing Your File into Catalyst
- 10.4. Defining Pages in Catalyst
- 10.5. Working with Buttons
- 10.6. Assigning Interactions to Components
- 10.7. Adding Animation
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1. Getting Started in Flash CS5
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VIII. Fireworks CS5
- 1. Introducing Fireworks CS5
- 2. Free to Create
- 3. Livening Up Your Artwork with Color
- 4. Creating Text in Fireworks
- 5. Getting Images In and Out of Fireworks
- 6. Hotspots, Slices, and CSS Layouts
- 7. Using Buttons and Symbols
- 8. Don't Just Sit There — Animate!
Product information
- Title: Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Design Premium all-in-one for Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2010
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780470607466
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