Chapter 2. Which Application Does What?

It’s early on a Monday morning. You’ve just been handed a project to start. You turn on your computer and look at the list of applications in Creative Suite. How important is the decision as to which application you should use?

It’s a lot more important than you might think. Choosing the right application can mean that you have certain features that aren’t available in other applications, and can make it easier to move from the idea stage to the finished product. Choosing the wrong application may mean you get stuck at a certain point in your work and may need to spend time replicating the project in a different application.

In addition to which application you should choose, there is also the choice of ...

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