Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies E-Book

Jennifer Smith

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 1239

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

The perennial Adobe Creative Suite bestseller--fully updated for Adobe CS5 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 all Adobe Creative Suite 5 can do for you.

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Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies®

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Conventions Used in This Book

What You Don’t Have to Read

How This Book Is Organized

Book I: Adobe Creative Suite 5 Basics

Book II: InDesign CS5

Book III: Illustrator CS5

Book IV: Photoshop CS5

Book V: Acrobat 9.0

Book VI: Dreamweaver CS5

Book VII: Flash Professional CS5

Book VIII: Fireworks CS5

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Book I: Adobe Creative Suite 5 Basics

Book I: Chapter 1: Introducing Adobe Creative Suite 5

Introducing InDesign CS5

Using Illustrator CS5

Getting Started with Photoshop CS5

Working with Acrobat 9.0

Introducing Dreamweaver CS5

Moving into Flash Professional CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5

Welcoming You to Fireworks CS5

Crossing the Adobe Bridge

Integrating Software

Book I: Chapter 2: Using Common Menus and Commands

Discovering Common Menus

Using Dialog Boxes

Encountering Alerts

Getting to Know Common Menu Options

About Contextual Menus

Using Common Keyboard Shortcuts

Changing Your Preferences

Book I: Chapter 3: Exploring Common Panels

Understanding the Synchronized Workspace

Using Panels in the Workspace

Moving panels

Looking at common panels

Book I: Chapter 4: Using Common Extensions and Filters

Looking at Common Extensions and Filters

Plugging into InDesign

Adding on to Photoshop

Using Illustrator plug-ins

Adding capabilities to Acrobat

Extending Dreamweaver

Using Filters and Plug-Ins

Book I: Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting

Discovering the Adobe Bridge Application

Accessing the Bridge software

Navigating in Adobe Bridge

Managing color

Importing Files into a Document

Placing content in InDesign

Adding content to a Photoshop file

Placing files into Illustrator

Adding to Acrobat

Importing into Dreamweaver

Exporting Your Documents

Exporting from InDesign

Exporting content from Photoshop

Exporting Illustrator files

Exporting Acrobat content

Exporting Dreamweaver content

Book I: Chapter 6: Handling Graphics, Paths, Text, and Fonts

Using Graphics in Your Documents

Working with bitmap images

Discovering vector graphics

Working with Paths and Strokes

Adding Text

Using fonts

Discovering types of fonts

Using text and fonts on the Web

The Fundamentals of Page Layout

Deciding which Creative Suite programs to use

Designing a layout for print

Choosing a Web page layout

Book I: Chapter 7: Using Color

Looking at Color Modes and Channels

Using RGB

Working with CMYK

Saving in grayscale

Looking at color channels

Choosing Colors

Using swatches

Mixing colors

Using Color on the Web

Book I: Chapter 8: Printing Documents

Choosing Printers

Using consumer printers

Looking at professional printers

Buying a Printer

Printing Your Work

Choosing where and how to print

Looking at paper

Saving files for a service provider

Printing at home

Book II: InDesign CS5

Book II: Chapter 1: What’s New in InDesign CS5

Creating Web Content

Creating Interactive Documents

Choosing from Multiple Page Sizes

Tracking Changes to Your Documents

Working with Layers

Exploring Minor Productivity Changes

Book II: Chapter 2: Introducing InDesign CS5

Getting Started with InDesign CS5

Creating a new publication

Opening an existing publication

Looking at the document setup

Touring the Workspace

Tools

Menus

Panels

Contextual menus

Setting Up the Workspace

Showing and hiding grids and guides

Snapping to a grid or a guide

Saving a custom workspace

Working with Documents

Importing new content

Viewing content

Saving your publication

Book II: Chapter 3: Working with Text and Text Frames

Understanding Text, Font, and Frames

Creating and Using Text Frames

Creating text frames with the Type tool

Creating text frames with the Frame tool

Creating text frames from a shape

Adding Text to Your Publication

Importing text

Controlling text flow

Adding placeholder text

Copying and pasting text

Looking at Text Frame Options

Changing text frame options

Using and modifying columns

Modifying and Connecting Text Frames on a Page

Resizing and moving the text frame

Threading text frames

Adding a page jump number

Understanding Paragraph Settings

Indenting your text

Text alignment and justification

Saving a paragraph style

Editing Stories

Using the story editor

Checking for correct spelling

Using custom spelling dictionaries

Using Tables

Creating tables

Editing table settings

Creating table styles

Looking at Text on a Path

Book II: Chapter 4: Drawing in InDesign

Getting Started with Drawing

Paths and shapes

Points and segments

Getting to Know the Tools of the Trade

The Pencil tool

The Pen tool

Basic shapes and frame shapes

Drawing Shapes

Creating a shape with exact dimensions

Using the Polygon tool

Editing Basic Shapes

Changing the size with the Transform panel

Changing the size with the Free Transform tool

Changing the stroke of a shape

Changing the shear value

Rotating a shape

Drawing Freeform Paths

Using the Pencil tool

Using the Pen tool

Editing Freeform Paths

Modifying Frame Corners

Using Fills

Creating basic fills

Making transparent fills

Looking at gradients

Removing fills

Book II: Chapter 5: Understanding Page Layout

Importing Images

Importing PDFs

Importing other InDesign documents

Linking and Embedding Images

Setting Image Quality and Display

Selecting Images

Manipulating Text and Graphics in a Layout

Page orientation and size

Margins, columns, and gutters

Using guides and snapping

Locking objects and guides

Merging Text and Graphics

Wrapping objects with text

Modifying a text wrap

Working with Pages and the Pages Panel

Selecting and moving pages

Adding and deleting pages

Numbering your pages

Using Master Spreads in Page Layout

Creating a master spread

Applying, removing, and deleting master pages

Changing individual page sizes

Book II: Chapter 6: Clipping Paths, Alignment, and Object Transformation

Working with Transformations

Looking at the Transform panel

Using the Free Transform tool

Rotating objects

Scaling objects

Shearing objects

Reflecting objects

Understanding Clipping Paths

Arranging Objects on the Page

Aligning objects

Distributing objects

Book II: Chapter 7: Understanding Color and Printing

Selecting Color with Color Controls

Understanding Color Models

Using Color Swatches and Libraries

The Swatches panel

Swatch libraries

Printing Your Work

What’s a bleed?

About trapping

Taking your files to a service provider

Doing it yourself: Printing at home or in the office

Book II: Chapter 8: Integrating InDesign with Other Creative Suite Applications

Creating Interactive PDF Files Using InDesign

Creating a PDF hyperlink using InDesign

Adding multimedia files and interactive page transitions to PDF files

Creating Multimedia Flash Files from InDesign

Integrating InDesign with Photoshop

Transparency support and clipping paths

Photoshop spot colors in InDesign

Integrating InDesign with Illustrator

Integrating InDesign with InCopy

Importing InCopy stories

Updating InCopy stories

Creating for the Web: Exporting to Dreamweaver

Book II: Chapter 9: Exporting Documents for Printing and as Graphics

Understanding File Formats

Exporting Publications

Exporting PDF documents for printing

Exporting EPS files

Exporting JPEG files

Exporting to Flash

Exporting text files

Book III: Illustrator CS5

Book III: Chapter 1: What’s New in Illustrator CS5

Managing Multiple Artboards with the New Artboard Panel

Creating a document with multiple artboards

Exploring enhanced artboard features

Printing a document with multiple artboards

Having Fun with the New Bristle Brush

Making Drawing Easier by Using Drawing Modes

Transparency in Meshes

Building Custom Shapes with the Shape Builder Tool

Working with the Perspective Grid

Little Enhancements Make a Big Difference

Book III: Chapter 2: Discovering Illustrator CS5

Deciding When to Use Illustrator CS5

Opening an Existing Document

Creating a New Document

Need a design boost? Try a template

Taking a Look at the Document Window

Becoming Familiar with the Tools

Checking Out the Panels

Changing Views

Navigating the Work Area with Zoom Controls

Book III: Chapter 3: Using the Selection Tools

Getting to Know the Selection Tools

Anchor points

Bounding boxes

Selection tools

Working with Selections

Creating a selection

Selecting an anchor point

Using a marquee to select an object

Selecting multiple objects

Saving a selection

Grouping and Ungrouping

Creating a group

Using Isolation mode

Manipulating Selected Objects

Book III: Chapter 4: Creating Basic Shapes

The Basic Shape Tools

Creating rectangles and ellipses

Using the Rounded Rectangle tool

Using the Polygon tool

Using the Star tool