Creative Suite 3 Integration. Photoshop, Illustrator, In: Design, Dreamweaver, Flash Pro, Acrobat, Bridge and Version Cue

351 Pages·2007·80.01 MB·English

by  Keith Martin (Eds.)

Creative Suite 3
Integration
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Creative Suite 3
Integration
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
Dreamweaver, Flash Pro, Acrobat,
Bridge and Version Cue
Keith Martin
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Dedication page
To Tony Tyler,
a friend who is missed by many.
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CONTENTS
Foreword ........................................................................................................xi
Introduction .................................................................................................xiii
Acknowledgements ......................................................................................xv
Chapter 1: The Programs ................................................................................1
Photoshop CS3 ...................................................................................................4
InDesign CS3 .......................................................................................................5
Illustrator CS3 ......................................................................................................7
Fireworks CS3 ......................................................................................................8
Flash CS3 ............................................................................................................10
Dreamweaver CS3 ..........................................................................................11
Contribute CS3 ................................................................................................13
Acrobat 8 Professional ..................................................................................14
Version Cue CS3 ..............................................................................................15
Bridge CS3 .........................................................................................................16
Chapter 2: Shortcuts, Actions, and New Features ......................................19
Shortcuts ............................................................................................................19
New Features ....................................................................................................23
InDesign ........................................................................................................23
Photoshop ....................................................................................................25
Illustrator .......................................................................................................26
Dreamweaver ..............................................................................................27
Contribute ....................................................................................................29
Flash ................................................................................................................29
Fireworks .......................................................................................................30
Bridge .............................................................................................................31
Device Central ..................................................................................................32
Chapter 3: Accessing Programs with Bridge ..............................................33
Introduction ......................................................................................................33
Interface .............................................................................................................34
Navigation .........................................................................................................36
Searching ...........................................................................................................38
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Contents
Color ....................................................................................................................40
Automation .......................................................................................................41
Formats ...............................................................................................................42
Camera RAW .....................................................................................................42
Photo Downloader .........................................................................................44
Stock Photos .....................................................................................................45
Stacks ..................................................................................................................45
Presentation......................................................................................................46
Meetings ............................................................................................................47
Version Cue .......................................................................................................47
Chapter 4: Managing Assets with Version Cue ...........................................49
Installation Decisions ....................................................................................51
Server Setup .....................................................................................................51
Project Setup ....................................................................................................53
Version Cue Projects in Use .........................................................................54
Viewing and Versions ....................................................................................56
Summary............................................................................................................58
Chapter 5: The Workspace ............................................................................59
Introduction ......................................................................................................59
Photoshop .........................................................................................................61
Panels .............................................................................................................61
Illustrator ............................................................................................................63
InDesign .............................................................................................................65
Dreamweaver ...................................................................................................68
Fireworks ............................................................................................................70
Contribute .........................................................................................................71
Flash .....................................................................................................................73
Bridge ..................................................................................................................75
Version Cue .......................................................................................................80
Chapter 6: Working with Layers ..................................................................81
Similarities and Diff erences .........................................................................81
Fireworks ............................................................................................................82
Flash .....................................................................................................................84
Dreamweaver ...................................................................................................86
Illustrator ............................................................................................................87
InDesign .............................................................................................................90
Photoshop .........................................................................................................93
File Compatibility ............................................................................................96
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Chapter 7: Managing Color ..........................................................................99
Managing Color ..........................................................................................99
Bridge ......................................................................................................105
Using Color .................................................................................................108
Swatch Panels .......................................................................................108
Opacity ....................................................................................................112
Sharing Swatches ................................................................................113
Spot Colors ............................................................................................115
Chapter 8: Type ...........................................................................................117
Paragraph Composer ..............................................................................119
Kerning and Tracking ..............................................................................120
OpenType....................................................................................................122
Font Utilities ...............................................................................................124
Dreamweaver and Web-Font Issues ..................................................124
Old and New Techniques .................................................................126
Font Size .................................................................................................126
Font Sets .................................................................................................127
Using CSS ...............................................................................................128
Chapter 9: Smart Objects ...........................................................................129
Introduction ...............................................................................................129
Illustrator into Photoshop .....................................................................130
Smart Filters ...............................................................................................131
Extracting the Original Graphics ...................................................132
Further Tricks ........................................................................................133
InDesign into Photoshop ......................................................................134
Photoshop into Photoshop ..................................................................135
Grouping Smart Object Layers .......................................................135
Chapter 10: PDF ..........................................................................................137
Illustrator and PDFs .................................................................................138
InDesign and PDFs ..................................................................................140
Photoshop and PDFs ..............................................................................141
Adobe PDF Presets ..................................................................................141
Multimedia Preset ....................................................................................142
Printing to PDF ..........................................................................................143
PDFs as Importable Artwork Documents .......................................144
PDF Reviewing and Commenting......................................................145
Comment Management ........................................................................146
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