Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite All in One

766 Pages·2004·18.62 MB·English

by  Mordy Golding

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Teach Yourself
Adobe®
Creative Suite
All
in
One
Mordy Golding
800 East 96th Street,Indianapolis,Indiana,46240 USA
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction..............................................................................1
Part I: The Creative Suite
CHAPTER 1 Overview: The Creative Process...............................................5
2 So Many Applications: Which One to Use?...........................15
3 The Game Plan: Developing a Workflow...............................47
4 The Key That Makes It All Work: Integration........................71
Part II: The Applications
CHAPTER 5 Using Adobe Photoshop CS.................................................113
6 Using Adobe ImageReady CS..............................................209
7 Using Adobe Illustrator CS..................................................241
8 Using Adobe InDesign CS...................................................383
9 Using Adobe GoLive CS......................................................429
10 Using Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional.................................515
11 Using Adobe Version Cue....................................................555
Part III: The Projects
CHAPTER 12 Creating a Corporate Identity.............................................575
13 Creating a Brochure...........................................................593
14 Creating an Ad Campaign.................................................615
15 Creating a Web Banner......................................................629
16 Creating a Web Page..........................................................643
17 Creating a Business Presentation........................................661
APPENDIX A Final Output: Sending Your Files to Print.............................679
Index.................................................................................685
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: The Creative Suite
CHAPTER 1: Overview: The Creative Process 5
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A Creative Mind ................................................................................5
The Right Tools for the Job..................................................................6
The Dream Team................................................................................8
Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe ImageReady CS........................8
Adobe Illustrator CS....................................................................9
Adobe InDesign CS ....................................................................9
Adobe GoLive CS......................................................................10
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional ................................................10
Adobe Version Cue....................................................................12
Premium Edition Versus Standard Edition..........................................12
A New Look......................................................................................13
CHAPTER 2: So Many Applications: Which One to Use? 15
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Do I Have to Use Them All?..............................................................15
Taking a First Glance at the Applications..........................................16
Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe ImageReady CS..............................16
Where Photoshop and ImageReady Came From........................16
What Photoshop Does ..............................................................16
What ImageReady Does............................................................20
When to Use Photoshop and ImageReady ................................21
Adobe Illustrator CS..........................................................................22
Where Illustrator Came From....................................................22
What Illustrator Does................................................................22
When to Use Illustrator ............................................................26
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Adobe InDesign CS ..........................................................................28
Where InDesign Came From ....................................................28
What InDesign Does ................................................................28
When to Use InDesign ..............................................................31
Adobe GoLive CS..............................................................................33
Where GoLive Came From........................................................33
What GoLive Does....................................................................33
When to Use GoLive..................................................................37
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional ........................................................38
Where Acrobat Came From ......................................................38
What Acrobat Does ..................................................................39
When to Use Acrobat................................................................41
Adobe Version Cue............................................................................42
Where Version Cue Came From ................................................42
What Version Cue Does ............................................................43
When to Use Version Cue..........................................................45
Bringing It All Together....................................................................45
CHAPTER 3: The Game Plan: Developing a Workflow 47
What Is a Workflow?........................................................................47
Understanding Print, the Web, and Beyond ......................................49
Designing for Print ..........................................................................49
Corporate Identity ....................................................................50
Brochure ..................................................................................50
Advertising Campaign..............................................................50
Designing for the Web......................................................................50
Web Banner..............................................................................51
Web Navigation........................................................................51
Web Site....................................................................................51
Designing for Both Print and the Web ..............................................52
Print/Online Newsletter ............................................................52
Interactive PDF ........................................................................52
Moving to a PDF Workflow ..............................................................52
Putting It All in Perspective ..............................................................53
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CHAPTER 4: The Key That Makes It All Work: Integration 71
Getting Started with the Suite............................................................71
System Requirements for the Real World....................................71
Enabling Version Cue................................................................74
Launching the Applications......................................................76
Integration: Defined ........................................................................76
Common User Interface....................................................................77
Palettes ............................................................................................78
Showing/Hiding Palettes ..........................................................79
Clustering and Docking Palettes................................................81
Stashing Palettes ......................................................................82
Custom Workspaces..................................................................83
Tools ................................................................................................85
The Toolbox..............................................................................86
Selection Tools..........................................................................90
Drawing Tools ..........................................................................97
Keyboard Shortcuts ..........................................................................99
Make Your Own Shortcuts ......................................................101
Moving Data Between Apps............................................................103
Copy and Paste ......................................................................103
Exporting/Importing ..............................................................104
Native File Support..................................................................104
Metadata........................................................................................106
Version Cue....................................................................................107
Taking on the Applications ............................................................110
Part II: The Applications
CHAPTER 5: Using Adobe Photoshop CS 113
Introduction to Photoshop CS..........................................................113
Opening, Creating, and Importing Files..........................................117
The Open Dialog ....................................................................117
The File Browser......................................................................118
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Creating a New File ................................................................122
Importing Images ..................................................................126
Working with Selections..................................................................129
Marquee Selection Tools..........................................................130
Lasso Tools..............................................................................131
Magic Wand ..........................................................................134
Feathering ..............................................................................136
Modifying Selections ..............................................................138
Channels................................................................................142
Paths......................................................................................143
Layers and Effects ..........................................................................146
Layers 101..............................................................................147
Layer Sets................................................................................150
Layer Styles ............................................................................151
Layer Comps ..........................................................................153
Working with Masks ......................................................................154
Layer Masks............................................................................155
Vector Masks ..........................................................................156
Quick Mask Mode ..................................................................157
Painting and Drawing....................................................................158
Choosing Colors......................................................................158
Gradients................................................................................160
The Brush and Pencil Tools......................................................163
Vector Shape Tools ..................................................................165
History Brush..........................................................................166
Art History Brush....................................................................167
Photoshop and the Web..................................................................169
Save for Web ..........................................................................169
Slicing ....................................................................................170
Setting Type....................................................................................171
Styling Text ............................................................................172
Warping Text..........................................................................173
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Adjusting Images............................................................................173
Auto Controls..........................................................................174
Levels......................................................................................174
Curves....................................................................................175
Shadow/Highlight ..................................................................177
Adjustment Layers..................................................................178
Match Color............................................................................179
Dodge and Burn Tools ............................................................180
Retouching Images ........................................................................181
The Clone Stamp Tool ............................................................181
The Healing Brush..................................................................183
The Patch Tool........................................................................184
Blurring Images......................................................................186
Sharpening Images ................................................................187
Getting Rid of Dust and Scratches............................................188
Applying Filters..............................................................................189
Filter Gallery ..........................................................................189
Extract....................................................................................192
Liquify....................................................................................194
Noise......................................................................................196
Automating Tasks ..........................................................................197
Actions ..................................................................................197
Scripts ....................................................................................199
Photomerge............................................................................200
Crop and Straighten Photos ....................................................201
Web Photo Gallery..................................................................202
Spot Colors ....................................................................................203
Spot Channels ........................................................................203
Monotones, Duotones, Tritones, and Quadtones......................204
Saving and Printing........................................................................206
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CHAPTER 6: Using Adobe ImageReady CS 209
Introduction to ImageReady CS ......................................................209
Opening, Creating, and Importing Files..........................................214
The Open Dialog ....................................................................214
Creating a New File ................................................................214
“Jumping” Between Applications ............................................216
Similarity with Photoshop ..............................................................217
Optimizing Files for the Web ..........................................................217
Color on the World Wide Web ................................................219
Slicing Images ........................................................................221
Web File Formats ....................................................................225
Adding Interactivity........................................................................230
Image Maps............................................................................230
Animation..............................................................................231
Rollovers ................................................................................234
Automation....................................................................................236
Actions ..................................................................................236
Droplets..................................................................................237
Saving and Exporting ....................................................................238
Macromedia Flash (.SWF)........................................................239
Additional Export Options ......................................................239
CHAPTER 7: Using Adobe Illustrator CS 241
Introduction to Illustrator CS ..........................................................241
Creating and Opening Files ............................................................244
Creating a New File ................................................................244
Creating a New File from a Template......................................245
The Open Dialog ....................................................................246
Drawing Basic Vector Objects..........................................................248
Drawing Closed Vectors: Shapes..............................................248
Drawing Open Vectors: Paths..................................................254