Adobe Creative Suite All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

Jennifer Smith is a professional designer and founder of AGI Training, a leading training company devoted to graphic arts instruction. Jen deHaan is a freelance Web designer and author.

• Introduction1Book I: Adobe Creative Suite Basics 7Chapter 1: Introducing the Adobe Creative Suite 9Chapter 2: Using Common Menus and Commands 19Chapter 3: Using Common Palettes 31Chapter 4: Using Common Plug-Ins 39Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting 49Chapter 6: Handling Graphics, Paths, Text, and Fonts 59Chapter 7: Using Color 71Chapter 8: Printing Documents 83Book II: InDesign CS 91Chapter 1: Introducing InDesign CS 93Chapter 2: Drawing in InDesign 115Chapter 3: Working with Text and Text Frames 141Chapter 4: Understanding Page Layout 173Chapter 5: Clipping Paths, Transforming Objects, and Alignment 195Chapter 6: Understanding Color and Printing 209Chapter 7: Exporting Your Work 221Chapter 8: Integrating InDesign 231Book III: Illustrator CS 243Chapter 1: Discovering the Basics of Illustrator CS 245Chapter 2: Using the Selection Tools 257Chapter 3: Creating Basic Shapes 267Chapter 4: Creating with the Pen Tool 273Chapter 5: Using Type in Illustrator 285Chapter 6: Organizing Your Illustrations 309Chapter 7: Using Layers 319Chapter 8: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 327Chapter 9: The Transform and Distortions Tools 339Chapter 10: Transparency and Special Effects Tools 351Chapter 11: Using Filters and Effects 363Chapter 12: Using Your Illustrator Image 375Book IV: Photoshop CS 391Chapter 1: Photoshop CS Basics 393Chapter 2: Mode Matters 401Chapter 3: Creating a Selection 413Chapter 4: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool 425Chapter 5: Resolution Basics 435Chapter 6: Creating a Good Image 443Chapter 7: Painting and Retouching Tools 457Chapter 8: Using Layers 475Chapter 9: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web 491Book V: Acrobat 6.0 503Chapter 1: Discovering Essential Acrobat Information 505Chapter 2: Creating PDF Files 515Chapter 3: Adding Interactivity to PDF Files 525Chapter 4: Editing and Extracting Text and Graphics 535Chapter 5: Using Commenting and Annotation Tools 545Chapter 6: Securing Your PDF Files 555Book VI: GoLive CS 561Chapter 1: Introducing GoLive CS 563Chapter 2: Creating a Web Site 575Chapter 3: Working with Images 585Chapter 4: Text and CSS 595Chapter 5: Tables and Frames 609Chapter 6: Links 623Chapter 7: Layers 633Chapter 8: Forms 647Chapter 9: Multimedia 661Chapter 10: Publishing Your Web Site 671Index 683

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