About This Book
The Adobe Creative Suite 2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is written in a thorough and fun way to show you the basics on how to use each of the programs included in the suite. You find out how to use each program indi¬vidually and also how to work with the programs together, letting you extend your projects even further. You find out just how easy it is to use the programs through simple and easy-to-follow steps so that you can discover the power of the Adobe software. You’ll be up and running in no time!
Here are some of the things you can do with this book:
♦ Create page layouts using text, drawings, and images in InDesign.
♦ Make illustrations using drawing tools with Illustrator.
♦ Manipulate photographs using filters and drawing or color correction tools with Photoshop.
♦ Create PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat or other programs.
♦ Create Web pages and put them online with GoLive.
You discover the basics of how to create all these different kinds of things throughout the chapters in this book in fun, hands-on examples and clear explanations, getting you up to speed quickly!
Conventions Used in This Book
We use a few different conventions in this book. Conventions refer to particu¬lar formatting that is applied to some of the text you find in the chapters that follow.
Adobe Creative Suite 2 is available for both Windows and the Macintosh. We cover both platforms in this book. Where the keys you need to press or the menu choice you need to make differs between Windows and the Mac, we let you know by including instructions for both platforms. For example:
♦ Press the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key.
♦ Choose EditOPreferencesOGeneral (Windows) or InDesignOPreferencesO General (Mac).
The programs in Adobe Creative Suite 2 often require you to press and hold down a key (or keys) on the keyboard and then click or drag with the mouse. For brevity’s sake, we shorten this action by naming the key you need to hold down and adding click or drag, as follows:
♦ Shift+click to select multiple files.
♦ Move the object by Ctrl+dragging (Windows) or 86+dragging (Mac).
The formatting conventions used in this book are listed here:
♦ Bold: We use bold to indicate when you should type something, or to highlight an action in a step list. For example, the action required to open a dialog box would appear in bold in a step list.
♦ Code font: We use this computerese font to show you Web addresses (URLs), e-mail addresses, or bits of HTML code. For example, you would type a URL into a browser window to access a Web page such as www.
google.com.
♦ Italics: We use italics to highlight a new term, which is then defined. For example, filters might be a new term to you. The word itself is italicized and is followed by a definition to explain what the word means.
What You Don’t Have to Read
This book is such a large text, you might wonder if you have to read it from cover to cover. You don’t have to read every page of this book to discover how to use the Adobe Creative Suite. Luckily, you can choose the bits and pieces that mean the most to you and will help you finish a project you might be working on. Perhaps you’re interested in creating a technical draw¬ing and putting it online. You can choose to read a couple chapters in Book III on Illustrator, and then skip ahead to Book VI on GoLive, and just read the relevant chapters or sections on each subject. Later, you might want to place some associated PDF documents online, so then you can read a few chapters in Book V on Acrobat or Book II on exporting InDesign documents.
You don’t have to read everything on each page, either. You can treat many of the icons in this book as bonus material. Icons supplement the material in each chapter with additional information that might interest or help you with your work. The Technical Stuff icons are great if you want to find out a bit more about technical aspects of using the program or your computer, but don’t feel that you need to read these icons if technicalities don’t interest you.
How This Book Is Organized
The Adobe Creative Suite 2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is split into six quick-reference guides or minibooks. You don’t have to read these mini-books sequentially, and you don’t even have to read all the sections in any particular chapter. You can use the Table of Contents and the index to find the information you need and quickly get your answer. In this section, we briefly describe what you find in each minibook.
Book I: Adobe Creative Suite 2 Basics
Book I shows you how to use the features in Adobe Creative Suite 2 that are similar across all the programs described in this book. You discover the menus, palettes, and tools that are similar or work the same way in most of the Adobe Creative Suite’s programs. You also find out how to import, export, and use common commands in each program. If you’re wondering about what shortcuts and common tools you can use in the programs to speed up your workflow, then this part has tips and tricks you’ll probably find quite useful. The similarities in all of the programs are helpful because they make using the programs that much easier.
Book II: InDesign CS2
Book II describes how to use InDesign CS2 to create simple page layouts using text, images, and drawings. Hands-on steps show you how to use the drawing tools in InDesign to create simple illustrations, and also use other menus and tools to add text and pictures. Importing stories and illustrations into InDesign is an important part of the process, so you find out how this is done effectively as well. Book II shows you how easy it is to create effective page layouts using this powerful and professional design program.
Book III: Illustrator CS2
Book III starts with the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator CS2 to put you on your way to creating useful and interesting illustrations. Check out this mini-book to discover how to take advantage of features that have been around for many versions of Illustrator, such as the Pen tool, as well as new and exciting features, such as vector tracing. See how to take advantage of the Appearance palette and save time by creating graphics styles, templates, and symbols. Pick up hard-to-find keyboard shortcuts that can help reduce the time spent mousing around for menu items and tools.
Book IV: Photoshop CS2
Book IV on Photoshop CS2 is aimed to help you achieve good imagery, start¬ing with basics that even advanced users may have missed along the way. In this minibook, you find out how to color correct images like a pro and use tools to keep images at the right resolution and size, no matter whether the image is intended for print or the Web.
This minibook also shows you how to integrate new features in Photoshop, such as an improved Browse window, layer management, and a dynamic Histogram, into your workflow. By the time you’re finished with this mini-book, you’ll feel like you can perform magic on just about any image.
Book V: Acrobat 7.0
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 is a powerful viewing and editing application that allows you to share documents with colleagues, clients, and production personnel, such as printers and Web page designers. Book V shows you how you can save time and money previously spent on couriers and overnight shipping by taking advantage of annotation capabilities. Discover features that even advanced users may have missed along the way, and see how you can feel comfortable about using PDF as a file format of choice.
Book VI: GoLive CS2
Book VI shows you how creating a Web site in GoLive CS2 can be easy and fun. Take advantage of the tools and features in GoLive to make and maintain a very clean and useable site. After the fundamentals are covered, discover how to take advantage of improved CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) capabili¬ties, as well as exciting rollover and action features that add interactivity to your site. In the past, these functions would require lots of hand-coding and tape on the glasses, but now you can be a designer and create interactivity easily in GoLive, no hand-coding or pocket protectors required.
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The Adobe Creative Suite 2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is written in a thorough and fun way to show you the basics on how to use each of the programs included in the suite. You find out how to use each program indi¬vidually and also how to work with the programs together, letting you extend your projects even further. You find out just how easy it is to use the programs through simple and easy-to-follow steps so that you can discover the power of the Adobe software. You’ll be up and running in no time!
Here are some of the things you can do with this book:
♦ Create page layouts using text, drawings, and images in InDesign.
♦ Make illustrations using drawing tools with Illustrator.
♦ Manipulate photographs using filters and drawing or color correction tools with Photoshop.
♦ Create PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat or other programs.
♦ Create Web pages and put them online with GoLive.
You discover the basics of how to create all these different kinds of things throughout the chapters in this book in fun, hands-on examples and clear explanations, getting you up to speed quickly!
Conventions Used in This Book
We use a few different conventions in this book. Conventions refer to particu¬lar formatting that is applied to some of the text you find in the chapters that follow.
Adobe Creative Suite 2 is available for both Windows and the Macintosh. We cover both platforms in this book. Where the keys you need to press or the menu choice you need to make differs between Windows and the Mac, we let you know by including instructions for both platforms. For example:
♦ Press the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key.
♦ Choose EditOPreferencesOGeneral (Windows) or InDesignOPreferencesO General (Mac).
The programs in Adobe Creative Suite 2 often require you to press and hold down a key (or keys) on the keyboard and then click or drag with the mouse. For brevity’s sake, we shorten this action by naming the key you need to hold down and adding click or drag, as follows:
♦ Shift+click to select multiple files.
♦ Move the object by Ctrl+dragging (Windows) or 86+dragging (Mac).
The formatting conventions used in this book are listed here:
♦ Bold: We use bold to indicate when you should type something, or to highlight an action in a step list. For example, the action required to open a dialog box would appear in bold in a step list.
♦ Code font: We use this computerese font to show you Web addresses (URLs), e-mail addresses, or bits of HTML code. For example, you would type a URL into a browser window to access a Web page such as www.
google.com.
♦ Italics: We use italics to highlight a new term, which is then defined. For example, filters might be a new term to you. The word itself is italicized and is followed by a definition to explain what the word means.
What You Don’t Have to Read
This book is such a large text, you might wonder if you have to read it from cover to cover. You don’t have to read every page of this book to discover how to use the Adobe Creative Suite. Luckily, you can choose the bits and pieces that mean the most to you and will help you finish a project you might be working on. Perhaps you’re interested in creating a technical draw¬ing and putting it online. You can choose to read a couple chapters in Book III on Illustrator, and then skip ahead to Book VI on GoLive, and just read the relevant chapters or sections on each subject. Later, you might want to place some associated PDF documents online, so then you can read a few chapters in Book V on Acrobat or Book II on exporting InDesign documents.
You don’t have to read everything on each page, either. You can treat many of the icons in this book as bonus material. Icons supplement the material in each chapter with additional information that might interest or help you with your work. The Technical Stuff icons are great if you want to find out a bit more about technical aspects of using the program or your computer, but don’t feel that you need to read these icons if technicalities don’t interest you.
How This Book Is Organized
The Adobe Creative Suite 2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is split into six quick-reference guides or minibooks. You don’t have to read these mini-books sequentially, and you don’t even have to read all the sections in any particular chapter. You can use the Table of Contents and the index to find the information you need and quickly get your answer. In this section, we briefly describe what you find in each minibook.
Book I: Adobe Creative Suite 2 Basics
Book I shows you how to use the features in Adobe Creative Suite 2 that are similar across all the programs described in this book. You discover the menus, palettes, and tools that are similar or work the same way in most of the Adobe Creative Suite’s programs. You also find out how to import, export, and use common commands in each program. If you’re wondering about what shortcuts and common tools you can use in the programs to speed up your workflow, then this part has tips and tricks you’ll probably find quite useful. The similarities in all of the programs are helpful because they make using the programs that much easier.
Book II: InDesign CS2
Book II describes how to use InDesign CS2 to create simple page layouts using text, images, and drawings. Hands-on steps show you how to use the drawing tools in InDesign to create simple illustrations, and also use other menus and tools to add text and pictures. Importing stories and illustrations into InDesign is an important part of the process, so you find out how this is done effectively as well. Book II shows you how easy it is to create effective page layouts using this powerful and professional design program.
Book III: Illustrator CS2
Book III starts with the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator CS2 to put you on your way to creating useful and interesting illustrations. Check out this mini-book to discover how to take advantage of features that have been around for many versions of Illustrator, such as the Pen tool, as well as new and exciting features, such as vector tracing. See how to take advantage of the Appearance palette and save time by creating graphics styles, templates, and symbols. Pick up hard-to-find keyboard shortcuts that can help reduce the time spent mousing around for menu items and tools.
Book IV: Photoshop CS2
Book IV on Photoshop CS2 is aimed to help you achieve good imagery, start¬ing with basics that even advanced users may have missed along the way. In this minibook, you find out how to color correct images like a pro and use tools to keep images at the right resolution and size, no matter whether the image is intended for print or the Web.
This minibook also shows you how to integrate new features in Photoshop, such as an improved Browse window, layer management, and a dynamic Histogram, into your workflow. By the time you’re finished with this mini-book, you’ll feel like you can perform magic on just about any image.
Book V: Acrobat 7.0
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 is a powerful viewing and editing application that allows you to share documents with colleagues, clients, and production personnel, such as printers and Web page designers. Book V shows you how you can save time and money previously spent on couriers and overnight shipping by taking advantage of annotation capabilities. Discover features that even advanced users may have missed along the way, and see how you can feel comfortable about using PDF as a file format of choice.
Book VI: GoLive CS2
Book VI shows you how creating a Web site in GoLive CS2 can be easy and fun. Take advantage of the tools and features in GoLive to make and maintain a very clean and useable site. After the fundamentals are covered, discover how to take advantage of improved CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) capabili¬ties, as well as exciting rollover and action features that add interactivity to your site. In the past, these functions would require lots of hand-coding and tape on the glasses, but now you can be a designer and create interactivity easily in GoLive, no hand-coding or pocket protectors required.
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