Real World Adobe Creative Suite 2

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ISBN: 9780321334121 | 0321334124
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/1/2006

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Summary

Supplemental Materials

Hands-on techniques and comprehensive instruction get serious Creative Suite users working efficiently with the various apps!

Preface: Why This Book Is Different

xxi

A New Way of Teaching

xxi

Complementary Backgrounds

xxii

Our Mission in This Book

xxiii

How the Applications Work Together

xxiii

Similarities and Differences in the Applications

xxiii

Benefits of the Suite

xxiv

Who This Book Is For (and Not)

xxiv

Regarding Platform Issues

xxv

We'd Like to Thank

xxv

Introducing Adobe Creative Suite 2

(26)

The Road To Creative Suite

(2)

Development Cycles

(1)

Communications and Codes

(1)

Shared Components

(1)

Suite Philosophy

(1)

What's In The Box?

(7)

The Applications

(2)

The Extras

(5)

Installing, Uninstalling, and Updating

(5)

Installing Creative Suite 2

(1)

Uninstalling Creative Suite

(4)

Updates

(1)

Activation

(3)

Activating Creative Suite

(1)

Transferring Activation

(2)

Getting Help

(2)

Opening Adobe Help Center

(1)

Adobe Help Center Components

(1)

System Requirements

(4)

Premium Edition Requirements (Mac)

(1)

Premium Edition Requirements (Windows)

(1)

Standard Edition Requirements (Mac)

(1)

Standard Edition Requirements (Windows)

(1)

Electronic Software Download

(1)

You're Ready To Work

(2)

Which Application Does What?

(34)

Photographic Projects

(6)

Photo Retouching and Photo Enhancing

(1)

Special Effects

(1)

Contact Sheets and Layer Comps

(2)

Duotones

(2)

Books

(3)

Novels

(1)

Textbooks: Simple and Complex

(1)

Art and Picture Books

(1)

Children's Books

(1)

Other Long Documents

(4)

Magazines and Newspapers

(1)

Annual Reports

(1)

Catalogs

(2)

Enterprise Documents

(3)

Stationery

(1)

Business Cards

(1)

Price Lists

(1)

Labels

(1)

Forms

(1)

Postcards and Invitations

(1)

Design Projects

(7)

Ads

(1)

CD/DVD Labels and Covers

(1)

Brochures

(1)

Movie Posters

(1)

Greeting Cards

(1)

Outdoor Posters

(1)

Book Covers

(1)

Matchbooks and Promotional Items

(1)

Logos and Corporate Identity

(2)

Calendars

(1)

Packaging

(1)

Fashion Designs

(1)

Art and Illustrations

(3)

Fine Art

(2)

Technical Drawings

(1)

Maps

(1)

Charts and Graphs

(1)

Web Pages and Web Graphics

(3)

Web Pages

(1)

Web Images

(1)

Animations and Movies

(1)

Web Comps

(1)

Choices, Choices, Choices

(4)

View from the Bridge

(44)

Browsing Through Your CS2 Files

(14)

Previewing Suite Files

(8)

Setting up the Adobe Bridge Work Area

(5)

Making Bridge Your File Manager

(3)

Working with Files and Folders

(1)

Rotating Images

(1)

Labeling and Rating Files

(1)

Mastering Metadata

(7)

Viewing and Editing Metadata

(5)

Searching for Files and Metadata

(1)

Using Bridge with Other CS2 Applications

(9)

Setting Up an Adobe Bridge Workflow

(4)

Working with InDesign Files

(2)

Working with Illustrator Files

(1)

Working with Adobe Photoshop and Camera Raw Files

(1)

Working with Adobe PDF and GoLive Files

(1)

Accessing Adobe Stock Photos

(6)

Workflow Overview

(1)

Searching and Browsing for Images

(2)

Downloading Comp Images

(1)

Placing the Images in a Layout

100

(1)

Purchasing a High-Resolution Version

101

(1)

Using Bridge Center as a Portal to Your CS2 Workflow

102

(2)

Trying New Workflows

104

(1)

Pixels and Raster File Formats

105

(46)

Where Do Pixels Come From?

108

(7)

Scanners

108

(1)

Digital Cameras

109

(1)

The Camera Raw Workflow

109

(3)

Stock Photography

112

(1)

Creating Bitmapped Graphics in CS2 Applications

112

(3)

Pixel Essentials

115

(5)

Dimensions

115

(1)

Resolution

115

(3)

Bit Depth

118

(2)

Working with Pixels and Raster Files

120

(22)

Viewing and Managing Raster Image Files

121

(1)

Cropping Images and Masking Raster Files

122

(3)

Scaling and Resampling

125

(1)

Rotating Pixels or Transforming Raster Files

126

(1)

Adjusting Pixels Tone and Color

127

(5)

Colorizing Pixels and Raster Images

132

(2)

Painting and Retouching

134

(3)

Applying Filters and Effects

137

(3)

Sharpening Images

140

(2)

Saving Pixels

142

(8)

Photoshop Format

144

(1)

TIFF

145

(1)

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

146

(1)

DCS

147

(1)

PDF

147

(1)

The Bottom Line

148

(1)

Saving in Formats for Web or Multimedia

149

(1)

Getting Pixel Smart

150

(1)

Getting to the Point of Vector Graphics

151

(46)

Are Vectors Better Than Pixels?

152

(2)

Scaling Vectors or Pixels

152

(1)

Comparing File Sizes of Vectors and Pixels

153

(1)

Choosing Vectors or Pixels

153

(1)

Using the Adobe Pen

154

(5)

Creating Paths with the Adobe Pen

154

(3)

Tools for Modifying Paths

157

(2)

Other Vector Drawing Tools

159

(5)

Shape Tools

159

(2)

Pencils and Free-Form Tools

161

(3)

Working with the Pathfinder Commands

164

(4)

Pathfinders in Illustrator

164

(1)

Pathfinder Commands in InDesign

165

(1)

Pathfinder Commands in Photoshop

166

(2)

Special Vector Features in the Suite Applications

168

(6)

Special Vector Tools in Illustrator

168

(4)

Special Vector Tools in InDesign

172

(1)

Special Vector Features in Photoshop

172

(2)

Moving Paths between Applications

174

(7)

Transporting Paths Out of Illustrator

174

(4)

Moving Paths Out of InDesign

178

(1)

Moving Paths Out of Photoshop

179

(2)

Vectors in Unexpected Places

181

(5)

The Hidden Vectors in Illustrator

181

(3)

The Hidden Vectors in InDesign

184

(1)

The Hidden Vectors in Photoshop

185

(1)

Saving and Exporting Vectors

186

(9)

Illustrator Save and Export Options

187

(2)

InDesign Save and Export Options

189

(2)

Placing Vectors Into InDesign

191

(1)

Photoshop Save and Export Options

191

(1)

Adobe PDF

192

(2)

EPS Files

194

(1)

SVG Files

194

(1)

SWF Files

195

(1)

Older Vector Formats

195

(1)

Walking Down the Vector Path

195

(2)

Type Magic

197

(38)

Using Fonts in Adobe Creative Suite

198

(5)

Font Formats

200

(1)

Choosing Fonts

200

(2)

When Good Fonts Go Bad

202

(1)

OpenType Fonts --- A Format for the New Millennium

203

(6)

The Advantages of OpenType

204

(1)

Unified OpenType Support

204

(2)

OpenType Magic

206

(2)

Picking Glyphs

208

(1)

Font Features in CS2 Applications

209

(1)

Breaking New Ground in Text and Typography

209

(16)

Fine Typography

210

(6)

Text Handling in InDesign CS2

216

(4)

Fancy Type

220

(3)

Tables in InDesign CS2

223

(2)

Illustrator's New Text Engine

225

(4)

First the Good News

226

(1)

Now the Bad: Legacy Type Issues

227

(2)

Photoshop: Keeping Type As Vector

229

(4)

Point or Text Frame Type

229

(1)

Vector vs. Bitmapped Type

230

(1)

When to Do Type in Photoshop

231

(1)

How to Successfully Save Your Vectors

232

(1)

Moving Type Between CS2 Applications

233

(1)

Between Illustrator and Photoshop

233

(1)

Between Illustrator and InDesign

233

(1)

Handling Type Gracefully

234

(1)

Managing and Customizing the Interface

235

(36)

The Core Technologies That Bind

236

(2)

Using Common Interface Elements

238

(14)

Using Palettes

238

(8)

Using Tools

246

(3)

Using Windows

249

(1)

Using Menus

250

(2)

Customizing Your CS2 User Interface

252

(6)

Customizing Palettes

252

(1)

Editing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus

253

(2)

Saving Workspaces

255

(1)

Setting Preferences and Defaults

255

(3)

Navigating Through the CS2 Applications

258

(3)

Navigation and Viewing Tips

258

(1)

Selecting and Moving Objects and Pixels

259

(2)

Different Strokes: Application-Specific Interface Features

261

(9)

Highlights of the InDesign Interface

261

(1)

Highlights of the Illustrator Interface

262

(2)

Highlights of the Photoshop Interface

264

(3)

Highlights of the GoLive Interface

267

(1)

And What's With That Acrobat Interface Anyway?

268

(2)

Where to Find More Common Ground

270

(1)

Working with Style

271

(24)

Text Styles

272

(10)

InDesign Paragraph Styles

273

(3)

InDesign Character Style Options

276

(2)

InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts for Styles

278

(1)

Illustrator Paragraph and Character Styles

279

(3)

Object and Graphic Styles

282

(5)

InDesign Object Styles

282

(3)

Illustrator Graphic Styles

285

(2)

Photoshop Styles

287

(1)

Managing Styles

287

(5)

Coordinating Styles between Documents

288

(2)

Importing Styles from Word

290

(1)

Overriding Local Formatting

291

(1)

Cascading Style Sheets

292

(2)

CSS in GoLive

292

(2)

CSS from Other Applications

294

(1)

Styles Are Your Friends

294

(1)

Smart Objects and Intelligent Layouts

295

(30)

Smart Objects in Photoshop

296

(6)

Working with Smart Objects from Illustrator

296

(2)

Creating Smart Objects from Photoshop Layers

298

(1)

Tricking Photoshop By Using Smart Objects

299

(1)

Comparing Smart Objects and Symbols

300

(1)

Using Vector Smart Objects for Pixel Artwork

301

(1)

Separating Smart Objects

302

(1)

Releasing Smart Objects

302

(1)

Smart Objects in GoLive

302

(4)

Working with GoLive Smart Objects

303

(1)

Adding Content to Smart Objects

304

(1)

Using Photoshop Variables in GoLive Graphics

305

(1)

Linking Files in Illustrator and InDesign

306

(11)

Placing Linked Images

306

(2)

Choosing Import Options in Illustrator and InDesign

308

(2)

Viewing and Controlling Linked Images

310

(2)

Dragging and Dropping Graphics

312

(2)

Copying and Pasting Graphics

314

(1)

Embedding Images

314

(1)

Unembedding Images

315

(1)

Applying Illustrator Effects to Linked Images

315

(2)

Illustrator Symbols

317

(2)

Working with Illustrator Symbols

317

(2)

Pixel Graphic Symbols

319

(1)

Comparing Symbols and Graphic Styles

319

(1)

InDesign Snippets

319

(2)

Working with Snippets

320

(1)

Placed Images in Snippets

320

(1)

Benefits of Snippets

321

(1)

InDesign Libraries

321

(2)

Creating Libraries

321

(1)

Working With Libraries

322

(1)

Linked Images in Libraries

323

(1)

Staying Smart As You Work

323

(2)

Colors and Color Management

325

(48)

Calibrating Your Monitor

326

(5)

Calibration Choices

326

(1)

Before You Calibrate

327

(1)

Calibrating in Macintosh OS X

328

(2)

Calibrating in Windows OS

330

(1)

Color Management

331

(6)

Synchronizing Color Settings

331

(1)

Setting Your Own Color-Management Options

332

(1)

ICC Profiles

333

(1)

What about Acrobat Color Settings?

334

(1)

Color Management when Printing and Creating PDF Files

334

(3)

Color Essentials

337

(5)

Color Theory

337

(1)

Types of Colors

338

(2)

Color Glossary

340

(2)

Color Modes for Documents

342

(4)

Color Modes in Photoshop

342

(2)

Color Modes in Illustrator

344

(1)

Color Modes in InDesign

345

(1)

Color Modes in Acrobat

345

(1)

Color Modes in GoLive

345

(1)

Defining Colors

346

(9)

Defining Colors Using the Color Pickers

346

(2)

Defining Colors Using the Color Palettes

348

(1)

Defining and Arranging Colors with the Swatches Palettes

348

(5)

Working with Rich Black

353

(2)

Using Color Libraries

355

(3)

Photoshop Color Libraries

355

(1)

Illustrator Color Libraries

356

(1)

InDesign Color Libraries

356

(1)

GoLive Color Libraries

357

(1)

Color Libraries from Other Documents

357

(1)

Moving Colors between Applications

358

(2)

Importing Swatches

358

(1)

Swapping Swatches

358

(2)

Working with Spot Colors

360

(9)

Creating Spot Colors

360

(1)

Creating Tints

361

(1)

Swapping Lab Definitions for Sport Colors

362

(1)

Mixed Inks

363

(1)

Overprints

364

(1)

Spot Color Channels in Photoshop

365

(2)

Production Issues

367

(2)

Applying Colors

369

(2)

Coloring Objects

369

(2)

Coloring Text

371

(1)

The Color of Success

371

(2)

Transparency

373

(22)

Basic Transparency in Creative Suite

373

(11)

Pixels vs. Object Transparency

374

(1)

Object Opacity

374

(7)

Opacity in Gradients

381

(1)

Blending Modes

382

(2)

Live Transparency Effects

384

(5)

Drop Shadows

385

(2)

Inner Shadows

387

(1)

Glows

388

(1)

Other Effects in Photoshop

388

(1)

Feathers

389

(1)

Viewing the Transparency Grid

389

(4)

Transparency Grid Preferences

390

(1)

What Requires Flattening?

391

(2)

Mastering Transparency

393

(2)

The Flexibility of Layers

395

(36)

Layer Essentials

396

(6)

Common Layers Palette Features

397

(1)

Toggling Visibility and Locking Layers

398

(1)

Adding, Duplicating, and Deleting Layers

398

(1)

Setting Layer Options

398

(1)

Selecting Layers

399

(1)

Selecting and Moving Objects on Layers

400

(1)

Targeting Layers

400

(1)

Moving and Aligning

401

(1)

Setting Opacity and Blending Modes

402

(1)

Merging and Flattening Layers

402

(1)

Photoshop Layer Highlights

402

(9)

Layer Types

402

(3)

Grouping Layers

405

(1)

Applying Layer Effects and Styles

406

(1)

Masking Layers

406

(3)

Layer Comps

409

(2)

Illustrator Layer Highlights

411

(2)

Creating Template Layers

411

(1)

Previewing and Outlining Layers

412

(1)

Printing and Not Printing Layers

412

(1)

InDesign Layer Highlights

413

(1)

Layers Include All Pages

413

(1)

Master Pages and Layers

413

(1)

Guides, Text Wrap, and Layers

414

(1)

Transparency Flattening and Layers

414

(1)

Moving Layers Between Photoshop and Illustrator

414

(8)

Layers from Photoshop to Illustrator

415

(3)

Layers from Illustrator to Photoshop

418

(4)

Moving Layers to PDF Files

422

(3)

Exporting Layers from Illustrator and InDesign

422

(2)

Working with Layers in Acrobat

424

(1)

Changing Visibility for Layers and Layer Comps

425

(3)

Controlling Layer Visibility in InDesign

425

(2)

Controlling Layer Visibility in Illustrator

427

(1)

Using Layered Files to Control Versioning

428

(2)

Multilayered Flexibility

430

(1)

Integrating Version Cue into Your Workflow

431

(42)

About Version Cue

432

(2)

What Version Cue Can Do

433

(1)

When Version Cue Might Not Be the Right Fit

434

(1)

Anatomy of a Version Cue Project

434

(7)

Create the Project

435

(1)

Import and Create Assets

436

(1)

Create File Versions

437

(2)

View the Project from the Bridge

439

(2)

Setting Up, Turning On, and Enabling Version Cue

441

(6)

Setting up Version Cue

441

(2)

Turning off Version Cue in CS2 Applications

443

(1)

Enabling Version Cue Preference Settings

444

(1)

Viewing Version Cue Workspaces

445

(2)

Working with Version Cue

447

(13)

Working with Projects

448

(4)

Viewing Project Status

452

(1)

Using Working Copies

453

(1)

Working with Versions and Alternates

454

(6)

Collaborating on a Project

460

(4)

Planning How to Structure and Share Your Projects

460

(1)

Working on Someone Else's Project

461

(1)

Sharing Access to Files

462

(1)

Connecting Remotely

463

(1)

Administering Version Cue

464

(8)

Accessing and Logging into the Administration Utility

465

(2)

Setting User Logins and Privileges

467

(1)

Backing Up and Restoring Projects and Workspaces

468

(1)

Viewing and Setting Project Information

469

(1)

Exporting Projects

470

(1)

Setting Advanced Preferences and Viewing Logs and Reports

471

(1)

Protecting Data

471

(1)

Uninstalling a Version Cue Workspace

471

(1)

Migrating from Version Cue 1.0

471

(1)

Setting up a Browser-based Review

472

(1)

Try It Out

472

(1)

Creating and Using PDF Files

473

(50)

About PDF and Acrobat

474

(3)

The Acrobat Family

475

(1)

PDF Versions

476

(1)

One File Doesn't Fit All

476

(1)

Creating PDF Files in Creative Suite Applications

477

(4)

Directly Exporting PDF Files

478

(1)

Using PDF Presets for Specific Output

479

(1)

Distilling PostScript Files into PDF

480

(1)

PDF and Non-Adobe Applications

481

(5)

Working with PostScript and PDF Files

483

(1)

Acrobat Distiller Tips

484

(2)

Best Practices for Creating PDF Files

486

(8)

Setting Appropriate Compatibility

486

(2)

Downsampling and Compressing Files

488

(1)

Embedding Fonts

489

(2)

Handling Colors in a PDF File

491

(1)

Exporting Extra PDF Features

492

(1)

Creating and Saving Custom PDF Presets

492

(2)

Acrobat 7.0 Professional Features

494

(8)

Navigating and Viewing PDF Files

494

(2)

Searching PDF Files

496

(1)

Combining PDF Files

496

(1)

Repurposing PDF Files

497

(1)

Converting Files, Scans, and Web Pages to PDF

498

(4)

Editing PDF Files and Their Elements

502

(4)

Editing Text

502

(2)

Editing Objects

504

(2)

Editing Pages

506

(1)

Collaborating Using PDF Files

506

(8)

Using Acrobat Commenting Tools

507

(4)

Creating an Email-based Review

511

(2)

Using a Browser-based Review (Version Cue)

513

(1)

Adding Interactivity to PDF Files

514

(4)

Interactivity in InDesign

515

(2)

Interactivity in Photoshop

517

(1)

Interactivity in Acrobat 7.0 Professional

517

(1)

Bringing PDF into Other Applications

518

(3)

Using the CS2 Applications

518

(2)

Saving PDF files in Other Formats

520

(1)

The Universal Format

521

(2)

Automating Your Work

523

(38)

Creating Actions in Photoshop and Illustrator

525

(5)

Recording and Running an Action

526

(3)

Managing actions

529

(1)

Creating Droplets (Mini-Applications)

530

(2)

Droplets in Photoshop

530

(1)

Droplets in Acrobat 7.0 Professional

531

(1)

Batch Processing in the CS2 Applications

532

(11)

Batch and Automate Commands in Photoshop

533

(4)

Batch Command in Illustrator

537

(1)

Batch Processing in Bridge

537

(2)

Batch Sequences in Acrobat 7.0 Professional

539

(4)

Data Merge in InDesign

543

(4)

Scripting in the CS2 Applications

547

(7)

Running a Script Is Easy

548

(2)

Trying Out the CS2 Scripts

550

(3)

Finding Scripts and Learning Scripting

553

(1)

Extending Your Application with Plug-ins

554

(6)

Installing and Uninstalling Plug-ins

554

(1)

Plug-ins in Photoshop

555

(1)

Plug-ins in Illustrator

556

(1)

Plug-ins in InDesign

557

(1)

Plug-ins in Acrobat

558

(2)

Getting Into Gear

560

(1)

Preflighting and Printing

561

(50)

Preflighting Your Files

562

(18)

Previewing at High Resolution

563

(1)

Overprinting Color and Previewing Overprinting

564

(2)

Previewing Separations

566

(3)

Controlling Transparency Flattening

569

(7)

Preflighting and Packaging in InDesign

576

(3)

Manually Preflighting in Illustrator

579

(1)

Printing in the CS2 Applications

580

(19)

Printing Basics

581

(1)

Printing from InDesign

582

(10)

Printing from Illustrator

592

(2)

Printing from Photoshop

594

(2)

Working with a Print Service Provider

596

(3)

Preflighting, Correcting, and Printing PDF Files

599

(10)

Preflighting PDF Files

599

(1)

Previewing and Correcting PDF Files

600

(7)

Advanced PDF Printing Features

607

(2)

Complete Control

609

(2)

To the Web

611

(40)

Web Graphics

612

(5)

Saving and Exporting Directly to Web Formats

613

(1)

Save For Web Dialog Box

614

(3)

Slicing and Dicing Images

617

(9)

Creating Slices

617

(3)

Working with and Viewing Slices

620

(1)

Assembling Slices

621

(5)

Working with CSS Layers

626

(4)

CSS Layers from Sliced Artwork

627

(1)

Creating CSS Layers in GoLive

628

(2)

From InDesign to GoLive

630

(5)

Packaging a Document for GoLive

631

(1)

Examining the Package Contents in GoLive

632

(1)

Creating an HTML Display

633

(1)

Modifying the InDesign Package

634

(1)

Taking PDF to the Web

635

(1)

Creating PDF Files for Web Viewing

635

(1)

PDF Files in a GoLive Site

635

(1)

Animations

636

(2)

Creating GIF Animations

636

(2)

Saving GIF Animations

638

(1)

Converting QuickTime Movies in ImageReady

638

(1)

Flash on the Web

638

(6)

Misconceptions about Flash

639

(1)

Creating Flash Files and Movies

640

(4)

Quick Web Pages from Photoshop

644

(4)

Web Photo Gallery

645

(2)

Layer Comps to WPG

647

(1)

Mobile Devices and SVG

648

(2)

Creating SVG Files

648

(2)

Looking to the Future

650

(1)

Appendix: Creative Suite Resources

651

(12)

Adobe Phone Support

652

(1)

Complimentary Phone Support

652

(1)

Adobe Expert Support

652

(1)

Adobe Web Site

653

(3)

Adobe Studio Exchange

653

(1)

Support and Knowledgebase

653

(1)

User to User Forums

654

(1)

Downloads

655

(1)

Print Service Provider Resources

655

(1)

Adobe Store

656

(1)

Extending the Suite

656

(3)

Plug-ins

656

(3)

Actions, Scripts, and Templates

659

(1)

Learning More and Building Community

659

(4)

User Groups and Associations

660

(1)

Magazines, Web Sites, and Tutorials

660

(1)

Conferences

661

(1)

Peachpit Press and Adobe Press Books

662

(1)

Index

663

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Real World Adobe Creative Suite 2

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