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

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Adobe Creative Suite All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies by Jen deHaan and Jennifer Smith is a comprehensive guide designed for users at all skill levels to explore the Adobe Creative Suite. It delves into various components like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, offering step-by-step instructions and practical tips to navigate and create with these powerful software tools efficiently. This book serves as an accessible resource for those looking to enhance their digital design and editing skills.
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This comprehensive guide may appeal to you if you're looking to master multiple Adobe programs in a user-friendly way. Whether you're a beginner eager to learn the basics or a more experienced user wanting to fine-tune your skills, this book provides approachable and detailed insights into maximising the Creative Suite for your projects.

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Adobe's Creative Suite is a complete set of integrated graphics, design, and Web page creation tools that can help you produce professional quality brochures, flyers, and newsletters as well as dynamic Web pages. This book also shows you how to design a logo for your business with Illustrator and give it 3D effects.

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If you're responsible for producing quality printed materials or creating great-looking Web pages for your business or organisation, Adobe's new Creative Suite has just what you need. This complete set of integrated graphics, design, and Web page creation tools will help you produce professional-quality brochures, flyers, and newsletters, as well as dynamic Web pages as soon as you get familiar with all the parts!

Well, relax. Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies has you and all those programs covered. Five minibooks walk you through setting up and using the tools, while the sixth shows you how they all work together. And this single volume will remain a handy reference long after you gain proficiency with the entire suite:

  • InDesign for page layout
  • Illustrator for creating art and graphics
  • Photoshop, the world's favourite image editing program
  • Acrobat, to share files across different operating systems and develop interactive forms
  • GoLive for building innovative Web pages

Even if you plan to use only one or two of these elements now, Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies is an outstanding resource. Find out what you need to know today, and when you're ready to tackle the next tool, just turn to that minibook and away you go.

These are only a few of the skills you'll discover:

  • Create a professional-looking page with InDesign, import Photoshop and Illustrator graphics to enliven it, and preserve it in a PDF file
  • Design a logo for your business with Illustrator and give it 3D effects
  • Save Illustrator files in a variety of Web-compatible formats, including GIF, HTML, and even Macromedia Flash SWF
  • Correct photo colour and edit your images in Photoshop
  • Plan an entire Website for maximum impact, then save hours of work by using GoLive's templates, components, and libraries
  • Use Acrobat to create PDFs that include MP3 audio, video, or SWF files

Whether your goal is to design newsletters, a full-size book, an e-commerce Website, or just about anything else, Adobe's Creative Suite plus Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies will help you get the job done.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780764556012

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 1066g

Pages: 752

About the Author

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.

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