Publisher: Wiley Publishing, For Dummies (June 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470607467
ISBN-13: 978-0470607466
eBook Description:
The perennial Adobe Creative Suite bestseller-fully updated for the latest version
Featuring eight books in one, this All-in-One For Dummies guide covers the key features and tools that you need to know in order to understand how to use each individual program within the Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash – to its fullest potential. Within the nearly 1,000 pages, you’ll find creative inspiration as well as tips and techniques to sharpen you productivity.
Dedicates a minibook to each of the programs within the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash – as well as a minibook devoted to Creative Suite basics
Serves as a one-stop learning opportunity for each product inside the Design Premium Suite
Walks you through creating print and Web-based marketing or advertising materials or other publications
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies is a premium resource on the latest version of the Adobe Creative Suite.
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A minibook on each program plus one on how they work together – now that’s suite!
Adobe created this outstanding suite of programs to work together, and we created this book to help you make the most of them all. Whether you’re using a Mac or Windows, you’ll learn to design beautiful pages, create great illustrations, edit your photos, build Web sites with cool interactive animations, optimize graphics, and so much more! Download eBook Free »
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, For Dummies (May 10, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470614498
ISBN-13: 978-0470614495
eBook Description:
Get up to speed on the latest features and enhancements to the new version of InDesign
As the industry standard in professional layout and design, InDesign delivers powerful publishing solutions for magazine, newspaper, and other publishing fields. This introductory book is an easy-to-understand reference for anyone migrating from another software application or those with little-to-no desktop publishing experience. You’ll explore InDesign basics and examine the enhancements to the latest version, while you also discover how pages work, build templates, create frames and shapes, manage styles, and much more.
InDesign is proving to be an increasingly popular layout and design application; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools
Teaches all the basics for first-time users, including how to open and save your work, arrange objects, work with color, edit text, manage styles, finesse character details, add special type, import and size graphics, set paths, work with tabs, create indices, and more
Demonstrates how to calibrate colors, export PDF files, fine-tune paragraph details, create frames and shapes, manipulate objects, and work with automated text
InDesign CS5 For Dummies offers a straightforward but fun approach to discovering how to get the most from your desktop publishing experience when using InDesign.
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Get up to speed on InDesign CS5 and create great publicationsfor print or the Web
How do you design? Free-form, creating one-of-a-kind pieces? Or would you love a highly formatted template that you could modify as needed for regular periodicals? InDesign is the right tool for both approaches, and this is the right book to help you master the essentials. Learn to set up your documents, prepare them for output, and get creative! Download eBook Free »
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, For Dummies (June 8, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470613556
ISBN-13: 978-0470613559
eBook Description:
A full-color guide for getting rewarding results with the latest version of Flash
Flash is used in the creation of Web animation, games, media rich Web sites, presentations, and more. Adobe has divided the new version of Flash into three separate products for different audiences, and this book covers the Professional product; the traditional animation/media serving tool; and Adobe Catalyst, the Web/interface design tool. This book provides a fun and friendly full-color guide to Flash.
Walks you through both Professional and Catalyst as well as the traditional Flash animation tool
Offers guidance for getting acquainted with the interface; creating images, objects, text, and layers for animation; and working with symbols and buttons
Introduces publishing online or on mobile phones
Addresses how to turn existing images into interactive sites or interfaces with Catalyst
Offers helpful tips on troubleshooting
Using the knowledge you gain from Flash CS5 Professional & Flash CS5 Catalyst For Dummies, you’ll quickly prove that you are not a flash in the pan!
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Unleash your creative side as you discover how to build animations, interactive graphics, and more
Are you ready to make the most of Flash to create stunning animated Web sites? With this book by your side, you’ll find everything you need to get started using Flash Professional CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5 right away. From playing around with graphics and designing your first animation to adding sound and interactivity to your site, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish with these two tools! Download eBook Free »
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, For Dummies (June 8, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470610778
ISBN-13: 978-0470610770
eBook Description:
Everything Web designers need to build sites with Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver is the leading Web site creation tool, with 90 percent of the market share. The nine minibooks that make up this guide cover getting started with Dreamweaver CS5, creating and publishing great sites, making pages dynamic, building Web applications, and much more, including all the upgrades in the newest version.
Dreamweaver is the gold standard for Web site development software; this complete reference covers what both beginners and intermediate-level users need to know to make the most of newest release and create professional-quality sites
Nine minibooks cover getting started, mastering Dreamweaver basics, working like a pro, energizing your site, publishing your site, working collaboratively, building Web applications, making pages dynamic, and developing applications rapidly
Teaches how to customize the workspace; understand the Panels and Properties Inspector; plan, design, and manage your site; work with text and graphics; add Flash, movies, and sound; work with Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, and Ajax, connect to a database, and much more
Dreamweaver CS5 All-in-One For Dummies gives Web designers essential information for creating, managing, and maintaining all types of Web sites.
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Your one-stop guide to designing, developing, and maintaining high-impact Web sites
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a Web design newbie, here’s just what you need to get up to speed on Dreamweaver CS5. Each minibook covers a particular aspect of Dreamweaver, so whether you want to learn more about mastering the basics and designing effective Web pages or configuring database connections and working with Spry Effects, it’s all here! Download eBook Free »
A full-color, value-packed reference for the newest version of Photoshop
Photoshop is the world’s most popular image editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as photo hobbyists are eager to learn the newest features of the latest version, Photoshop CS5. This complete reference makes it easy, with nine self-contained minibooks covering each aspect of Photoshop.
Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers and designers around the world; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools
This full-color guide includes nine self-contained minibooks: Photoshop Fundamentals; Image Essentials; Selections; Painting, Drawing, and Typing; Working with Layers; Channels and Masks; Filters and Distortions; Retouching and Restoration; and Photoshop and Print
Includes all the basics for beginners as well as how to manage color, modify and transform selections and paths, make corrections with filters, use the liquefy command, prepare graphics for print or the Web, create contact sheets and picture packages, and more
With bonus information on the companion Web site and coverage for both Windows and Mac, Photoshop CS5 All-in-One For Dummies is an all-purpose reference.
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Everything you need to know about Photoshop is right in these friendly pages!
Photoshop is so powerful and has so many features that a handy one-stop guide is exactly what you need. Each minibook covers a particular aspect of Photoshop, so whether you’re new to Photoshop or wanting to learn more about a specific area like making selections, working with layers, creating type, or retouching and restoring photos, it’s all here! Download eBook Free »
The bestselling guide to the leading image-editing software, fully updated
Previous editions of this For Dummies guide have sold more 650,000 copies. Richly illustrated in full color, this edition covers all the updates in the newest version of Photoshop, the gold standard for image-editing programs. Used by professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as hobbyists, Photoshop has more than four million users worldwide.
Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers and designers around the world; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools
Teaches all the basics for first-time users, including how to work with the menus, panels, tools, options, and essential shortcuts
Covers how to fix red-eye, remove blemishes and wrinkles, remove people or objects from a photo, adjust brightness, improve color, add shadows and highlights, work with Camera Raw, decrease digital noise, create composite images, use channels and masks, optimize images for the Web, and much more
Photoshop CS5 For Dummies helps both amateur and professional Photoshop users take advantage of all the program has to offer.
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Learn the ins and outs of Photoshop – the fast and easy way!
Whether you’re just learning Photoshop or want to take your skills up a notch, you’ve come to the right place. Photoshop expert Pete Bauer shows you how, using the latest features of Photoshop CS5. Whether you want to remove a background from a photo, adjust brightness, improve color, or fix flaws – just for starters – this book gives you the tools. Download eBook Free »
A fully updated guide to the leading Web site creation tool, Dreamweaver CS5
Dreamweaver holds 90 percent of the market share for professional Web site development software. This popular book, which has sold more than 300,000 copies in previous editions, is fully updated for the newest version of Dreamweaver. Both beginning and intermediate Web site developers will get the information they need from this easy-to-follow guide.
Dreamweaver is the gold standard for Web site development software; this book covers what both beginners and intermediate-level users need to know to develop sites for online commerce, education, customer service, and other uses
Covers the basics, including customizing your workspace, setting up your site, creating pages, and publishing your site to the Web
Explains how to work with text, graphics, and links; managing and testing your site; defining and applying styles with CSS; creating CSS layouts; adding audio, video, and Flash files; exploring the Spry framework; building dynamic sites, connecting to a database, and more
Web site developers will find just what they need to get going and create effective, eye-catching Web sites with Dreamweaver CS5 For Dummies.
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Get up to speed fast and start creating great Web sites!
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced Web developer, you’ve come to the right place. With this handy guide you’ll go from designing your first page to putting your Web site online in no time. Web design expert Janine Warner walks you step-by-step through all the essential features of Dreamweaver CS5 and helps you launch the Web site you’ve always wanted. Download eBook Free »