Fly higher in your Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud makes the most popular tools used by designers, photographers, and other creative professionals accessible in a single place. Adobe Creative Cloud All-in-One For Dummies is the ultimate one-stop reference guide for how to use them all. Whatever gets your creative juices flowing, you'll find the in-depth guidance required to deliver the results you want, from polishing-up photos and images to creating illustrations and designs. And once your assets are just how you want them, you can pick up best practices for managing and publishing via the amazing Adobe Bridge.
Written by pro designers for those getting started with this powerful set of tools, this book gives you an overview of Creative Cloud and step-by-step coverage of the major applications—InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, and Adobe XD, and Adobe Bridge—in seven mini-books that take you from the basics to more advanced topics. You'll also discover how to get your work noticed by building personal galleries and displaying your creative wares.
- Find the essentials on the top tools in Adobe Creative Cloud
- Build and enhance your design skills
- Protect your documents with Acrobat Pro
- Get the most out of each program with insider tips
Whatever your skill level and project needs, you'll find the essentials you need to demystify these complex programs and the knowledge to make your work shine even more brightly through the Cloud!
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1
Why Is It Important? 2
About This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 4
Icons Used in This Book 4
Beyond the Book 4
Where to Go from Here 5
Book 1: Getting Started with the Creative Cloud Suite 7
Chapter 1: The Creative Cloud 9
Chapter 2: Creative Cloud Application Management 17
Chapter 3: Creative Cloud Extras for You 21
Chapter 4: Using Common Menus and Commands 39
Chapter 5: Exploring Common Panels 51
Book 2: Adobe Bridge 57
Chapter 1: Organizing and Managing Your Files with Adobe Bridge 59
Chapter 2: Taking Advantage of Metadata in Adobe Bridge 71
Chapter 3: Using Automation Tools in Adobe Bridge 81
Book 3: Photoshop CC 89
Chapter 1: Getting into Photoshop CC Basics 91
Chapter 2: Messing with Mode Matters 111
Chapter 3: Making Selective Changes 121
Chapter 4: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool 145
Chapter 5: Creating Images in the Right Resolution for Print and the Web 161
Chapter 6: Creating a Good Image 169
Chapter 7: Working with Painting and Retouching Tools 187
Chapter 8: Using Layers 209
Chapter 9: Going Beyond the Basics with Layers 225
Chapter 10: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web 243
Book 4: Indesign CC 257
Chapter 1: Introducing InDesign CC 259
Chapter 2: Working with Text and Text Frames 281
Chapter 3: Understanding Page Layout 309
Chapter 4: Drawing in InDesign 329
Chapter 5: Understanding Color 351
Chapter 6: Clipping Paths, Alignment, and Object Transformation 357
Chapter 7: Exporting to PDF and Printing 369
Chapter 8: Creating Digital Documents Using EPUB and Publish Online 383
Book 5: Illustrator CC 399
Chapter 1: Discovering Illustrator CC 401
Chapter 2: Using the Selection Tools 423
Chapter 3: Creating Basic Shapes and Beyond 437
Chapter 4: Using the Pen Tool and Integrating Images 449
Chapter 5: Using Type in Illustrator 465
Chapter 6: Organizing Your Illustrations 491
Chapter 7: Using Layers 505
Chapter 8: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 515
Chapter 9: Using the Transform and Distortion Tools 543
Chapter 10: Working with Transparency and Special Effects Tools 557
Chapter 11: Using Filters and Effects 571
Chapter 12: Using Your Illustrator Images 587
Book 6: Adobe XD 605
Chapter 1: Introducing the XD Workspace 607
Chapter 2: Working with Artboards 627
Chapter 3: Creating Your User Interface (UI) with Shapes, Paths, and Custom Shapes 637
Chapter 4: Building Your UI 649
Chapter 5: Working with Text in Your XD Project 661
Chapter 6: Working with Imagery in XD 673
Chapter 7: Creating Design Libraries 681
Chapter 8: Adding Interactivity to Your XD Project 691
Chapter 9: Sharing Your XD Project 705
Index 715
About the Author :
Jennifer Smith is the director of user experience design practice at the American Graphics Institute. She is also a designer, consultant, educator, mentor, and author of over a dozen books on digital imaging and web publishing.
Christopher Smith is president of the American Graphics Institute. He is author of more than ten books on digital publishing, including many of the Adobe official training guides.
