Creative Cloud Design Tools Digital Classroom Book with video tutorials

Adobe Creative Cloud Design Tools Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding you through each lesson, while you work at your own pace. This Creative Cloud book with video tutorials includes 25 self-paced lessons helping you learn essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of the Creative Cloud applications.

Full color lessons with easy to follow step-by-step instructions
Video tutorials highlight key topics in each lesson
Covers all essential skills
Gets you up-and-running quickly with included lesson files and video training
Written by expert Adobe instructors who regularly teach Creative Cloud training courses – it's like having your own personal tutor
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Creative Cloud Design Tools Digital Classroom Book with video tutorials Contents

Starting Up

About Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Classroom
Prerequisites
System requirements
Starting the Adobe Creative Cloud
Design Tools applications
Resetting Adobe Photoshop CC preferences
A note about color warnings
Resetting the Dreamweaver workspace
Resetting the Flash workspace
Resetting Adobe Illustrator CC preferences
Resetting the InDesign workspace and preferences
Fonts used in this book
Loading lesson files
Working with the video tutorials
Additional resources

Bridge Lesson 1: Taking Advantage of Adobe Bridge

Starting up
What is Adobe Bridge?
Navigating through Bridge
Using folders in Adobe Bridge
Making a Favorite
Creating and locating metadata
Using keywords
Creating a Metadata Template
Opening a file from Adobe Bridge
Searching for files using Adobe Bridge
Searching by name or keyword
Using the Filter panel
Saving a Collection
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge
Batch renaming your files
Saving or uploading your Web Gallery
Additional Photoshop tools
Changing the view
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Photoshop Lesson 1: Navigating Photoshop CC: Workspace, Tools, and Panels

Starting up
Opening an existing document in Mini Bridge
Discovering the Tools panel
Selection, Cropping, and Measuring Tools
Retouching and Painting Tools
Drawing and Type Tools
Navigation Tools
Accessing tools and their options
Using panels
Putting the panel system to use
Choosing other panels
Expanding and collapsing your panels
Customizing your panels
Hidden tools
Navigating the image area
Using the Zoom tool
Using the Hand tool
Tabbed windows
Maximizing productivity with screen modes
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Photoshop Lesson 2: Introduction to Photoshop CC

Starting up
Opening a file
Saving the work file
Cropping an image
Quick image correction
Increasing contrast using curves
Adjusting the neutral
Using the improved Smart Sharpen feature
A look back in History
Saving files
Understanding file formats
Choosing a file format
Saving a JPEG file
Saving for print
Changing the color settings
Adjusting image size
Saving a Photoshop PDF file
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Photoshop Lesson 3: Making Selective Changes in Photoshop CC

Starting up
The importance of a good selection
Using the Marquee tools
Creating a square selection
Creating a selection from a center point
Changing a selection into a layer
Working with the Magic Wand tool
The Lasso tool
Adding to and subtracting from selections
Deleting from the selection
Adding to the selection
Saving a selection
Feathering the selection
Using the Quick Selection tool
Making difficult selections with the Refine Edge feature
Using Quick Mask
Saving selections
Copying and pasting a selection
Using the Pen tool for selections
Using the Pen tool to select an area of an image
More Pen tool selection techniques
Converting a path to a selection
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Photoshop Lesson 4: Painting and Retouching

Starting up
Setting up your color settings
Color primer
Understanding color gamut
The RGB color model
The CMYK color model
Working in the RGB mode
Editing color settings
Selecting colors
Starting to paint
Using the Color panel
Using the Brush tool
Changing opacity
Save time — learn the shortcuts
Using the Brush Presets
Using the Airbrush feature
Creating a Border using the Bristle brushes
Applying color to an image
Changing blending modes
The Eyedropper tool
Retouching images
Using the Clone Stamp tool
Repairing fold lines
The History panel
The Spot Healing Brush
The Healing Brush
Using the Patch tool
Using the Clone Source panel
Cloning from another source
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Photoshop Lesson 5: Color Correcting an Image

Starting up
Choosing your color settings
Opening the file
Why you should work in RGB
Reading a histogram
Making the Curve adjustment
Defining the highlight and shadow
Locating the White and Black Point
Inputting the white and black point values
Adjusting the midtones
Setting the neutral
Sharpening your image
Comparing your image with the original
Taking care of red eye
Using the Camera Raw plug-in
Using Camera Raw controls
Saving a DNG file
Reopening a DNG file
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Photoshop Lesson 6: Introduction to Photoshop Layers

Starting up
Discovering layers
Getting a handle on layers
Creating a new blank file
Naming your layer
Selecting layers
Tips for selecting layers
Moving layers
Changing the visibility of a layer
Using masks in a layer
Preserve transparency
Creating a composition
Moving images in from other documents
Creating a layer mask
Editing the layer mask
Cloning layers
Aligning and distributing layers
Applying filters to layers
Creating a type layer
Applying a layer style
Creating a clipping mask
Filtering your layers
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Dreamweaver Lesson 1: Dreamweaver CC Jumpstart

Starting up
What is Dreamweaver?
Design and layout tools
Site management and File Transfer Protocol
Coding environment and text editor
Mobile design and development features
Who uses Dreamweaver?
Dreamweaver's workspace features
Live View and Live Code
CSS Inspection and the Enable/Disable Feature
Related files
Code Navigator
Photoshop smart objects
Support for Content Management Systems
HTML5, CSS3 and PHP code hinting
HTML and CSS Starter Pages
Subversion
Business Catalyst integration
How websites work
A simple flow chart
Domain names and IP addresses
Servers and web hosts
The role of web browsers
An introduction to HTML
Tag structure and attributes
The structure of an HTML document
Placing images in HTML
Colors in HTML
Case sensitivity and whitespace rules
Element hierarchy
HTML5
Explorations in code
A look at the Welcome Screen
Creating, opening, and saving documents
Creating new documents
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Dreamweaver Lesson 3: Adding Text and Images

Starting up
Typography and images on the web
Adding text
An introduction to styles
Previewing pages in a web browser
Understanding hyperlinks
Creating hyperlinks
Relative versus absolute hyperlinks
Linking to an e-mail address
Creating lists
Using the Text Insert panel
Inserting images
Image resolution
Image formats
Creating a simple gallery page
Linking images
Editing images
Adjusting brightness and contrast
Optimizing images
Updating images
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Dreamweaver Lesson 4: Styling Your Pages with CSS

Starting up
What are Cascading Style Sheets?
CSS replaces inefficient HTML styling
The benefits of CSS styling
How do you create CSS rules in Dreamweaver?
Understanding Style Sheets
Understanding why they’re called Cascading
Creating and modifying styles
Creating a class style with the CSS Designer Panel
Creating and modifying styles
Advanced text formatting with CSS
Fine-tuning page appearance with
contextual and pseudo-class selectors
Div tags and CSS IDs
Internal versus external style sheets
Attaching an external style sheet to your page
Modifying attached style sheets
Creating a new .css file (external style sheet)
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Dreamweaver Lesson 5: Managing Your Website: Reports, Optimization, and Maintenance

Starting up
Working with the Files panel
Creating a remote connection
Viewing files on a remote web server
Transferring files to and from a remote server with Get and Put
Using Check In/Check Out and Design Notes
Check In and Check Out
Check files in and out
Using Design Notes
Sharing Design Notes
Displaying Design Notes in the Files panel
Testing site integrity
Checking links sitewide
Generating site reports
Understanding report results
Addressing a listed item
Optimizing pages for launch
Search engine visibility and Search Engine Optimization
Titling your documents with the title tag
Adding meta keywords and descriptions
Launching your site
Site Launch Checklist
Uploading your site
Getting help
Suggested next steps
Website design resources
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Flash Lesson 1: Getting Started with the Drawing Tools

Starting up
Drawing in Flash
Using the Merge Drawing model
Creating artwork in Merged Drawing mode
Working with Drawing Objects
Putting it all together
Using the Line tool
Using the Pen tool
Using the Add and Delete Anchor Point tools
Using the Combine Objects menu
Using the Primitive tools (Smart Shapes)
Using the Oval Primitive tool
The Rectangle Primitive tool
Adding text to your artwork
Adding filters
Working with colors
Getting set up
Creating gradients
Using opacity with gradient colors
Creating custom colors
Saving a custom color set
Organizing and layering graphics
Working with layers
Arranging, locking, and hiding layers
Creating layer folders
Transforming graphics
The Transform menu and Free Transform tool
The Transform panel
Transforming gradients
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Flash Lesson 2: Creating Basic Animation

Starting up
Introducing keyframes and the Timeline
Layers
Frames and keyframes
Building animation: Enter the tween
Tween layers and automatic keyframing
Tweening multiple objects
Previewing animation with Test Movie
Moving and transforming tween paths
Incorporating color effects and scaling
Tweening rotation
Controlling animation paths
Where did Motion Guide layers go?
What happens to my existing Flash
files that use Motion Guide layers?
How do I create a motion guide if I still want to?
Morphing graphics and colors with shape tweens
Shape tween basics
Legacy techniques: Creating classic tweens
Classic tween rules
Adding color effects and scaling to a classic tween
(Re)creating motion guides for classic tweens
Troubleshooting Motion Guides
Adjusting animation with onion skinning
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Flash Lesson 3: Delivering Your Final Movie

Starting up
The publishing process
Publishing to the Web
Customizing the Publish settings
Publishing for the Desktop with Adobe AIR
About Digital Certificates
Installing Your New AIR Application
Publishing for Mobile Devices
Publishing for iOS
Publishing for Android OS
Export PNG Sequence
An overview of FTP
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Fireworks Lesson 1: Adobe Fireworks Jumpstart

Starting up
About Fireworks
Work with vector and bitmap objects
Make graphics interactive
Optimize and export graphics
Website and mobile application prototyping
Vector and bitmap graphics
About vector graphics
About bitmap graphics
The startup screen
Creating a new Fireworks document
Workspace basics
Fireworks workspace overview
Other Fireworks panels
Working with bitmaps
Creating bitmaps
Importing a bitmap
Cropping a bitmap
Applying a filter
Working with vector objects
Drawing and editing basic shapes
Drawing a rectangle
Resizing a rectangle
Auto Shapes
The Auto Shape tools
Working with text
Create and move text blocks
Formatting and editing text
Applying color
Apply a sampled color
Apply a swatch color to text
Using the Color Mixer
Using Layers
The Layers panel
Activate a layer
Organizing layers
Naming layer objectsv
Moving a layer object
Protecting layer objects
Show or hide objects and layers
Merging objects in the Layers panel
Deleting a layer object
About the Web layer
Creating slices for interactivity
Create rectangular slices
Resizing one or more slices
View and select slices
Naming slices
Making slices interactive
Creating master pages
Linking the slices to your pages
Optimizing and exporting in Fireworks
Using Image Preview
Setting export options
Optimizing in the workspace
Saving optimization settings
Exporting selected slices
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Illustrator Lesson 1: Illustrator CC Essentials

Starting up
Using the shape tools
Repositioning and visually resizing the rectangle
Finding or changing the shape’s dimensions using the Transform panel
Rotating and shearing using the Transform panel
Constraining a shape
Entering exact dimensions
Selecting artwork
Helpful keyboard shortcuts for selections
The selection tools
Using shape and transform tools to create artwork
Using the transform tools
Adding a fill color
Entering a shape size in the Transform panel
Viewing in Outline view
Rotating the shape
Changing the color of the triangles
Using layers when building an illustration
Creating a new blank layer
Cutting and pasting objects
Creating bubbles
Cloning the bubble group
Repeating a resize transform
Moving objects from one layer to another
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Illustrator Lesson 2: Adding Color

Starting up
Basics of the Appearance panel
Changing colors
Adding Effects
Creating a colorful illustration
Using Live Paint
Converting the artwork to a Live Paint group
Applying Live Paint to the group
Adding a symbol to your artwork
Expanding the symbol
Saving swatches
What is a Global Color?
Selecting the Same color
Saving a set of colors as a group
Creating a color group from selected colors
Using the Color panel
Adding Pantone (Spot) Colors
Adding Pantone colors
Taking advantage of the new and improved Kuler panel
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Illustrator Lesson 3: Working with the Drawing Tools

Starting up
Working with the Pen tool
Drawing straight lines
Drawing curved lines
Drawing hinged curves
Drawing curved lines to straight lines
Drawing straight lines to curved lines
Tracing images
Placing an image as a template
Placing an image using Image Trace
Working with the new Image Trace Method option
Other drawing tools
Using the Line Segment and Arc tools
Using the Pencil, Smooth, and Path Eraser tools
Using the Eraser tool
Editing existing paths
Adding and removing points
Refining a curve
Cutting and joining paths
Combining shapes using the Shape Builder tool
Combining the shapes
Subtracting with the Shape Builder tool
Creating the Fish Eyes
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InDesign Lesson 1: InDesign CC Essential Skills

Starting up
InDesign tools
The InDesign workspace
The document window
Using guides
Viewing modes
Working with panels
The Tools panel
Managing panels
Saving your workspace
Working with the Control panel
Navigating through an InDesign document
Using the Pages panel
Changing the magnification of your document
Working with type
Entering and formatting type
Placing and formatting type
Flowing type
Using styles
Applying paragraph styles
Applying character styles
Apply styles across a story using Find/Change
Applying object styles
Working with graphics
Placing graphics
Positioning graphics within a frame
Applying text wrap
Understanding layers
Applying effects
Resources for additional help
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InDesign Lesson 2: Working Smarter with Master Pages

Starting up
Planning your document
Creating custom page sizes
Creating a new custom-sized document
Creating and formatting master pages
Formatting master pages
Adding automatic page numbering
Using text variables
Basing master pages on other master pages
Overriding master page items
Adding layout pages
Placing formatted text
Creating the classified page
Adding images and text to the master frames
Applying master pages to multiple pages
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InDesign Lesson 3: Working with and Formatting Text

Starting up
Adding text to your document
Creating a text frame
Changing character attributes
Changing font and type styles using
the new font search feature
Setting a font favorite
Adjusting size
Adjusting leading
Adjusting character spacing: kerning and tracking
Using a baseline shift
Changing paragraph attributes
Horizontally aligning text
Changing the spacing before and after paragraphs
Using tabs
Adding rules above or below paragraphs
Changing text color
Creating drop caps
Finding and changing text and text attributes
Finding and changing text using GREP
Checking and correcting spelling
Checking spelling
Adding words to the dictionary
Checking spelling as you type
Automatically correcting spelling
Editing text using the Story Editor
Drag-and-drop text editing
Special characters and glyphs
Using the Glyphs panel and glyph sets
Text frame options
Adjusting text inset
Vertically aligning text
Importing text
Flowing text manually
Threading text between frames
Using semi-autoflow to link several text frames
Changing the number of columns in a text frame
Baseline grid
Viewing and changing the baseline grid
Adding story jumps
Using styles to format text
Creating a headline and applying a style
Importing styles from other documents
Redefining styles
Placing text on a path
Importing text from Microsoft Word
Missing fonts
Finding and fixing missing fonts
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InDesign Lesson 4: Using Styles to Save Time

Starting up
Style types
Paragraph styles
Defining paragraph styles
Applying paragraph styles
Character styles
Defining character styles
Applying character styles
Using nested styles
Updating styles
Loading styles from another InDesign document
Quick Apply
Organizing styles into groups
Object styles
Creating object styles
Applying an object style
Changing an object style
Finishing up
GREP Styles
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InDesign Lesson 5: Designing with Graphics

Starting up
Understanding how InDesign handles graphics
Locating missing images
Working with the Links panel and the Link badge
Customizing the Links panel
Adding graphics to your layout
Fitting an image within an existing frame
Auto Fitting
Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
Placing multiple graphics using Mini Bridge
Using object styles for images
Wrapping text around images
Wrapping text around the bounding box
Using graphics with clipping paths and alpha channels
Removing an image background using InDesign
Using anchored objects
Advanced importing
Importing layered Photoshop files
Importing InDesign layouts as graphics
Adding a QR Code to a layout
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