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Informationen zum Autor Mariëlle S. Smith es escritora, coach de redacción, y editora. Vive en Chipre, desde donde organiza retiros privados para escritores, encuentra inspiración en cada rincón, y alimenta más gatos callejeros de los que puede contar. Klappentext Here's your one-stop guide to all the parts of Adobe CS4 Design Premium Design professionals (like you!) rely on Adobe's Creative Suite Design Premium and this all-in-one guide. Here's everything you need on the hot new versions of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks. Whether you're creating newsletters, Web sites, cool original art, or animations, this book has it covered! Get it together -- see how the programs dovetail to create pages with text and drawings, or Web sites with photos, Flash animations, and rollovers Know your toolbox -- get familiar with the menus, panels, and tools that are similar throughout the suite Find your vector -- get creative with Illustrator's cool new vector tracing feature See what's new -- check out enhanced Photoshop 3D tools, annotation capabilities in Acrobat 9.0, improved CSS capabilities in Dreamweaver, and more Animate in a Flash -- create interactive animations for the Web or video with Flash CS4 Interact -- use the easier rollover and action features in Dreamweaver CS4 to add interactivity without coding Fire up your site -- explore what Fireworks CS4, the newest addition to the suite, can add to Web sites Open the book and find: Which extensions and filters are common to all programs Hard-to-find keyboard shortcuts in Illustrator How to enhance and manipulate photos with Photoshop Secrets for smoothing out your workflow How to use the Adobe Bridge The difference between RGB and CMYK How to secure PDF files Steps for using each program Zusammenfassung Design professionals rely on Adobe's Creative Suite Design Premium to deliver innovative ideas in print! Web! and mobile design. Adobe CS4 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies helps you beef up your skills with the latest version of this software. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Book I: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Basics 7 Chapter 1: Introducing Adobe Creative Suite 4 9 Chapter 2: Using Common Menus and Commands 17 Chapter 3: Exploring Common Panels 27 Chapter 4: Using Common Extensions 33 Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting 39 Chapter 6: Handling Graphics, Paths, Text, and Fonts 53 Chapter 7: Using Color 63 Chapter 8: Printing Documents 71 Book II: InDesign CS4 79 Chapter 1: What's New in InDesign CS4 81 Chapter 2: Introducing InDesign CS4 89 Chapter 3: Drawing in InDesign 107 Chapter 4: Working with Text and Text Frames 127 Chapter 5: Understanding Page Layout 153 Chapter 6: Clipping Paths, Transforming Objects, and Alignment 171 Chapter 7: Understanding Color and Printing 181 Chapter 8: Exporting Your Work 193 Chapter 9: Integrating InDesign 201 Book III: Illustrator CS4 213 Chapter 1: What's New in Illustrator CS4 215 Chapter 2: Discovering Illustrator CS4 221 Chapter 3: Using the Selection Tools 235 Chapter 4: Creating Basic Shapes 245 Chapter 5: Using the Pen Tool and Placing Images 253 Chapter 6: Using Type in Illustrator 267 Chapter 7: Organizing Your Illustrations 291 Chapter 8: Using Layers 301 Chapter 9: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 307 Chapter 10: Using the Transform and Distortions Tools 325 Chapter 11: Working with Transparency and Special Effects Tools 337 Chapter 12: Using Filters and Effects 349 Chapter 13: Using Your Illustrator Images 361 Book IV: Photoshop CS4 377