Christopher Smith - Adobe Creative Cloud All-in-One For Dummies

Adobe® Creative Cloud® All-in-One For Dummies®, 3rd Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021932167

ISBN 978-1-119-72414-8 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-72416-2 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-72415-5 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction Why Is It Important? About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Book 1: Getting Started with the Creative Cloud Suite Chapter 1: The Creative Cloud Applications Covered in This Book Chapter 2: Creative Cloud Application Management Downloading Your First App Chapter 3: Creative Cloud Extras for You Launching the Creative Cloud App Apps Categories Managing Your Fonts Resource Links Your Work Discovering Design Opportunities with New Fonts Finding Images with Adobe Stock Promoting Yourself with Behance Creating a Cover Bonus! Adobe Portfolio It’s Not Just Apps! Chapter 4: Using Common Menus and Commands Discovering Common Menus Using Dialog Boxes Encountering Alerts Discovering Common Menu Options About Contextual Menus Using Common Keyboard Shortcuts Changing Your Preferences Chapter 5: Exploring Common Panels Understanding the Common Workspace Using Panels in the Workspace

6 Book 2: Adobe Bridge Chapter 1: Organizing and Managing Your Files with Adobe Bridge Getting to Know the Adobe Bridge Workspace Chapter 2: Taking Advantage of Metadata in Adobe Bridge Locating Your Files Using Keywords Creating a Metadata Template Searching for Files Using Adobe Bridge Saving a Collection Chapter 3: Using Automation Tools in Adobe Bridge Getting Files from Your Camera Automation Tools in Adobe Bridge

7 Book 3: Photoshop CC Chapter 1: Getting into Photoshop CC Basics The Start Screen The New Document Window Sample Images Can Help You Investigate More Features Opening an Image Getting to Know the Tools Navigating the Work Area Choosing Your Screen Mode Getting Started with Basic Tasks in Photoshop CC Chapter 2: Messing with Mode Matters Working with Bitmap Images Choosing the Correct Photoshop Mode Chapter 3: Making Selective Changes Getting to Know the Selection Tools Manipulating Selections with Refine Selection Selecting the Subject Saving Selections Chapter 4: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool Selecting the Right Pen Tool for the Task Using a Path as a Selection Creating Curved Paths Clipping Paths Using Shape Layers Chapter 5: Creating Images in the Right Resolution for Print and the Web Creating Images for Print Determining the Resolution for Web Images Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter to an Image Chapter 6: Creating a Good Image Reading a Histogram Creating a Good Tone Curve Editing an Adjustment Layer Testing a Printer Chapter 7: Working with Painting and Retouching Tools Using the Swatches Panel Choosing Foreground and Background Colors The Painting and Retouching Tools Blending Modes Saving Presets Chapter 8: Using Layers Creating and Working with Layers Duplicating a Layer Selecting a Layer Creating a Text Layer Using Layer Masks Organizing Your Layers Filter Capabilities in the Layers Panel Merging and Flattening Images Chapter 9: Going Beyond the Basics with Layers Using Layer Styles Smart, Really Smart! Smart Objects Finding Tools and Features That Are Hidden Using the Frame Tool Working with Artboards in Photoshop Experimenting with 3D Files Preserving Corrective Perspective with the Vanishing Point Feature Chapter 10: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web Backing Up with a Save Choosing a File Format for Saving Saving Images for the Web Saving Settings

8 Book 4: InDesign CC Chapter 1: Introducing InDesign CC Getting Started with InDesign CC Touring the Workspace Setting Up the Workspace Working with Documents Chapter 2: Working with Text and Text Frames Understanding Text, Font, and Frames Creating and Using Text Frames Adding Text to Your Publication Looking at Text Frame Options Modifying and Connecting Text Frames on a Page Understanding Paragraph Settings Editing Stories Using Tables Looking at Text on a Path Chapter 3: Understanding Page Layout Importing Images Linking and Embedding Images Setting Image Quality and Display Selecting Images Manipulating Text and Graphics in a Layout Merging Text and Graphics Working with Pages and the Pages Panel Using Master Spreads in Page Layout Chapter 4: Drawing in InDesign Getting Started with Drawing Getting to Know the Tools of the Trade Drawing Shapes Editing Basic Shapes Drawing Freeform Paths Editing Freeform Paths Modifying Frame Corners Using Fills Adding Layers Creating QR Codes Chapter 5: Understanding Color Selecting Color with Color Controls Understanding Color Models Using Color Swatches and Libraries Chapter 6: Clipping Paths, Alignment, and Object Transformation Working with Transformations Understanding Clipping Paths Arranging Objects on the Page Chapter 7: Exporting to PDF and Printing Preflight: Preparing Your Documents for Printing Packaging Your Documents Understanding File Formats Exporting Publications Printing Your Work Chapter 8: Creating Digital Documents Using EPUB and Publish Online Choosing the Right Digital Format Planning Layouts for Digital Distribution Adapting Print Documents to Share Digitally Exporting Digital Books as EPUB