Special Edition Using Adobe Creative Suite 2

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• GoLive
• Acrobat
• Designer
• Version Cue
• Bridge
• Stock Photo

With Special Edition Using Adobe Creative Suite 2, you will easily master Adobe Creative Suite 2.

Michael Smick is a multimedia developer at Walsworth Publishing Company's Desktop Technology department. He produces animated video tutorials for Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and PageMaker.

He also writes technical manuals presents workshops on various Adobe products.

Introduction.

1. Creative Suite 2 Basics.

    Creative Suite Versus Component Programs

    New Global Features

    What Is Version Cue?

    Where to Start? 

    Deleting Old Versions of Projects

    What Is Adobe Bridge?

    Using Saved File Groups

    Browsing the Bridge

    Viewing and Modifying Metadata

    Labeling and Filtering Images

    Processing Images in Batches

    Working with Color Settings

    Using Adobe Stock Photos

    Finding the Perfect Photo

    Purchasing Photos

    Cleaning Up 

    The Help Center

I. PHOTOSHOP AND IMAGEREADY.

2. Working with Photoshop.

    Best Practices

    File Formats

    Photoshop Format (.psd)

    Understanding the Photoshop CS2 Interface

    The Canvas

    Options Bar

    Palettes

    Workspace Hints

    Highlighted Menu Modes

    Photoshop Help Center

    Grids and Guides

    Creating a New Photoshop Document

    Width and Height

    Resolution Guidelines

    Color Mode

    Color Bit Depth

    Background Contents

    Color Profile

    Pixel Aspect Ratio

3. Using the Photoshop Toolbox.

    Using the Options Bar

    Understanding Paint Options

    Understanding Type Options

    Using the Selection Tools

    Using the Crop and Slice Tools

    Using the Retouching Tools

    Using the Painting Tools

    Using the Drawing and Type Tools

    Using the Shape Tools

    Using the Annotation, Measuring, and Navigation Tools

    Selecting Foreground and Background Colors

    Changing View Modes

4. Understanding Photoshop Menus and Palettes.

    The File Menu

    The Edit Menu

    The Image Menu

    The Layer Menu

    The Select Menu

    The Filter Menu

    The View Menu

    The Window Menu

    The Help Menu

    Keyboard Shortcuts

    Keyboard Shortcuts for the Toolbox

    File Management

    Photoshop Palettes

    The Actions Palette

    The Animation Palette

    The Brushes Palette

    The Channels Palette

    The Character Palette

    The Color Palette

    The Histogram Palette

    The History Palette

    The Info Palette

    The Layer Comps Palette

    The Layers Palette

    The Navigator Palette

    The Options Bar

    The Paragraph Palette

    The Paths Palette

    The Styles Palette

    The Swatches Palette

    The Tool Presets Palette

    The Tools Palette

5. Working with Images and Color in Photoshop.

    Looking at Artwork, Imagery, and Color

    Choosing Colors from the Color Picker

    Understanding How Photoshop Records Color

    What Is a Color Model?

    Understanding the Two Types of Color

    Working with Additive Colors

    Working with Subtractive Colors

    The Printing Gamut

    Working with RGB, CMYK, and Spot Colors

    Understanding the Relationship Between RGB and CMY

    Choosing a Color Mode

    Working with RGB Color Notation

    Working with CMYK Color Notation

    Identifying Spot Colors

    Understanding Photoshop's Other Color Modes and Models

    Grayscale Color Mode

    Bitmap Color Mode

    Lab Color Mode

    Indexed Color Mode

    Web-Safe RGB Color Model

    Duotone Color Mode

    Multichannel Color Mode

    HSB: The Non-Mode Color Model

    Comparing Color Modes

    A Note on Color Bit Depth

    Using Multiple Color Modes

    Understanding Channels

    Spot Color Channels

    Color Channels: Grayscale at Heart

    Filtering and Adjusting Individual Channels

    Using the Channel Mixer to Create Perfect Grayscale from Color

    Working with Gradients

    Creating a Custom Gradient

    Working with Opacity Stops

    Working with Midpoints

    Drawing Gradients

    Using the Five Gradient Tools

    Getting Printing Results

    Viewing and Correcting Colors

6. Working with Layers in Photoshop.

    Working with Layers

    Understanding the Layers Palette

    Showing and Hiding Layers

    Linking Other Layers to the Active Layer

    Aligning and Distributing Layers

    Locking Layers

    Using Layer Styles

    Layer Style Effects Overview

    Choosing a Blending Mode

    Working with the Layers Palette Menu

    Understanding the Opacity and Fill Settings

    Using the Layers Palette Buttons

    Adding Layer Masks

    Working with Layer Groups

    Selecting a Fill or Adjustment Layer

    Adding and Deleting Layers

    Understanding Layer Blending Options, Opacity, and Transparency

    Working with Photoshop's Specialty Layers

    Adjustment and Fill Layers

    Type Layers

    Shape Layers

    Transforming Layers

    Using Layer Comps

7. Using Selections, Paths, and Transforms in Photoshop.

    Telling Photoshop Where to Work

    Defining Selections

    Unmasking Masks

    Working with the Selection Tools

    Using the Marquee Tools

    Making Irregularly Shaped Selections

    Using the Magic Wand Tool

    Removing a White Background

    Making Selections from Paths

    Working with Selection Commands

    Using the Basic Selection Commands

    Modifying Existing Selections with Commands

    Transforming Selections

    Warping Selections

    Saving and Loading Selections

    Selection Tips

    Understanding Alpha Channels and Masks

    Basic Alpha Channel Creation

    Quick Mask Mode

    Alpha Channels and File Formats

    Paths: Working with Vectors in Photoshop

    The Many Faces of Paths

    Creating Paths in Photoshop

    Using the Paths Palette

    Using the Pen Tool

    Understanding Pen Tool Options

    Using the Other Pen Tools

    Editing Paths

    Stroking and Filling Paths and Subpaths

    Making Paths from Selections

    Converting Type to Paths

    Using Photoshop's Shape Layers

    Using the Shape Tools

    Editing Shape Vector Masks

    Using, Creating, and Saving Custom Shapes

    Clipping Paths and Vector Masks

8. Working with Type in Photoshop.

    Understanding Photoshop's Type Capability

    Working with Vector Type

    Saving Files with Type

    Working with Type on a Path

    Working with Type Layers

    Warping Type

    Working with the Type Tools

    The Horizontal and Vertical Type Tools

    The Type Mask Tools

    Understanding the Type Palettes and Commands

    Type Commands Under the Layer Menu

    The Options Bar and the Type Tools

    The Character Palette

    The Character Palette Menu

    The Paragraph Palette

    The Paragraph Palette Menu

    Using Spell Check and Find/Replace

    The Spell Checker

    Find/Replace

    Working with Fonts and Font Embedding

    Fonts and Font Families

9. Creative Imaging in Photoshop.

    Using the Extract Tool

    Simple Extraction

    Highlight Options

    Previewing and Editing Extractions

    Using the Filter Gallery

    Using the Liquify Feature

    Using Pattern Maker

    Working with the Vanishing Point Feature

    Understanding Filter Categories

    The Artistic Filters

    The Blur Filters

    The Brush Strokes Filters

    The Distort Filters

    The Noise Filters

    The Pixelate Filters

    The Render Filters

    The Sharpen Filters

    The Sketch Filters

    The Stylize Filters

    The Texture Filters

    The Video Filters

    The Other Filters

    Working with Digimarc

    Correcting Images

    Brightness/Contrast and Auto Contrast

    Levels and Auto Levels

    Curves

    Auto Color

    Color Balance

    Hue/Saturation

    Desaturate

    Shadow/Highlight

    Invert

10. Creating a Power Workflow in Photoshop.

    Understanding Photoshop Scripting

    Scripting and the Adobe Creative Suite

    Understanding JavaScript, AppleScript, and Visual Basic: Which One?

    Scripting Resources Supplied with the Adobe Creative Suite

    Understanding Photoshop's Actions

    How Actions Work

    The Actions Palette

    The Actions Palette Menu

    Button Mode

    Working with Actions in Photoshop

    Running an Action

    Loading Actions

    Batching It

    Using Batch to Change File Formats

    Using Actions as Droplets in Photoshop

    Creating Custom Actions in Photoshop

    Recording a New Action

    What Can and Can't Be Recorded

    Editing an Existing Action

    Sources of Actions

    Using Other Photoshop Automate Commands

    PDF Presentation

    Conditional Mode Change

    Contact Sheet II

    Fit Image

    Multi-Page PDF to PSD

    Picture Package

    Web Photo Gallery

    Photomerge

    Image Processor

11. Working with ImageReady.

    Weaving Photos into the Web

    Working with the ImageReady Desktop

    The Tools

    Getting Help

    Exporting Files to ImageReady

    Preparing Images for the Web 

    File Optimization and Compression

    Lossy versus Lossless Compression

    The Role of the Web Browser

    Saving for the Web

    JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

    Working with Quality Settings

    JPEG Format

    GIF Format

    PNG-24 Format

    WBMP Format

    Understanding Resolution and Pixel Size

    Using the Repopulate Views Menu

    Working with Transparency in GIF and PNG-8 Images

    Transparency Dither

    Transparency Matte

    Interlacing

    Saving the Picture 

    Emailing Your Pictures

    Mastering ImageReady

12. Building Web Graphics in ImageReady.

    Transparency on the Web

    Optimizing a Color Table

    Preparing Backgrounds

    Saving HTML with Images

    Adding an Accent Stripe 

    Building Animations

    Creating Slices

    HTML Options

    Editing Output Settings

    File-Saving Options

    Image Maps 

    Creating SWF Flash Files

    Saving Files in SWF Format (ImageReady)

    Preparing Images for GoLive

    Working with Text for the Web

    Mastering ImageReady

    Creating Transparent JPEGs

    Creating Letters by Pixel

    Understanding Pre-optimization

II. ILLUSTRATOR.

13. Understanding the Illustrator Environment.

    Best Practices

    New Features and Tools

    Live Trace

    Live Paint

    Control Palette

    Support for Photoshop Layer Comps

    Colorize Grayscale Images

    Expanded Stroke and Type Options

    New Filter Gallery

    Custom Workspaces

    Wacom Tablet Support

    Adobe Bridge

    Color Management

    PDF Support

    Tiling Control

    Support for Nearly Every Graphic Format

    Illustrator Help

    Illustrator Preferences

    General Preferences

    Type Preferences

    Units & Display Performance Preferences

    Guides & Grid Preferences

    Smart Guides & Slices Preferences

    Hyphenation Preferences

    Plug-ins & Scratch Disks Preferences

    File Handling & Clipboard Preferences

    Appearance of Black Preferences

    Setting Up the Workspace

    Setting Up a Document

    The Artboard Panel

    The Type Panel

    The Transparency Panel

    Using Grids and Guides

    Grids

    Guides

    Smart Guides

    Understanding File Formats

    Importing

    Exporting Illustrator Files

    Saving As

    Saving for Microsoft Office 

    Saving for the Web

14. Working with Illustrator Tools.

    Understanding the Selection Tools

    Understanding the Drawing Tools

    Understanding the Type Tools

    Understanding the Painting Tools

    Understanding the Reshaping Tools

    Understanding the Symbolism Tools

    Understanding the Graph Tools

    Understanding the Slicing and Cutting Tools

    Understanding the Moving and Zooming Tools

    Understanding Other Controls

    Working with Keyboard Shortcuts

15. Understanding Illustrator Palettes and Menus.

    Working with Illustrator Palettes

    Layers Palette

    Paragraph Styles and Character Styles Palettes

    Transform Palette

    Appearance Palette

    Graphic Styles Palette

    Other Notable Palettes

    Using Palette Menus

    Understanding Workspaces

    Understanding Menu Commands

    File Menu

    Edit Menu

    Object Menu

    Type Menu

    Select Menu

    Filter Menu

    Effect Menu

    View Menu

    Window Menu

    Help Menu

    Final Thoughts

16. Understanding and Drawing Paths in Illustrator.

    Working with Vector Art

    Raster Images

    Vector Drawings

    Points and Paths

    Vectors Across the Creative Suite

    Using the Shape Tools

    Rectangle Tool

    Rounded Rectangle Tool

    Ellipse Tool

    Polygon Tool

    Star Tool

    Flare Tool

    Using Line Tools

    Line Segment Tool

    Arc Tool

    Spiral Tool

    Rectangular Grid Tool

    Polar Grid Tool

    Using the Drawing Tools 

    Pencil Tool

    Pen Tool

    Modifying Paths

    Selecting Anchor Points and Path Segments

    Adding and Deleting Anchor Points

    Adjusting and Converting Anchor Points

    Smoothing and Simplifying Paths

    Joining Paths

    Dividing Paths

    The Pathfinder Palette

    Final Thoughts

17. Working with Color in Illustrator.

    Identifying and Choosing Color

    Tools Palette Color Swatches

    Color Palette

    Color Picker

    Swatches Palette

    Color Filters

    Eyedropper

    Using Color

    Fills and Strokes

    Strokes

    Patterns

    Gradients

    Gradient Meshes

    Transparency

    Blending Modes

    Color Management During Printing

    Final Thoughts

18. Working with Objects in Illustrator.

    Arranging and Grouping Objects

    Grouping and Ungrouping

    Stacking Order

    Alignment and Distribution

    Blending and Warping Objects

    Blending Objects

    Warping

    Working with 3D Objects

    3D Extrude & Bevel

    3D Revolve

    3D Rotate

    Mapping Artwork to 3D Objects

    Understanding Symbols

    Creating and Working with Symbols

    Using the Symbol Sprayer

    Symbolism Tools

    Using Live Paint

    Creating and Using Live Paint Groups

    Locating Live Paint Gaps

    Understanding the Limitations to Live Paint

    Final Thoughts

19. Working with Type in Illustrator.

    Understanding Type Objects

    Point Type and Area Type Objects

    Type Areas

    Type on a Path Objects

    Legacy Text Objects

    Working with Type

    The Character Palette

    The Paragraph Palette

    The OpenType Palette

    Special Characters

    Using Character and Paragraph Styles

    Working with Text Wrap

    Creating Outlines

    Embedding Fonts

    Checking Spelling

    Final Thoughts

20. Working with Placed Graphics and Filters in Illustrator.

    Working with Placed Graphics

    Placing Graphics

    Using Photoshop Layer Comps

    Linking and Embedding Placed Images

    Working with Live Trace

    Working with Clipping Masks

    Working with Opacity Masks

    Using Filters with Placed Images

    Illustrator Filters

    Filter Gallery

    Photoshop Filters

    Working with Effects on Placed Images

    Illustrator Effects

    Photoshop Effects

21. Importing, Exporting, and Saving in Illustrator.

    Importing Options

    Importing Adobe PDFs

    Importing Bitmap Files

    Importing Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Files

    Importing Photoshop (PSD) Files

    Exporting Options

    Saving Options

    Adobe Illustrator Document (.ai)

    PDF

    Illustrator EPS

    Illustrator Template (.ait)

    SVG and SVGX

    Save for Web

    Sharing Vector Graphics

    Understanding SWF Animation

    Understanding SVG Interactivity

    Printing

    General Options

    Setup Options

    Marks and Bleed Options

    Output Options

    Graphics Options

    Color Management Options

    Advanced Options

    Summary

    Using Print Presets

    Printing with PostScript

    Overprinting

    Trapping

22. Speeding Up Illustrator and Data Functionality.

    Automating Tasks with Actions

    Batch Processes

    Working with Illustrator Scripts

    Creating Data-Driven Graphics

    Working with Graphs

    Setting Up Your Graph and Graph Labels

    Entering Data for Column, Stacked Column, Bar, Stacked Bar, Line, Area, and Radar Graphs

    Entering Data for Scatter Graphs

    Entering Data for Pie Graphs

    Creating Graphs

    Working with Version Cue

    Working with Photoshop

    Exporting

    Importing

    Copying and Pasting

    Dragging and Dropping

    Things to Know

    Organize Your Workspace

    Know the Shortcuts

    Back Up and Share Your Customizations

    Reuse Styles and Elements and Automate Tasks

    Work Safely

    Know Your Audience

    Know Your Media

    Use What's There

    Let Others Help You

III. INDESIGN.

23. Understanding the InDesign Work Area.

    Best Practices

    Information for QuarkXPress Users

    Information for PageMaker Users

    Why Use InDesign over Illustrator?

    Saving and Exporting Files

    What's New?

    Graphics

    Copy

    Integration

    XML

    Getting Familiar with the InDesign Work Area

24. Understanding the InDesign Interface and Tools.

    The InDesign Tool Palette

    InDesign Palettes

    The Attributes Palette

    Automation Palettes

    The Color Palette

    The Control Palette

    The Gradient Palette

    The Info Palette

    Interactive Palettes

    The Layers Palette

    The Links Palette

    Object and Layout Palettes

    The Object Styles Palette

    Output Palettes

    The PageMaker Toolbar Palette

    The Pages Palette

    The Stroke Palette

    The Swatches Palette

    The Tags Palette

    The Text Wrap Palette

    The Tools Palette

    The Transparency Palette

    Type and Tables Palettes

    The Glyphs Palette

    The Control Palette

    The PageMaker Toolbar

    InDesign Menu Commands

    The File Menu

    The Edit Menu

    The Layout Menu

    The Type Menu

    The Object Menu

    The Table Menu

    The View Menu

    The Window Menu

    The Help Menu

    InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts

    InDesign Application Preferences

    General Preferences

    Type Preferences

    Advanced Type Preferences

    Composition Preferences

    Units & Increments Preferences

    Grids Preferences

    Guides & Pasteboard Preferences

    Dictionary Preferences

    Spelling Preferences

    Autocorrect Preferences

    Story Editor Display Preferences

    Display Performance Preferences

    Appearance of Black Preferences

    File Handling Preferences

    Summary

25. Understanding Document and Page Setup in InDesign.

    Document Setup

    Grids and Guides

    Ruler Measurements

    The Pages Palette

    The Power of Selection

    Master Pages in the Pages Palette

    The Book Feature

26. Working with Objects in InDesign.

    Creating Objects

    Paths

    Shapes

    Other Types of Objects

    Editing and Reshaping Objects

    Transforming Objects

    Transforming with Tools

    Transforming with Palettes

    Transforming with Menu Commands

    Flopping Objects

    Applying Fill and Stroke

    Grouping Objects

    Using Object Libraries

    Working with Object Effects

    Transparency Overview

    Drop Shadows

    Feathering

    Corner Effects

    Understanding the Copy/Paste Options

    Working with Compound Paths

    Converting Shapes

    Using Object Styles

    Working with Snippets

27. Working with Type in InDesign.

    Using the Character Palette

    Using the Paragraph Palette

    Using the Type Menu Commands

    Working with Type Styles

    Character Styles

    Paragraph Styles

    Understanding Text Frame Options

    Working with OpenType Fonts

    Using the Story Editor

    Managing Tables

    Importing Table Data

    Copying and Pasting in Tables

    Formatting Tables

    Placing Text

    Importing Text Files

    Importing Word or RTF Files

    Working with Autoflow

    Wrapping Text

    Putting Type on a Path

28. Working with Graphics in InDesign.

    Placing Images

    Understanding Links

    Understanding Placed Image Resolution

    Working with PSD files

    Using Clipping Paths in InDesign

    Cropping Images

    Resizing Graphics

    Fitting Graphics

    Using the Links Palette

    Relinking

    Copying and Pasting from Illustrator

    Working with Placed PDFs

29. Working with Color in InDesign.

    Understanding Color Basics

    Color Printing

    Color Display

    Using the Color Palette

    Using the Swatches Palette

    Working with Tints

    Working with Mixed Inks

    Using Color Libraries

    Working with Gradients and Gradient Swatches

    Using the Eyedropper Tool

30. Creating and Modifying Paths in InDesign.

    Working with Objects

    Generalities

    Anchor Points

    Curves

    Working with Compound Paths

    Using the Pathfinder Palette

    Pathfinder Options

    Convert Shape Options

    Creating Outlines

    Placing Images and Text in Paths

31. Exporting, Saving, and Printing with InDesign.

    Exporting to PDF

    PDF Settings

    General Options

    Compression Options

    Marks and Bleeds Options

    Output Options

    Advanced Options

    Security Options

    Summary Options

    Defining PDF Presets

    Transparency Flattening

    Using the Transparency Flattener Preview Palette

    Overriding Transparency Flattening Options

    Working with PDF Color

    Specifying Page Markings

    Working with Image Compression

    Exporting to GoLive

    Printing Your Document

    General Print Options

    Setup Print Options

    Marks and Bleeds Print Options

    Output Print Options

    Graphics Print Options

    Color Management Print Options

    Advanced Print Options

    Summary Print Options

    Preparing Your Document for a Service Provider

    Using Preflight

    Using Package

32. Speeding Up InDesign and Data Functionality.

    Understanding XML

    Using Data Merge

    Creating Tables of Contents, Footnotes, and Indexes

    Tables of Contents

    Footnotes

    Indexes

    Working with Scripting, Plug-ins, and InCopy

    Scripting

    Plug-ins

    InCopy

    Working with Version Cue and InDesign

    Using Other Resources

    Templates

    Typography Resources

    Mastering the Program

IV. GOLIVE.

33. Understanding the GoLive Work Area.

    New Features

    Tools and Features for Mobile Web Development

    Improved Visual Tools for Web Design and Layout

    Website Administration and Development Features

    File Formats

    ASP, JSP, and PHP Pages

    File Formats for Mobile Web Authoring

    Other Formats

    Image File Formats

    Multimedia Formats

    The GoLive Interface

    The Main Toolbar

    The Document Toolbar

    Preferences for the Preview in Browser Button

    The Adobe Services Toolbar

    The Version Control Toolbar

    The Site Management Interface

    Displaying Toolbars and Palettes

    Setting Up Your Workspace

    The Document Window

    The Frame Editor

    The Source Code Editor

    The Outline Editor

    The Layout Preview

    The PDF Preview

34. Working With GoLive Tools and Palettes.

    The Tools Palette

    The Objects Palette

    GoLive's Menus

    Palette and Window Menus

    Button Menus, Object Menus, Tool Menus, and Status Menus

    Context-Sensitive Menus

    Keyboard Shortcuts

    Changing the Current Shortcut Set

    Creating a New Shortcut Set

    Creating or Editing a Shortcut

    Working with Color

    The GoLive Color Palette

    The Swatches Palette

    Swatch Libraries

    Color Settings in GoLive

    Site Colors

    Adding Site Colors

    Applying Site Colors to Objects and Text

    Editing Site Colors and Updating Pages

    Organizing Site Colors into Groups

35. Creating Web Page Layouts with GoLive.

    Understanding Doctypes and Encoding

    Understanding Page Layout Methods

    Adding Content to Your Web Pages

    Using the Layout Grid

    Adding a Layout Grid

    Adjusting Settings in the Layout Grid Inspector

    Adding Layout Text Boxes to the Grid

    Adding Images and Other Objects to the Layout Grid

    Setting the Background of a Layout Grid

    Grouping and Ungrouping Objects on a Layout Grid

    Positioning Elements on a Layout Grid

    Distributing and Aligning Objects on a Layout Grid

    Converting a Layout Grid to a Table

    Converting a Table to a Layout Grid

    Using Layers

    Adding Layers to the Page

    Selecting, Positioning, and Resizing Layers

    Setting the Layer Order

    Managing Layers with the Layers Palette

    Nesting Layers

    Using the Show/Hide Layer Action

    Creating and Editing Tables

36. Working with Images and Multimedia in GoLive.

    Adding Images

    Setting Image Attributes

    Setting Image Alignment Options

    Adding Borders to Images and Setting Alt Text

    Creating a LowSrc Image

    Creating an Image Map

    Using Smart Objects

    Inserting a Photoshop Smart Object

    Inserting an Illustrator Smart Object

    Inserting a Smart PDF Object

    Inserting a Smart Generic Object

    Cropping Smart Objects in GoLive

    Inserting Favicons for GoLive Pages

    Importing Multimedia Files

    Inserting Multimedia Objects

37. Using Cascading Style Sheets in GoLive.

    Cascading Style Sheet Basics

    Working with the CSS Editor

    Redefining HTML Code with CSS

    Using Classes to Format with CSS

    Creating ID Styles

    Creating External Style Sheets

    Importing and Using an External Style Sheet

    Using Advanced CSS Features

    Specifying a Default CSS Style Sheet for Your Site

    Using GoLive's CSS Layout Objects

38. Working with Source Code in GoLive.

    Using the GoLive Source Code Editors

    The Source Code Toolbar

    Setting Source Code Preferences

    Using the Split Source Code View and Source Code Palette

    Using the Visual Tag Editor

    Using the Outline Editor

    Using the JavaScript Editor

    Checking Syntax

    Finding and Changing Code Elements

39. Creating Web Forms in GoLive.

    Designing Forms in GoLive

    Creating a New Form

    The Form Tag

    Using the Form Inspector

    Creating Buttons

    The Form Input Image

    Labels and Text Fields

    Check Boxes and Radio Buttons

    Pop-up Menus and List Boxes

    Setting Up a File Browser

    Creating Hidden and Disabled Form Elements

    Creating Read-Only Form Elements

    Facilitating Form Navigation

    Tabbing Chains

    Creating a Fieldset

    About Validating Form Data

    Sources for Form Scripts

40. Creating a Website with GoLive.

    Using the Site Creation Wizard

    Creating a Blank Site

    Creating a New Site by Importing an Existing Site

    Using Version Control

    Using Site Samples as Templates for New Sites

    Working in the Site Window

    The Files Tab

    The External, Colors, and Font Sets Tabs

    The Diagrams Tab

    The CSS Tab

    The Publish Server Tab

    The Collections Tab

    The Errors Tab

    The Extras Tab

V. ACROBAT, DISTILLER, AND DESIGNER.

41. Understanding the Acrobat Working Environment.

    Best Practices (When to Use and Not Use Acrobat)

    Adobe PDF Printer Driver

    Adobe Acrobat

    Adobe Acrobat Distiller

    Adobe Designer (Windows Only)

    PDF Engines

    Adobe Acrobat Reader

    New Acrobat Features

    File Formats Supported

    The Designer Environment (Windows Only)

42. Working in a PDF in Acrobat.

    Working with Fonts

    Editing Text

    Compressing Images

    Rearranging Pages

    Adding Headers and Footers

    Adding Watermarks and Backgrounds

    Creating Bookmarks

    Working with Destinations

    Comments

    Notes

    Audio Annotations

    File Attachments

    Using Markup Tools

    Callouts

    Clouds

    Text Box Tool

    Dimensioning

    Geometric Drawing Tools

    Pencil and Eraser Tools

    Text Edits and Highlighter

    Initiating Reviews and Comments in Adobe Reader

    Working with the Comments Tab

    Extracting Data from Comments

    Using the Tracker

    Understanding Security and Digital IDs

    Using Passwords

    Certifying Options

VI. ADDITIONAL CONTENT ON WEBSITE.

43. Understanding Menus and Options in Acrobat.

    Customizing the Toolbar  PDF:946

    Using the Navigation Pane  PDF:946

    The Bookmarks Tab  PDF:947

    The Signatures Tab  PDF:947

    The Pages Tab  PDF:947

    The Attachments Tab  PDF:948

    The Comments Tab  PDF:949

    Working with Menus  PDF:949

    The File Menu  PDF:949

    The Edit Menu  PDF:955

    The View Menu  PDF:961

    The Document Menu  PDF:967

    The Comments Menu  PDF:970

    The Tools Menu  PDF:975

    The Advanced Menu  PDF:983

    The Window Menu  PDF:988

    The Help Menu  PDF:988

    Using Keyboard Shortcuts  PDF:990

    Using Help  PDF:993

    The Help File  PDF:993

    The How To Pane  PDF:994

    Help for People with Visual or Motor Impairments  PDF:994

44. Working with Advanced Acrobat PDF Files.

    Understanding Optical Character Recognition (OCR)  PDF:996

    Understanding Fonts  PDF:997

    Understanding Color  PDF:997

    Using Color Profiles  PDF:997

    Comparing RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale  PDF:998

    What About Spot Colors?  PDF:1000

    Compressing PDF Files  PDF:1000

    Preparing Files for Press  PDF:1001

    Trap Presets  PDF:1001

    Output Preview   PDF:1003

    Preflight  PDF:1004

    Convert Colors  PDF:1004

    Ink Manager  PDF:1006

    Add Printer Marks  PDF:1006

    Crop Pages  PDF:1006

    Fix Hairlines  PDF:1008

    Transparency Flattening  PDF:1008

    PDF Optimizer  PDF:1008

    JDF Job Definitions  PDF:1010

    Show/Hide Print Production Toolbar  PDF:1011

    Embedding and Displaying 3D Objects  PDF:1011

    Collecting Data from Forms  PDF:1011

    Creating a Submit Button  PDF:1012

    The Data Collection Workflow  PDF:1013

    Collecting the Data  PDF:1013

    The JavaScript Editor  PDF:1014

    The Organizer  PDF:1015

45. Using Distiller.

    Setting Distiller Preferences  PDF:1018

    Creating and Loading .joboptions  PDF:1018

    Working with Watched Folders  PDF:1019

    Creating and Editing Settings in Watched Folders  PDF:1019

    Changing Security Settings in Watched Folders  PDF:1020

    Changing Other Settings  PDF:1021

    Processing Files  PDF:1021

    Working with Fonts  PDF:1021

    Distilling Errors  PDF:1022

    What is PDF/X?  PDF:1023

    Processing a File with Distiller  PDF:1023

46. Using Adobe Designer (Windows CS2 Only).

    Best Practices (When to Use and Not Use Designer)  PDF:1026

    New Features (What Was Designer Previously?)  PDF:1027

    File Format Chart (Import, Export, Save)  PDF:1028

    Creating a Simple Form  PDF:1028

    Form Tools and Palettes  PDF:1028

    The Layout Editor Tabs  PDF:1034

    The Hierarchy Palette  PDF:1035

    Using the How To Palette  PDF:1036

    Importing a Document from Word  PDF:1036

    Form Properties and Settings  PDF:1036

    Setting Up a Tabbing Order  PDF:1037

    Barcodes and Custom Objects  PDF:1038

    Substituting and Embedding Fonts  PDF:1038

    JavaScript Inside Forms  PDF:1039

Index.