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<P>Learn about Acrobat 6 Professional, Acrobat 6 Standard and Acrobat Elements with hands-on exercises developed by Lynda Weinman. Learn with QuickTime movie tutorials to help illustrate complex techniques and the companion CD contains sample files and images from exercises in the book. The new Adobe Acrobat 6 family -- Acrobat 6 Professional, Acrobat 6 Standard and Acrobat Elements -- offers different levels of functionality to address specific customer needs. The most comprehensive product, Acrobat 6 Professional, helps business, creative and engineering professionals who work with complex, graphically rich layouts to improve the process of document exchange, review and archive. Acrobat 6 Standard enables workgroups to simplify document reviews using intuitive tools and a new, task-based interface. Acrobat Elements is a volume-license-only product that allows enterprises to place inexpensive Adobe PDF creation capability on every desktop, enabling reliable document distribution.</P><P>Acrobat 6 Hands-On Training is a step-by-step, tutorial-based book that teaches you not only how to create PDFs and how Acrobat can improve workplace efficiency, but also how to enhance those PDFs for optimal sharing and viewing. The book begins by introducing you to the interface of both Acrobat and Acrobat Reader, explaining the differences between the two applications and how each is used. From there, each chapter covers a different feature of Acrobat with special topics, such as PDF creation, covered at length. You are guided through step-by-step exercises, and the accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, the entire project files necessary to work along with the lessons, and QuickTime movies to help with the more complex exercises.</P>

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Learn Adobe® InDesign® CS2 with hands-on exercises and demo movies.<br> <br> Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving realworld examples? Do you want concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this is the book for you. These hands-on exercises, complete with insider tips and detailed color illustrations, teach you the latest techniques for powerful page layout using Adobe InDesign CS2. You'll learn to set up documents, work with text and type styles, add color, work with tables, use transparency and other effects, and bring in graphics to your InDesign projects. You'll also learn how to use the new features in InDesign CS2 such as Adobe Bridge, drag and drop text editing, layer visibility, and shareable swatches, to name only a few. Accompanied by a CD-ROM loaded with classroomproven exercises, QuickTime movies, and bonus tutorials, this book ensures you'll master the key features of InDesign CS2 in no time.<br> <br> 100+ Step-by-Step Tutorials<br> <br> · Learning the interface<br> · Applying character and paragraph formatting<br> · Using leading, kerning, and tracking<br> · Creating paragraph and character styles<br> · Creating colors<br> · Placing and working with graphics<br> · Creating and transforming vector artwork<br> · Planning documents with Facing Page layouts<br> · Working with tables<br> · Using drop shadows, transparency, and feathering<br> · Using long document tools<br> · Outputting and exporting<br> · Plus much more!<br> <br> Brian Wood is the vice president/ director of training and co-owner of eVolve Computer Graphics Training Inc., a Seattle-based company that specializes in providing training in Adobe Creative Suite applications. Brian has been an Adobe Certified Expert (A.C.E) in InDesign since version 2.0, and is also an Adobe Certified Instructor (A.C.I) in the program. He is also certified in QuarkXPress and has taught and used page layout programs for well over 10 years.<br> <br> lynda.com, Inc. specializes in training books and video instruction for creative professionals. Check out the web site at www.lynda.com.<br> <br> <br> <br> .<br> <br> <br> <br>

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<P>Get hands-on, project building exercises, and a CR-ROM full of tutorials from this top-selling series by Lynda.com. <I>Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training</I> uses guided, tutorial-based exercises to teach you how to use Illustrator CS to create high-quality artwork. In this book, you'll find carefully developed, classroom-proven lessons and exercises. Each lesson contains extensive background information, which helps you understand the process as well as the particular exercise. You will learn about creating and editing vector-based artwork, with an emphasis on mastering the pen and path tools. You'll also learn how to work with the new 3D features, as well as typographic effects, integration with the other tools in the Adobe Creative Suite, and more. This book is designed for the reader who learns by doing. The accompanying CD-ROM contains guided exercises and QuickTime movies to meet the needs of beginning to intermediate Web designers, as well as Photoshop users who are looking for a great tool to create graphics for the Web. Adobe Illustrator CS was released in October 2003 for the price of $499 for the full version and $169 for the upgrade. </P>

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Learn Adobe© Photoshop® CS2 for the Web with hands-on exercises and demo movies<br> <br> Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving realworld examples? Do you want concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this is the book for you.<br> <br> These hands-on exercises teach you the latest techniques for designing Web graphics and animations. You'll learn how to optimize images, slice images, and create interactive rollovers. You'll also learn how to design effective navigation, including elements such as Web buttons, navigation bars, tabbed navigation, and iconic navigation. Plus, you'll learn techniques for integrating Adobe Illustrator, Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Dreamweaver with Photoshop into your workflow. Complete with insider tips, illustrated with detailed graphics, and accompanied by a CD-ROM loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies, this book ensures you'll master the key features of Photoshop CS2 in no time.<br> <br> Over 100 Step-by-Step Tutorials<br> <br> · Organize Assets<br> · Optimize Images<br> · Optimize Transparent Images<br> · Create Web Backgrounds<br> · Design Navigation<br> · Create Animations<br> · Slice Images and Layout<br> · Create Rollovers<br> · Create Image Maps<br> · Create Data-Driven Graphics<br> · Integrate with Illustrator, GoLive,<br> Flash and Dreamweaver<br> <br> Tanya Staples is a freelance author and educator teaching traditional and digital art. She has a bachelor's degree in fine art and art history and a bachelor's degree in education. Tanya is the author of Photoshop CS and ImageReady CS for the Web Hands-On Training as well as numerous video-based training titles in the lynda.com Online Training Library, covering Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, and Keynote. As the former program manager for the Corel Painter product line, Tanya designed, taught, and wrote about graphics software. Tanya lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband Matt and son Erik. <br> <br> lynda.com, Inc. specializes in training books and video instruction for creative professionals. Check out the web site at www.lynda.com.<br> .

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There's nothing like having a teacher at one's side when learning a new program--especially one as powerful and complex as Photoshop CS2. But a private tutor is a luxury few users can afford. With this DVD, they don't need to! Adobe Certified Instructor Dave Cross provides all the essential information beginning users need to dive right in and start using the image manipulation program immediately! Throughout, the focus is on the practical advice that will get users familiar with the program fast. In short order, Dave provides clear, succinct explanations of pixels, resolution, color modes, and file sizes; how to set up the workspace; which tools to use for what; how to take advantage of the History palette and layers for making changes; how to use Photoshop's selection tools effectively (and why this is so crucial); methods for adjusting and retouching images; techniques for cropping, transforming, and using filters; and more. A slew of timesaving tips and shortcuts ease the way!

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Accompanied by a CD-ROM containing sample project and media files, an interactive, project-based tutorial teaches readers everything they need to know to create and edit audio with Soundbooth CS3, a new audio-editing application from Adobe, using step-by-step instructions with hands-on exercises and projects to walk readers through the fundamentals of modifying existing audio files, creating customized music, adding sound effects, develop voiceovers from recordings, and more. Original. (Intermediate)

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