Get acquainted with Adobe CS2 with the help of the ultimate comprehensive reference guide, Special Edition Using Adobe Creative Suite 2. Not only does it include material that covers the new product release, the author and team of contributors also covers how to use the individual products and how to integrate them so that you can use the Suite in an effective manner. The entire Suite is covered, including tools that aren't as well-documented. You'll find coverage of: * 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Creative Suite 2 Basics. I. PHOTOSHOP AND IMAGEREADY. 2. Working with Photoshop. 3. Using the Photoshop Toolbox. 4. Understanding Photoshop Menus and Palettes. 5. Working with Images and Color in Photoshop. 6. Working with Layers in Photoshop. 7. Using Selections, Paths, and Transforms in Photoshop. 8. Working with Type in Photoshop. 9. Creative Imaging in Photoshop. 10. Creating a Power Workflow in Photoshop. 11. Working with ImageReady. 12. Building Web Graphics in ImageReady. II. ILLUSTRATOR. 13. Understanding the Illustrator Environment. 14. Working with Illustrator Tools. 15. Understanding Illustrator Palettes and Menus. 16. Understanding and Drawing Paths in Illustrator. 17. Working with Color in Illustrator. 18. Working with Objects in Illustrator. 19. Working with Type in Illustrator. 20. Working with Placed Graphics and Filters in Illustrator. 21. Importing, Exporting, and Saving in Illustrator. 22. Speeding Up Illustrator and Data Functionality. III. INDESIGN. 23. Understanding the InDesign Work Area. 24. Understanding the InDesign Interface and Tools 25. Understanding Document and Page Setup in InDesign. 26. Working with Objects in InDesign. 27. Working with Type in InDesign. 28. Working with Graphics in InDesign. 29. Working with Color in InDesign. 30. Creating and Modifying Paths in InDesign. 31. Exporting, Saving, and Printing with InDesign. 32. Speeding Up InDesign and Data Functionality. IV. GOLIVE. 33. Understanding the GoLive Work Area. 34. Working With GoLive Tools and Palettes. 35. Creating Web Page Layouts with GoLive. 36. Working with Images and Multimedia in GoLive. 37. Using Cascading Style Sheets in GoLive. 38. Working with Source Code in GoLive. 39. Creating Web Forms in GoLive. 40. Creating a Website with GoLive. V. ACROBAT, DISTILLER, AND DESIGNER. 41. Understanding the Acrobat Working Environment. 42. Working in a PDF in Acrobat. VI. ADDITIONAL CONTENT ON WEBSITE. 43. Understanding Menus and Options in Acrobat. 44. Working with Advanced Acrobat PDF Files. 45. Using Distiller. 46. Using Adobe Designer (Windows CS2 Only). Index.

Author Biography

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.