Adobe Creative Cloud All-in-One For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119724148 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 768 str.

Jennifer Smith

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Introduction 1Why is It Important? 2About This Book 2Foolish Assumptions 4Icons Used in This Book 4Beyond the Book 4Where to Go from Here 5Book 1: Getting Started With the Creative Cloud Suite 7Chapter 1: The Creative Cloud 9Applications Covered in This Book 10Crossing the Adobe Bridge 11Getting started with Photoshop CC 11Introducing InDesign CC 11Using Illustrator CC 12Working with Acrobat DC 13Prototyping your apps with Adobe XD 14Integrating software 15Acquiring assets for this book 15Chapter 2: Creative Cloud Application Management 17Downloading Your First App 17Checking for updates 19Getting started 20Chapter 3: Creative Cloud Extras for You 21Launching the Creative Cloud App 22Apps 22Categories 23Managing Your Fonts 24Resource Links 24Your Work 25Libraries 25Show Cloud Documents 29Discovering Design Opportunities with New Fonts 32Finding Images with Adobe Stock 33Promoting Yourself with Behance 34Creating a Cover 36Bonus! Adobe Portfolio 37It's Not Just Apps! 38Chapter 4: Using Common Menus and Commands 39Discovering Common Menus 39Using Dialog Boxes 41Encountering Alerts 43Discovering Common Menu Options 44About Contextual Menus 45Using Common Keyboard Shortcuts 46Changing Your Preferences 48Chapter 5: Exploring Common Panels 51Understanding the Common Workspace 51Using Panels in the Workspace 53Moving panels 54Looking at common panels 55Book 2: Adobe Bridge 57Chapter 1: Organizing and Managing Your Files with Adobe Bridge 59Getting to Know the Adobe Bridge Workspace 60Practice makes perfect 62Finding and using your folders within Adobe Bridge 62The default workspace 64Looking for a better view 65Creating a new folder 66Moving a file to another folder 67Making a favorite 68Investigating the Application bar 69Developing a Bridge habit 69Chapter 2: Taking Advantage of Metadata in Adobe Bridge 71Locating Your Files 71Using Keywords 74Creating a Metadata Template 75Searching for Files Using Adobe Bridge 77Searching by name or keyword 77Using the Filter panel 78Saving a Collection 79Chapter 3: Using Automation Tools in Adobe Bridge 81Getting Files from Your Camera 81Automation Tools in Adobe Bridge 83Batch renaming your files 83Exporting your files from Bridge 85Loading files as layers 85Building a contact sheet 86Book 3: Photoshop CC 89Chapter 1: Getting into Photoshop CC Basics 91The Start Screen 91The New Document Window 92Sample Images Can Help You Investigate More Features 93Opening an Image 94Getting to Know the Tools 94Navigating the Work Area 97Changing your workspace 97Resetting your workspace 99Docking and saving panels 99Saving your workspace 100Taking advantage of workspace features 100Zooming in to get a better look 100Choosing Your Screen Mode 102Getting Started with Basic Tasks in Photoshop CC 102Cropping an image 102Using grids as you crop 105Using the Frame tool to create cropped images 106Saving images 109Chapter 2: Messing with Mode Matters 111Working with Bitmap Images 111Choosing the Correct Photoshop Mode 113Bitmap 113Grayscale 113Duotone 114Index color 117RGB 117CMYK 118LAB color 118Multichannel 119Bit depth 119Chapter 3: Making Selective Changes 121Getting to Know the Selection Tools 121The Marquee tool 122The Lasso tool 125The Object Selection tool 126The Quick Selection tool 127The Magic Wand tool 128Painting a selection with the Quick Mask tool 129Manipulating Selections with Refine Selection 132Transforming selections 132Transforming selections 132Feathering 135Tweaking the edges of a selection in the Select and Mask workspace 138Selecting the Subject 143Saving Selections 144Chapter 4: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool 145Selecting the Right Pen Tool for the Task 146Using a Path as a Selection 146Creating Curved Paths 148Clipping Paths 150Using Shape Layers 152Creating and using a custom shape 153Changing the color of the shape 155Changing the color fill of a custom shape 156Changing the stroke on a live vector shape 157Creating a stroke on a custom shape 158Removing a shape layer 159Chapter 5: Creating Images in the Right Resolution for Print and the Web 161Creating Images for Print 161The resolution formula 163Changing the resolution 163Determining the Resolution for Web Images 166Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter to an Image 167Chapter 6: Creating a Good Image 169Reading a Histogram 169Breaking into key types 172Starting the process to improve your image 174Creating a Good Tone Curve 174Finding the highlight and the shadow 176Setting the highlight and shadow values 180Adjusting the midtone 181Finding a neutral 182Editing an Adjustment Layer 184Testing a Printer 185Chapter 7: Working with Painting and Retouching Tools 187Using the Swatches Panel 187Choosing Foreground and Background Colors 188The Painting and Retouching Tools 189Changing the brush 190The Spot Healing Brush tool and the Content-Aware feature 191The Healing Brush tool 193The Patch tool 194The Red Eye tool 195The Brush tool 195The Clone Stamp tool 198The History Brush tool 200The Eraser tool 201The Gradient tool 201Blending Modes 204Painting with color 206Filling selections 207Saving Presets 208Chapter 8: Using Layers 209Creating and Working with Layers 209Duplicating a Layer 212Selecting a Layer 212Controlling the visibility of a layer 213Rearranging the stacking order 213Creating a Text Layer 213Warping text 214Fine-tuning text 214Check that spelling! 215Using Layer Masks 215Creating a layer mask from a selection 216Creating a vector mask from a pen path 218Organizing Your Layers 220Activating multiple layers simultaneously 220Layer groups 220Duplicating a layer group 221Filter Capabilities in the Layers Panel 222Merging and Flattening Images 222Merging 223Flattening 223Chapter 9: Going Beyond the Basics with Layers 225Using Layer Styles 225Applying a style 225Creating and saving a style 227Thinking about opacity versus fill 228Smart, Really Smart! Smart Objects 229Finding Tools and Features That Are Hidden 230Using the Frame Tool 231Working with Artboards in Photoshop 232Adding additional artboards 234Adding content to the second artboard 234Experimenting with 3D Files 237Preserving Corrective Perspective with the Vanishing Point Feature 238Chapter 10: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web 243Backing Up with a Save 244Choosing a File Format for Saving 244Wonderful and easy Photoshop PSD 245Photoshop EPS 245Photoshop PDF 245TIFF 246DCS 246Saving Images for the Web 246PNG 247JPEG 248GIF 250Matte 254Saving Settings 254Book 4: InDesign CC 257Chapter 1: Introducing InDesign CC 259Getting Started with InDesign CC 259Creating a new publication 260Opening an existing publication 263Touring the Workspace 263Tools 265Menus 266Panels 267Contextual menus 270Setting Up the Workspace 271Showing and hiding grids and guides 271Snapping to a grid or a guide 272Using Smart Guides 273Customizing menus 274Customizing the interface appearance 275Saving a custom workspace 275Working with Documents 276Importing new content 277Viewing content 278Saving your publication 278Chapter 2: Working with Text and Text Frames 281Understanding Text, Font, and Frames 282Creating and Using Text Frames 282Creating text frames with the Type tool 283Creating text frames with the Frame tool 284Creating text frames from a shape 284Adding Text to Your Publication 284Importing text 285Controlling text flow 285Adding placeholder text 286Copying and pasting text 287Looking at Text Frame Options 287Changing text frame options 288Using and modifying columns 289Modifying and Connecting Text Frames on a Page 290Resizing and moving the text frame 291Threading text frames 292Adding a page jump number 295Understanding Paragraph Settings 297Indenting your text 297Text alignment and justification 298Saving a paragraph style 299Editing Stories 300Using the story editor 300Checking for correct spelling 302Using custom spelling dictionaries 302Using Tables 303Creating tables 303Editing table settings 305Creating table styles 306Looking at Text on a Path 307Chapter 3: Understanding Page Layout 309Importing Images 309Importing PDFs 311Importing other InDesign documents 311Linking and Embedding Images 312Setting Image Quality and Display 314Selecting Images 315Manipulating Text and Graphics in a Layout 316Page orientation and size 316Margins, columns, and gutters 317Using guides and snapping 317Locking objects and guides 319Merging Text and Graphics 320Wrapping objects with text 320Modifying a text wrap 322Working with Pages and the Pages Panel 323Selecting and moving pages 324Adding and deleting pages 325Numbering your pages 325Using Master Spreads in Page Layout 326Creating a master spread 327Applying, removing, and deleting master pages 327Changing individual page sizes 328Chapter 4: Drawing in InDesign 329Getting Started with Drawing 329Paths and shapes 330Points and segments 332Getting to Know the Tools of the Trade 332The Pencil tool 333The Pen tool 333Basic shapes and frame shapes 333Drawing Shapes 334Creating a shape with exact dimensions 334Using the Polygon tool 335Editing Basic Shapes 336Changing the size with the Transform panel 336Changing the size with the Free Transform tool 337Creating your own custom shapes 337Changing the stroke of a shape 339Changing the shear value 340Rotating a shape 340Drawing Freeform Paths 340Using the Pencil tool 340Using the Pen tool 341Editing Freeform Paths 342Modifying Frame Corners 343Using Fills 344Creating basic fills 344Making transparent fills 345Filling with gradients 346Removing fills 348Adding Layers 349Creating QR Codes 350Chapter 5: Understanding Color 351Selecting Color with Color Controls 351Understanding Color Models 352Using Color Swatches and Libraries 353The Swatches panel 353Swatch libraries 354Chapter 6: Clipping Paths, Alignment, and Object Transformation 357Working with Transformations 358Looking at the Transform panel 358Using the Free Transform tool 360Rotating objects 361Scaling objects 363Shearing objects 363Reflecting objects 364Understanding Clipping Paths 365Arranging Objects on the Page 366Aligning objects 366Distributing objects 367Chapter 7: Exporting to PDF and Printing 369Preflight: Preparing Your Documents for Printing 369Packaging Your Documents 371Understanding File Formats 372Exporting Publications 374Exporting PDF documents for printing 374Exporting EPS files 376Exporting JPEG and PNG files 377Exporting text files 378Printing Your Work 379Understanding bleed 379Doing it yourself: Printing and proofing at home or the office 380Chapter 8: Creating Digital Documents Using EPUB and Publish Online 383Choosing the Right Digital Format 384Planning Layouts for Digital Distribution 384Adapting Print Documents to Share Digitally 385Creating liquid layout rules for alternative layouts 386Creating alternate layouts 387Adding interactivity to digital documents 389Exporting Digital Books as EPUB 390Preparing EPUB (Reflowable) Books 390Exporting EPUB (Reflowable) Books 391Exporting EPUB (Fixed-Layout) 393Publish Online 394Share for Review 396Book 5: Illustrator CC 399Chapter 1: Discovering Illustrator CC 401Deciding When to Use Illustrator CC 401Creating a New Document 403Try a Template 407Opening an Existing Document 407Taking a Look at the Document Window 407Navigating the Work Area with Zoom Controls 410Taking Advantage of Artboards 411Creating multiple artboards 412Using the Artboard Panel 413Printing a document with multiple artboards 414Checking Out the Panels 415Getting to Know Your Workspace 416Becoming Familiar with the Tools 417Changing Views 420Chapter 2: Using the Selection Tools 423Getting to Know the Selection Tools 423Giving selections a try 424Anchor points 425Bounding boxes 426Introducing all the selection tools 427Working with Selections 428More practice with selections 428Selecting an anchor point 429Using a marquee to select an object 430Selecting multiple objects 431Saving a selection 431Grouping and Ungrouping 432Creating a group 432Using Isolation mode 433Manipulating Selected Objects 433Chapter 3: Creating Basic Shapes and Beyond 437The Basic Shape Tools 437Creating rectangles and ellipses 438Working with the Live corners feature 439The Rounded Rectangle tool 440Using the Polygon tool 441Using the Star tool 441Resizing Shapes 442Tips for Creating Shapes 444Making some pies 444Creating advanced shapes 445Using the Pathfinders 446Using the Shape Builder tool 447Chapter 4: Using the Pen Tool and Integrating Images 449Pen Tool Fundamentals 450Creating a straight line 451Creating a constrained straight line 453Creating a curve 453Reconnecting to an existing path 454Controlling curves 455Creating a corner point 456Additional Pen Tools 457Adding tools to help make paths 458Using the Eraser tool 458Tracing Artwork 460Creating a template layer 460Using Image Trace 461Changing the view 463Other Details You Should Know about Placing Images 463Chapter 5: Using Type in Illustrator 465Working with Type 465Creating text areas 466Creating a line of text 466Flowing text into an area 467Dealing with text overflow 467Creating columns of text with the Area Type tool 467Threading text into shapes 470Wrapping text 471Outlining text 472Putting text on a path, in a closed shape, or on the path of a shape 474Assigning Font Styles 476Using the Character Panel 478Using the Paragraph Panel 480Alignment 481Indentation 481Text Utilities: Your Key to Efficiency 482Find and Replace 482Spell checker 482The Hyphenation feature 483The Find Font feature 484The Change Case feature 485Text styles 485Chapter 6: Organizing Your Illustrations 491Setting Ruler Increments 491Using Guides 492Creating a ruler guide 492Creating a custom guide 493Using the Properties Panel for Placement 493Changing the Ruler Origin 494What You Need to Know about Object Arrangement 494Hiding Objects 496Locking Objects 497Creating a Clipping Mask 498Creating a Mask of Illustrator Objects Using the Blend Tool 500Creating a Clipping Path Using the Draw Inside Button 502Chapter 7: Using Layers 505Creating New Layers 506Using Layers for Selections 510Changing the Layer Stacking Order 511Moving and Cloning Objects 512Hiding Layers 512Locking Layers 513Chapter 8: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 515Choosing a Document Profile 516Using the Swatches Panel 517Applying Color to the Fill and Stroke 519Changing the Width and Type of a Stroke 519Adding Arrowheads 522Using the Color Panel 523Saving Colors 524Building and using custom libraries 524Using the Color Guide and color groups 525Editing or Applying Colors 526Adding Pantone colors 527Editing Colors 529Building and Editing Patterns 530Advanced Pattern Editing 532Working with Gradients 534Using the Gradient tool 537Apply a gradient to a stroke 538Using transparency in gradient meshes 538Copying Color Attributes 540Painting Made Easy: The Live Paint Feature 541Chapter 9: Using the Transform and Distortion Tools 543Working with Transformations 543Transforming an object 544Using the Transform tools 547Creating Distortions 550The Liquify tools 550Using the Envelope Distort command 552Chapter 10: Working with Transparency and Special Effects Tools 557The Mesh Tool 557The Blend Tool 561Creating a blend 561Setting Blend options 562The Symbol Sprayer Tool 563Exploring the symbol tools 563Creating and spraying symbols on the artboard 565Transparency 566Blend modes 567Opacity masks 568Chapter 11: Using Filters and Effects 571Working with Effects 571Understanding the Appearance panel 572Applying an effect 572Adding a Drop Shadow effect 573Saving your combination of effects as a graphic style 575Saving Graphic Styles 576Creating 3D Artwork 577Adding Multiple Fills and Strokes 580Using the Perspective Grid 583Chapter 12: Using Your Illustrator Images 587Saving and Exporting Illustrator Files 587The native Adobe Illustrator file format 588Saving Illustrator files back to previous versions 590The PDF file format 590The EPS file format 592The SVG file format 593Saving Your Artwork for the Web 594Saving Multiple Assets out of Illustrator 597Flattening Transparency 599Flattening a file 599Using the Flattener Preview panel 601Printing from Illustrator 602Book 6: Adobe XD 605Chapter 1: Introducing the XD Workspace 607Understanding the Modern User Interface 607Creating a new artboard 608Using the tools 610Relating Objects to the Property Inspector 610Centering an object on the screen 610Using transform features 611Fixing position when scrolling 612Laying it all out 612Changing the appearance of your object 614A Little Bit about Artboards 616Saving your file 617Cloning your text objects to the first artboard 618Duplicating your artboard 619Creating a third artboard by cloning 620Editing your text to fit the screens 621Experimenting with artboard properties 621Adding an image 621Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating the Workspace 623Design View versus Prototype Mode 624Creating your links 624Testing your prototype 625Chapter 2: Working with Artboards 627Starting Your Document and Adding an Artboard 627Creating New Artboards 628Resizing an Artboard 629Adding a New Artboard 629Using the Layers Panel 630Adding Objects to Your Artboards 631Arranging Artboards in Your Pasteboard Area 632Aligning and Distributing Your Artboards 632Adding Scrolling Capability to an Artboard 633Adding Guides to Your Artboard 635Chapter 3: Creating Your User Interface (UI) with Shapes, Paths, and Custom Shapes 637Working with the Basic Shapes 637What's included in XD 638Determining the size 638Using a Shape to Create a Button 639Creating a border 640Sampling a color using the eyedropper 641Adding text to your button 641Creating a gradient 642Changing the Direction and Angle of Your Gradient 644Using the Pen Tool 645Editing shapes 646Creating Custom Shapes 647Adding lines 648Importing from Illustrator 648Chapter 4: Building Your UI 649Layers and the Objects They Contain 649Artboards and layers 650What can you do with your artboards inside the Layers panel? 651Transforming Objects 658Aligning and Distributing 658Be smart about your guides 658Using the Align and Distribute feature 659Chapter 5: Working with Text in Your XD Project 661Using the Text Tool 661Adjusting Text Properties 662About readability and font selections 663Selecting your font family 664Saving Your Properties as an Asset 666Using the Spellchecker 668Importing Text 668Using the Repeat Grid Feature 668Importing updated images into your repeated grid 670Updating your text in your repeated grid 671Chapter 6: Working with Imagery in XD 673Importing Artwork into Your Prototype 673Working with Images in XD 674Masking your images 675Masking multiple objects 676Importing Vector Images into XD 677Exporting Selected Artwork from XD 678Exporting multiple items 679Exporting your artboards 680Chapter 7: Creating Design Libraries 681Saving Reusable Objects as Components 681Making edits to your component 683Unlinking a component 684Saving colors in your libraries 684Saving Character Styles 685Discovering Libraries 686Using shared libraries 687Updating a published library 687Editing a component 688Taking Advantage of UI Kits 688Chapter 8: Adding Interactivity to Your XD Project 691Entering Prototype Mode 691Discovering the many ways to link your artboards 693Creating animations 696Creating a Drag Trigger 698Creating an Overlay 699Adding States and Rollovers 701Chapter 9: Sharing Your XD Project 705Viewing Your App/Website on Your Desktop 705Creating a Movie for Your User Story 707Using the Device Preview Feature 707Sharing Your XD File with Others 709Sharing a specific user flow 709Selecting a View setting 710Adding collaborators to your XD document 713Index 715

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Jennifer Smith is the director of user experience design practice at the American Graphics Institute. She is also a designer, consultant, educator, mentor, and author of over a dozen books on digital imaging and web publishing.Christopher Smith is president of the American Graphics Institute. He is author of more than ten books on digital publishing, including many of the Adobe official training guides.