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Table of Contents
Introduction1
Book I: Adobe Creative Suite Basics 7
Chapter 1: Introducing the Adobe Creative Suite 9
Chapter 2: Using Common Menus and Commands 19
Chapter 3: Using Common Palettes 31
Chapter 4: Using Common Plug-Ins 39
Chapter 5: Importing and Exporting 49
Chapter 6: Handling Graphics, Paths, Text, and Fonts 59
Chapter 7: Using Color 71
Chapter 8: Printing Documents 83
Book II: InDesign CS 91
Chapter 1: Introducing InDesign CS 93
Chapter 2: Drawing in InDesign 115
Chapter 3: Working with Text and Text Frames 141
Chapter 4: Understanding Page Layout 173
Chapter 5: Clipping Paths, Transforming Objects, and Alignment 195
Chapter 6: Understanding Color and Printing 209
Chapter 7: Exporting Your Work 221
Chapter 8: Integrating InDesign 231
Book III: Illustrator CS 243
Chapter 1: Discovering the Basics of Illustrator CS 245
Chapter 2: Using the Selection Tools 257
Chapter 3: Creating Basic Shapes 267
Chapter 4: Creating with the Pen Tool 273
Chapter 5: Using Type in Illustrator 285
Chapter 6: Organizing Your Illustrations 309
Chapter 7: Using Layers 319
Chapter 8: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 327
Chapter 9: The Transform and Distortions Tools 339
Chapter 10: Transparency and Special Effects Tools 351
Chapter 11: Using Filters and Effects 363
Chapter 12: Using Your Illustrator Image 375
Book IV: Photoshop CS 391
Chapter 1: Photoshop CS Basics 393
Chapter 2: Mode Matters 401
Chapter 3: Creating a Selection 413
Chapter 4: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool 425
Chapter 5: Resolution Basics 435
Chapter 6: Creating a Good Image 443
Chapter 7: Painting and Retouching Tools 457
Chapter 8: Using Layers 475
Chapter 9: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web 491
Book V: Acrobat 6.0 503
Chapter 1: Discovering Essential Acrobat Information 505
Chapter 2: Creating PDF Files 515
Chapter 3: Adding Interactivity to PDF Files 525
Chapter 4: Editing and Extracting Text and Graphics 535
Chapter 5: Using Commenting and Annotation Tools 545
Chapter 6: Securing Your PDF Files 555
Book VI: GoLive CS 561
Chapter 1: Introducing GoLive CS 563
Chapter 2: Creating a Web Site 575
Chapter 3: Working with Images 585
Chapter 4: Text and CSS 595
Chapter 5: Tables and Frames 609
Chapter 6: Links 623
Chapter 7: Layers 633
Chapter 8: Forms 647
Chapter 9: Multimedia 661
Chapter 10: Publishing Your Web Site 671
Index 683