From the Back Cover

Here's your one-stop guide to all the parts of Adobe CS4 Design Premium

Design professionals (like you!) rely on Adobe's Creative Suite Design Premium and this all-in-one guide. Here's everything you need on the hot new versions of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks. Whether you're creating newsletters, Web sites, cool original art, or animations, this book has it covered!

Get it together — see how the programs dovetail to create pages with text and drawings, or Web sites with photos, Flash animations, and rollovers

Know your toolbox — get familiar with the menus, panels, and tools that are similar throughout the suite

Find your vector — get creative with Illustrator's cool new vector tracing feature

See what's new — check out enhanced Photoshop 3D tools, annotation capabilities in Acrobat 9.0, improved CSS capabilities in Dreamweaver, and more

Animate in a Flash — create interactive animations for the Web or video with Flash CS4

Interact — use the easier rollover and action features in Dreamweaver CS4 to add interactivity without coding

Fire up your site — explore what Fireworks CS4, the newest addition to the suite, can add to Web sites

Open the book and find:

Which extensions and filters are common to all programs

Hard-to-find keyboard shortcuts in Illustrator

How to enhance and manipulate photos with Photoshop

Secrets for smoothing out your workflow

How to use the Adobe Bridge

The difference between RGB and CMYK

How to secure PDF files

Steps for using each program

About the Author

Jennifer Smith is a Certified Technical Instructor and former art director. She also founded Aquent Graphics Institute. Christopher Smith is President of Aquent Graphics Institute and an Adobe Certified Expert. Fred Gerantabee is an Emmy Award-winning interactive designer, author, and educator.