Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium Digital Classroom -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Contents -- Starting up -- About Digital Classroom -- Prerequisites -- Adobe Photoshop CS6 versions -- System requirements -- Starting the Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium applications -- Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS6 preferences -- A note about color warnings -- Resetting the Dreamweaver workspace -- Resetting the Flash workspace -- Resetting Adobe Illustrator CS6 preferences -- Resetting the InDesign workspace and preferences -- Fonts used in this book -- Loading lesson files -- Working with the video tutorials -- Additional resources -- Bridge Lesson 1: Taking Advantage of Adobe Bridge -- Starting up -- What is Adobe Bridge? -- Navigating through Bridge -- Using folders in Adobe Bridge -- Making a Favorite -- Creating and locating metadata -- Using keywords -- Creating a Metadata Template -- Opening a file from Adobe Bridge -- Searching for files using Adobe Bridge -- Searching by name or keyword -- Using the Filter panel -- Saving a Collection -- Automation tools in Adobe Bridge -- Batch renaming your files -- Additional Photoshop Tools -- Automated tools for Photoshop: Web Photo Gallery -- Saving or uploading your Web Gallery -- Automated tools for Photoshop: PDF contact sheet -- Changing the view -- Self study -- Review -- Photoshop Lesson 1: Exploring Photoshop CS6 -- Starting up -- Taking a look at the final project -- Experimenting with new Vector capabilities -- Filling a vector shape with a pattern -- Adding a mask to a Vector layer -- Using the new brush tips -- Saving the new Brush -- Adding strokes to vector images -- Cloning your new snowflake -- Adding Text layers from another document -- Updating text styles -- Cropping an image -- Self study -- Review -- Photoshop Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Workspace.

Starting up -- Opening an existing document in Mini Bridge -- Discovering the Tools panel -- Selection, Cropping, and Measuring Tools -- Retouching and Painting Tools -- Drawing and Type Tools -- Navigation Tools -- Accessing tools and their options -- Using panels -- Putting the panel system to use -- Choosing other panels -- Expanding and collapsing your panels -- Customizing your panels -- Hidden tools -- Navigating the image area -- Using the Zoom tool -- Using the Hand tool -- Tabbed windows -- Maximizing productivity with screen modes -- Self study -- Review -- Photoshop Lesson 3: Photoshop Basics -- Starting up -- A look at the finished project -- Opening an existing document -- Understanding document settings -- Viewing an image's size and resolution -- Combining the images -- Using Copy and Paste -- Dragging and dropping to copy an image -- Transforming and editing combined images -- Changing the size of a placed image -- Removing a background -- Understanding the stacking order of layers -- Refining the edges of copied images -- Adding text -- Saving files -- Understanding file formats -- Choosing a file format -- Saving a JPEG file -- Saving for print -- Changing the color settings -- Adjusting image size -- Self study -- Review -- Photoshop Lesson 4: Making the Best Selections -- Starting up -- The importance of a good selection -- Using the Marquee tools -- Creating a square selection -- Creating a selection from a center point -- Changing a selection into a layer -- Working with the Magic Wand tool -- The Lasso tool -- Adding to and subtracting from selections -- Saving a selection -- Feathering the selection -- Using the Quick Selection tool -- Making difficult selections with the Refine Edge feature -- Using Quick Mask -- Saving selections -- Copying and pasting a selection -- Using the Pen tool for selections.

Using the Pen tool to select an area of an image -- More Pen tool selection techniques -- Converting a path to a selection -- Self study -- Review -- Photoshop Lesson 5: Painting and Retouching -- Starting up -- Setting up your color settings -- Color primer -- Understanding color gamut -- The RGB color model -- The CMYK color model -- Working in the RGB mode -- Editing color settings -- Selecting colors -- Starting to paint -- Using the Color panel -- Using the Brush tool -- Changing opacity -- Save time-learn the shortcuts -- Using the Brush Presets -- Using the Airbrush feature -- Creating a Border using the Bristle brushes -- Applying color to an image -- Changing blending modes -- The Eyedropper tool -- Retouching images -- Using the Clone Stamp tool -- Repairing fold lines -- The History panel -- The Spot Healing Brush -- The Healing Brush -- Using the Patch tool -- Using the Clone Source panel -- Cloning from another source -- Self study -- Review -- Photoshop Lesson 6: Creating a Good Image -- Starting up -- Choosing your color settings -- Opening the file -- Why you should work in RGB -- Reading a histogram -- Making the Curve adjustment -- Defining the highlight and shadow -- Locating the White and Black Point -- Inputting the white and black point values -- Adjusting the midtones -- Setting the neutral -- Sharpening your image -- Comparing your image with the original -- Taking care of red eye -- Using the Camera Raw plug-in -- Using Camera Raw controls -- Reopening a DNG file -- Self study -- Review -- Dreamweaver Lesson 1: Dreamweaver CS6 Jumpstart -- Starting up -- What is Dreamweaver? -- Design and layout tools -- Site management and File Transfer Protocol -- Coding environment and text editor -- Mobile design and development features -- Who uses Dreamweaver? -- Dreamweaver's workspace features -- Live View and Live Code.

CSS Inspection and the Enable/Disable Feature -- Related files -- Code Navigator -- Photoshop smart objects -- Support for Content Management Systems -- HTML5, CSS3, and PHP code hinting -- HTML and CSS Starter Pages -- Subversion -- Business Catalyst integration -- How websites work -- A simple flow chart -- Domain names and IP addresses -- Servers and web hosts -- The role of web browsers -- An introduction to HTML -- Tag structure and attributes -- The structure of an HTML document -- Placing images in HTML -- Colors in HTML -- Case sensitivity and whitespace rules -- Element hierarchy -- XHTML 1.0 Transitional -- What's the difference? -- Explorations in code -- A look at the Welcome Screen -- Creating, opening, and saving documents -- Creating new documents -- Self study -- Review -- Dreamweaver Lesson 2: Setting Up a New Site -- Starting up -- Creating a new site -- Advanced site-creation options -- Adding pages -- Saving a page to your site -- Defining page properties -- Work views -- A deeper look into the Files panel -- Viewing local files -- Selecting and editing files -- Self study -- Review -- Dreamweaver Lesson 3: Adding Text and Images -- Starting up -- Typography and images on the Web -- Adding text -- An introduction to styles -- Previewing pages in a web browser -- Understanding hyperlinks -- Creating hyperlinks -- Relative versus absolute hyperlinks -- Linking to an e-mail address -- Creating lists -- Using the Text Insert panel -- Inserting images -- Image resolution -- Image formats -- Creating a simple gallery page -- Linking images -- Using image placeholders -- Editing images -- Adjusting brightness and contrast -- Optimizing images -- Updating images -- Self study -- Review -- Dreamweaver Lesson 4: Styling Your Pages with CSS -- Starting up -- What are Cascading Style Sheets? -- CSS replaces inefficient HTML styling.

The benefits of CSS styling -- How do you create CSS rules in Dreamweaver? -- Understanding Style Sheets -- Understanding why they're called Cascading -- Creating and modifying styles -- Creating a class style with the Property Inspector -- Creating and modifying styles in the CSS Styles panel -- Advanced text formatting with CSS -- Fine-tuning page appearance with contextual and pseudo-class selectors -- Div tags and CSS IDs -- Internal versus external style sheets -- Attaching an external style sheet to your page -- Modifying attached style sheets -- Creating a new .css file (external style sheet) -- Self study -- Review -- Dreamweaver 5: Managing your Website: Reports, Optimization, and Maintenance -- Starting up -- Working with the Files panel -- Creating a remote connection -- Viewing files on a remote web server -- Transferring files to and from a remote server with Get and Put -- Using Check In/Check Out and Design Notes -- Check In and Check Out -- Checking files in and out -- Using Design Notes -- Sharing Design Notes -- Displaying Design Notes in the Files panel -- Testing site integrity -- Using Check Links -- Checking links sitewide -- Generating site reports -- Understanding report results -- Addressing a listed item -- The Browser Compatibility Check -- Optimizing pages for launch -- Search engine visibility and Search Engine Optimization -- Titling your documents with the tag -- Adding meta keywords and descriptions -- Launching your site -- Site Launch Checklist -- Uploading your site -- Getting help and using the reference guides -- The Reference panel -- Suggested next steps -- Website design resources -- Self study -- Review -- Flash Lesson 1: Flash CS6 Jumpstart -- Starting up -- What is Flash? -- About Flash Player -- Flash file types -- Creating a new document -- Setting up your new document -- Saving your Flash document.

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