Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) [Paperback]

Damon Dean (Author), Andy Cowitt (Author), Jennifer Smith (Author), Christopher Smith (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470120991 | ISBN-13: 978-0470120996 | Publication Date: August 20, 2007 | Edition: 1

The future looks bright for Web developers! With Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium, you now have fantastic tools that enable you to create a wide array of content and graphics to deploy on a Web site that is dynamic and easy to maintain.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a hands-on, easy-to-understand guide to the main features in all the CS3 Web development products. The no-nonsense approach is designed to help you build Web sites by covering the basics of each program—Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Flash, Contribute, and Acrobat—as well as the new features in a clear and concise minibook. You get all the expert guidance you need to:

• Choose the right tools for the job
• Create basic HTML Web pages
• Punch up your pages with forms and frames in Dreamweaver
• Save Photoshop images for print and the Web
• Work with text, shapes, and images in Fireworks
• Understand page layout
• Use layers, filters, and effects in Illustrator
• Work with animation, sound, and video in Flash
• Add interactivity to PDF files in Acrobat
• Integrate Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Contribute with other Adobe products
• Tackle advanced concepts
• And much, much more!

This friendly guide doesn’t just cover all the new tools in the Suite; it also offers you a primer on Web design as well as insight into how the Suite influences design. Complete with helpful hints on securing your work, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is your one-stop guide to making the most of the Suite and developing for the Web quickly and easily!

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From the Back Cover

7 books in 1
your key to success with Web Premium

Your one-stop guide to creating a dynamic Web site with today's hottest design tools

Want to build a Web site that wows? Seven handy minibooks give you expert guidance in all the cutting-edge Web development products that are packed in Adobe's Creative Suite. You'll format text, import images, lay out pages, liven up illustrations with color, retouch photos, publish movies, add interactivity to PDF files, and much more!

• Create basic HTML Web pages

• Work with graphics, text, and fonts

• Use layers, filters, and effects

• Punch up pages with forms and frames

• Add animation, video, and sound

About the Author

Damon Dean is an experienced Web producer and developer.

Andy Cowitt is a professional Web developer.

Jennifer Smith is a designer and the founder of American Graphics Institute Training.

Christopher Smith is an Adobe Certified Expert.

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (August 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470120991
• ISBN-13: 978-0470120996
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #977,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly 7 books in 1..., December 4, 2008

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This review is from: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

Although it tends to follow that books that will cram loads of information between their covers also then tend to truncate important information in that process of trying to be "all things to all people," the this book provides useful and informative text for each of its proffered parts to the Adobe web collection for the CS3. It's laid out so that anyone can at first navigate to whatever portion of the suite they wish to learn about and ultimately use, but such a layout for the book makes it rather like a phonebook, or encyclopaedia, in that there's no need to physically bookmark one's recent or past findings, because it's right there where you left it, if you need to reference it again. I would therefore classify this book as a great addition to any reference library for one's Adobe products, and recommend it to anyone wanting to become both familiar and versed in all things Adobe CS3.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection choice., January 9, 2008

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Libraries seeking computer reference books promising lasting value would do well to look at this one-stop guide to creating a dynamic web site using Adobe's Creative Suite program. Damon Dean is an experienced web producer and developer who works with other equally talented to pack in over 800 pages of details, from formatting text and importing images to laying out pages and using PDF files. It's packed with plenty of detail, yet very accessible to relative newcomers, making it an excellent collection choice.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough information for an artist, October 13, 2011

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I bought the book thinking that it had enough information for me. I'm an artist not a photographer, so it doesn't have enough information for just a single program. A book should be used for each program rather than piling everything into one book.