Adobe Creative Cloud All-in-One For Dummies

Jennifer Smith, Christopher Smith

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781119724155
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Desktop Applications
• Index: Computer Science

Fly higher in your Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud makes the most popular tools used by designers, photographers, and other creative professionals accessible in a single place. Adobe Creative Cloud All-in-One For Dummies is the ultimate one-stop reference guide for how to use them all. Whatever gets your creative juices flowing, you'll find the in-depth guidance required to deliver the results you want, from polishing-up photos and images to creating illustrations and designs. And once your assets are just how you want them, you can pick up best practices for managing and publishing via the amazing Adobe Bridge.

Written by pro designers for those getting started with this powerful set of tools, this book gives you an overview of Creative Cloud and step-by-step coverage of the major applications—InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, and Adobe XD, and Adobe Bridge—in seven mini-books that take you from the basics to more advanced topics. You'll also discover how to get your work noticed by building personal galleries and displaying your creative wares.

• Find the essentials on the top tools in Adobe Creative Cloud
• Build and enhance your design skills
• Protect your documents with Acrobat Pro
• Get the most out of each program with insider tips

Whatever your skill level and project needs, you'll find the essentials you need to demystify these complex programs and the knowledge to make your work shine even more brightly through the Cloud!

Book 1

Getting Started with the Creative Cloud Suite

Contents at a Glance

1. Chapter 1: The Creative Cloud
   1. Applications Covered in This Book
2. Chapter 2: Creative Cloud Application Management
   1. Downloading Your First App
3. Chapter 3: Creative Cloud Extras for You
   1. Launching the Creative Cloud App
   2. Apps
   3. Categories
   4. Managing Your Fonts
   5. Resource Links
   6. Your Work
   7. Discovering Design Opportunities with New Fonts
   8. Finding Images with Adobe Stock
   9. Promoting Yourself with Behance
   10. Creating a Cover
   11. Bonus! Adobe Portfolio
   12. It’s Not Just Apps!
4. Chapter 4: Using Common Menus and Commands
   1. Discovering Common Menus
   2. Using Dialog Boxes
   3. Encountering Alerts
   4. Discovering Common Menu Options
   5. About Contextual Menus
   6. Using Common Keyboard Shortcuts
   7. Changing Your Preferences
5. Chapter 5: Exploring Common Panels
   1. Understanding the Common Workspace
   2. Using Panels in the Workspace

Chapter 1

The Creative Cloud

IN THIS CHAPTER

What is included in the Creative Cloud?

What applications are included in the Creative Cloud?

What applications are covered in this book?

The Adobe Creative Cloud is a subscription-based service that includes a wide array of applications used in the communication, design, development, and marketing industries.

Over the last several versions, the Creative Cloud has increased in capabilities and application tools. Using the Creative Cloud you can build print, web, video, 3D, and application designs, in addition to building interactive designs that can be used for many purposes. In this book, the focus is mainly on design tools that are used for the creation of printed material, as well as on the designs for websites, mobile apps, and other interactive presentations.

To help you understand the breadth of capabilities, Table 1-1 lists the applications included in your Creative Cloud subscription at the time that this book was written. The bolded applications are covered in detail in this book.

TABLE 1-1 Creative Cloud Applications

Application	Description
Creative Cloud	Quick desktop access to Creative Cloud apps and services
Photoshop	Image editing, cropping, masking and more
Illustrator	Vector graphics for logos, data visualization and more
InDesign	Page design and layout for print and digital publishing
Acrobat Pro	Create, edit, and sign PDF documents and forms
Bridge	Centralize your creative assets; make it easy to find what you want
XD	Design and prototype user experiences for web and mobile
Lightroom	Digital photo processing and editing
Adobe Premiere Pro	Video production and editing
Premiere Rush	Create and share online videos anywhere
Fresco	Drawing and painting app built for the latest styllus and touch devices
After Effects	Cinematic visual effects and motion graphics
Dreamweaver	Design and develop modern, responsive websites
Animate	Flash Professional is now Adobe Animate CC. Interactive animations for multiple platforms.
Adobe Audition	Audio recording, mixing, and restoration
Character Animator	Animate your 2D characters in real time
Media Encoder	Quickly output video files for virtually any screen
InCopy	Collaborate with copywriters and editors
Prelude	Metadata ingest, logging, and rough cuts
Fuse CC	Make custom 3D characters for your Photoshop projects
Substance	3D painting and texturing
Spark	Easily create and share impactful visual stories — in minutes

Applications Covered in This Book

If you are a designer of print, web, or mobile content, you will need to know the core applications included in the Creative Cloud. This book is focused on the main design tools, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat DC, Adobe Bridge, and XD. You can read on for a brief introduction to each of these applications.

Crossing the Adobe Bridge

Adobe Bridge is truly an incredible application, especially within the Creative Cloud release, because the processing speed is greatly improved and new features are available.

Even though Adobe Bridge is part of the Creative Cloud, it does not install automatically with your other applications. The first time that you choose File ⇒ Browse in Bridge from your other Creative Cloud applications, you will be directed to the Creative Cloud app, where you can choose to download it on to your system. You can find out more about Adobe Bridge in Book 2.

Getting started with Photoshop CC

Photoshop is the industry standard software for web designers, video professionals, and photographers who need to manipulate bitmap images. Using Photoshop, you can manage and edit images by correcting color, editing photos by hand, and even combining several photos to create interesting and unique effects. Alternatively, you can use Photoshop as a painting program, where you can artistically create images and graphics.

Photoshop enables you to create complex text layouts by placing text along a path or within shapes. You can edit the text after it has been placed along a path; you can even edit the text in other programs, such as Illustrator Cc, and join text and images into unique designs or page layouts.

Sharing images from Photoshop is easy to do. You can share multiple images in a PDF file, or upload images to an online photo service. You can even set up Photoshop to automatically export multiple assets for interactive apps or websites in one click.

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