Course Objectives
Are you the type to invest in new software, and then keep doing things the old way? Take this 2 day class to test-drive the new CS4 features, and see which ones will increase your workflow productivity. (And learn which features were pulled, with little fanfare, by Adobe.) Working knowledge of the CS3 applications is a pre-requisite for this class.
InDesign CS4 new features covered include:
- Live Preflight
- Customizable Links panel
- Conditional text
- Cross-references
- Interactive document design with SWF file export
- Page transitions in SWF and PDF files
- Export to Adobe Flash CS4 Professional (XFL)
- Smart Guides
- Spread rotation
- Smart Text Reflow
Illustrator CS4 new features covered include:
- Multiple artboards
- Transparency in gradients
- Blob Brush tool
- Gradients exposed
- Integration and delivery
- Enhanced user experience
- In-panel appearance editing
- Refined graphic styles
- Clipping masks demystified
- Separations Preview
Photoshop & Bridge CS4 new features covered include:
- Adjustments panel
- Masks panel
- Enhanced auto-alignment of layers
- Enhanced auto-blending of images
- Extended depth of field
- Fluid canvas rotation
- Smoother panning and zooming
- Content-Aware Scaling
- Efficient file management with Adobe Bridge CS4
