Graphic Design to Beat the Clock

Introduction: Why you need this book and how to use it





Section 1: Quick Shortcuts: (1-30 seconds)








Adobe Acrobat shortcuts







Adobe InDesign shortcuts







Adobe Illustrator shortcuts







Adobe Photoshop shortcuts







Adobe Bridge shortcuts







Adobe Flash shortcuts







Adobe Dreamweaver shortcuts







Adobe Fireworks shortcuts







Desktop shortcuts







Record and use actions







Batch actions







Using common symbols from the glyphs panel







Photoshop droplets







Widgets








Section 2: Where to find things: (1-5 minutes)








Software guides









Adobe Acrobat







Adobe InDeisgn







Adobe Illustrator







Adobe Photoshop







Adobe Bridge







Adobe Flash







Adobe Dreamweaver







Adobe Fireworks









Desktop guides









Mac







PC









Scripts and plugins







Wordcounters and spell checks







Typography preview and testing tools for web designers








Section 3: Resources and customization (10-60 minutes)








Online resources









Color resources







Print resources







Font resources







Storage resources







Dictionaries and grammar resources









Customizing your workspace







Customizing your preferences







Currency and measurement conversions







Create custom swatch libraries







Organizing your common graphics







Optimize and format CSS







CSS Sprites







Gradient image makers







Resizing and renaming images







Image processing







Data-Merge








Section 4: Working practice: (2-24 hours)








Setting up files







Creating character styles







Creating paragraph styles







Creating your own templates







Grid builders for web design







Organizing layers







Print presets and prepress tips







Filing








Index


Glossary