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Jennifer Smith,Christopher Smith
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About the Authors
Damon Dean leads the client services group for Revcube, a cross-channel
marketing optomization company based in San Francisco. His team is respon-
sible for producing all client integrations on the Revcube platform, as well
as the Revcube product integration with search, display, e-mail, and other
channels. Damon came to Revcube after 12 years of managing, designing, and
delivering consumer and enterprise Internet applications and software on
the both the client and agency side. Previous to his time at Revcube, Damon
spent five years as the Director of Product Development for the California
HealthCare Foundation, a $1 billion philanthropy. His team was responsible
for the design and development all of CHCF’s online properties, which
included some 10 Web properties, as well as a whole suite of CRM, content
management, and grant-making applications. CHCF is considered a leader
among philanthropies in its use of innovative technology to promote social
change in the health care market. Before joining CHCF, Damon was employee
number six at 415, a San Francisco Web design and development agency. As
the Solutions Director, Damon led 415’s professional services efforts for
Fortune 1000 firms on strategic marketing, product design, and development
and business process engineering. Damon’s successful track record includes
work with Credit Suisse, Schwab, Robert Mondavi, BART, Hasbro, Levi’s, and
others. Damon also led the development of 415’s technology assets. Before
his time at 415, Damon spent the previous three years leading software devel-
opment teams at AnyRiver Entertainment (an Electronic Arts Spinoff). He
began his career in marketing for PC World magazine. Damon is also the
author five books, all published by John Wiley & Sons.
Andy Cowitt is a Web Producer at the California HealthCare Foundation,

lives with his wife and children.
Dedication
Damon Dean: Chris, between the dog and cat, it’s amazing that we’re still a
family. Nah, maybe not so much! Much love, Damon.
Andy Cowitt: For Michael, as always.
Jennifer and Christopher Smith: To our parents, Ed and Nancy Smith, along
with Mary Kelly. In loving memory of Jennifer’s father, Joseph Kelly, the best
teacher of all. Also to our perfect children, Kelly, Alex, Grant, Elizabeth, and
Edward.
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Authors’ Acknowledgments
Damon Dean: Every book requires the hard work of a large number of folks,
the vast majority of which we never see. Revisions are even more challenging
because as an author, you’re constantly trying to remember what it was you
wrote back in the first version of a product and whether it’s still relevant.
There is, however, a team of folks that are there to keep you on the ball, and
for that I’m always grateful. Steve Hayes, our acquisition editor, continues to
ask me and Andy to do these books, so a big thank you there! On this revi-
sion, Susan Christophersen was a tremendous shepherd of the book and my
general lazy tendencies. Without her cheerful e-mails, we’d be late, or later, if
you prefer! And a fine thank you to Ron Rockwell for all his vigilance in keep-
ing us accurate. And to all the other production folks, thank you for making
us all look good.
Andy Cowitt: Thanks to the Cowitts, Wertzes, and Saraccos, with special
nods to Michael and to Damon. Also, props to Mike and all my other col-
leagues past and present at the California HealthCare Foundation.
Jennifer and Christopher Smith: Thanks to all our friends and colleagues at
Adobe Systems for their support, encouragement, and faith in all our work,
especially surrounding the Creative Suite 3 launch: Jane, Joe, Ron, Dave,
Donna, Ali, Noha, Lynn, Adam, Jeffrey, Lori, Richard, and the many product

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Contents at a Glance
Introduction 1
Book I: Dreamweaver CS3 7

Chapter 4: Creating Basic Shapes 471
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Chapter 5: Using the Pen Tool and Placing Images 479
Chapter 6: Using Type in Illustrator 493
Chapter 7: Organizing Your Illustrations 517
Chapter 8: Using Layers 527
Chapter 9: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 533
Chapter 10: Using the Transform and Distortions Tools 553
Chapter 11: Working with Transparency and Special Effects Tools 563
Chapter 12: Using Filters and Effects 575
Chapter 13: Using Your Illustrator Images 587
Book V: Flash CS3 603
Chapter 1: Introduction to Adobe Flash CS3 605
Chapter 2: Using the Graphics Tools 623
Chapter 3: Working with Symbols 647
Chapter 4: Making Your Life Easier with Layers 657
Chapter 5: Creating Animation 669
Chapter 6: Adding Sound and Video 683
Chapter 7: Publishing Movies 691
Chapter 8: Using Flash’s Components 705
Book VI: Contribute CS3 713
Chapter 1: Introduction to Contribute CS3 715
Chapter 2: Basics for Contributors 731
Chapter 3: Contribute CS3 Administration 757
Book VII: Acrobat 8 793
Chapter 1: Discovering Essential Acrobat Information 795
Chapter 2: Creating PDF Files 803
Chapter 3: Adding Interactivity to PDF Files 813
Chapter 4: Editing and Extracting Text and Graphics 821
Chapter 5: Using Commenting and Annotation Tools 829

Using Panels and Inspectors 17
Understanding the role of panels 18
Working with the Properties panel 18
Getting Help 19
Chapter 2: Creating Basic Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Setting Ruler and Grid Options in the Document Window 21
Creating and Opening Pages 23
Establishing Page Properties 23
Working with Text 25
Adding, editing, and deleting text 26
Inserting a line break 29
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Working with Images 29
Inserting an image 29
Deleting or moving an image 31
Modifying an image 31
Working with Links 33
Inserting a link 34
Deleting a link 34
Using named anchors 35
Working with Tables 36
Inserting a table 36
Deleting a table 39
Using layout tables 39
Storing information in table cells 40
Previewing Your Work 41
Checking Browser Compatibility 41
Chapter 3: Creating and Using Dreamweaver Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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Saving frames 72
Saving framesets 72
Setting no-frames content 72
Targeting content 73
Adding IFrames 75
Chapter 5: Laying Out Pages with AP Divs and AP Elements . . . . . . .77
Distinguishing divs from AP Divs 77
Tracing a Design 78
Setting AP Element Preferences 79
Adding an AP Div 79
Selecting an AP Div 80
Deleting an AP Div 81
Placing Objects in an AP Div 81
Changing AP Div Properties 81
Including a background image or color in an AP Div 82
Naming an AP Element 82
Aligning AP Elements 84
Changing the visibility of an AP Div 84
AP Divving AP Divs: Setting the z-index 85
Moving an AP Div 87
Resizing an AP Div 88
Nesting AP Divs 88
Enabling nesting 88
Creating a new nested AP Div 89
Nesting an existing AP Div 90
Collapsing or expanding your view in the AP Divs tab 90
Chapter 6: Advanced Web Page Design Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Adding a Spry Select menu 124
Adding a Spry Checkbox 126
Adding a Spry Textarea 128
Adding Spry Navigation Widgets 130
Inserting a Spry Menu Bar 130
Inserting a Spry Tabbed Panel 132
Inserting a Spry Accordion 134
Inserting a Spry Collapsible Panel 136
Dazzling Users with Spry Effects 137
Making objects fade in and out 138
Applying the Open/Close Blind effect 140
Making objects grow and shrink 141
Highlighting with color 142
Shaking up an object 143
Sliding an object up or down 143
Squishing an object 145
Combining effects 145
Book II: Photoshop CS3 147
Chapter 1: Exploring New Features in Photoshop CS3 . . . . . . . . . . . .149
A New Efficient Workspace 149
Super Selection Tools and Features 151
Smart Filters 151
Black-and-White Conversion like a Pro 152
Multiple Planes in Vanishing Point Filter 152
Help with Aligning 153
Improved Curve Controls 154
Performance Improvements on Intel Macintosh 154
Additional Features in Photoshop Extended 154
3D Layers 155
New Video Layers and Movie Paint 155

The Lasso tool 178
The new Quick Selection tool 179
The Magic Wand tool 180
Manipulating Selections 181
Painting with the Quick Mask tool 181
Transforming selections 182
Feathering 183
Saving Selections 185
Using the New Vanishing Point Feature 186
Chapter 5: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Using Shape Layers 189
Creating and using a custom shape 190
Changing the color of the shape 192
Editing a shape 193
Removing a shape layer 193
Using a Path as a Selection 194
Clipping Paths 196
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Chapter 6: Thinking about Resolution Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Creating Images for Print 199
The resolution formula 200
Changing the resolution 201
Determining the Resolution for Web Images 202
Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter to an Image 203
Chapter 7: Creating a Good Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Reading a Histogram 205
Breaking into key types 207
Setting up the correction 208

Creating a Text Layer 238
Warping text 239
Fine-tuning text 239
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Using Layer Masks 240
Creating a layer mask from a selection 240
Creating a vector mask from a pen path 241
Organizing Your Layers 242
Activating multiple layers simultaneously 242
New Auto-Align Layers tool 242
Layer groups 243
Duplicating a layer group 244
Using Layer Styles 244
Applying a style 245
Creating and saving a style 246
Thinking about opacity versus fill 246
Smart, Really Smart! Smart Objects 246
Merging and Flattening the Image 247
Merging 248
Flattening 248
Chapter 10: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web . . . . . .249
Choosing a File Format for Saving 249
Wonderful and easy Photoshop PSD 250
Photoshop EPS 250
Photoshop PDF 251
TIFF 251
DCS 251
Saving for the Web and Devices 251

Chapter 2: Fireworks CS3 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Creating a New Document 283
Changing Views of Your Document 285
Saving Documents 287
Modifying Document Size 288
Changing the image size 288
Changing the canvas size 291
Organizing Your Document into Pages 294
Adding a page to your document 294
Selecting a page in your document 294
Deleting a page from your document 294
Mastering Master Pages 295
Making a page the master 295
Linking pages to the master page 296
Resetting the master page 296
An Introduction to Color Management 296
Hexadecimal numbers 297
Web-safe colors 297
Chapter 3: Working with Text, Shapes, and Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Working with Text 299
Creating text with the Text tool 301
Selecting a font and changing its size and smoothness 302
Adding a little color 304
Manipulating text 306
Working with Vector Shapes 310
Making a good old-fashioned line 311
Making simple shapes 312
Making complex shapes 314
Editing, moving, and deleting shapes 316
Splitting shapes 318

Using the other filters: Convert to Alpha and Find Edges 356
Adding shadows to objects 357
Adding Photoshop Live Effects 357
Adding a Photoshop Live Effect to a Layer 360
Turning a Live Effect On and Off 360
Editing an existing Live Effect 361
Chapter 5: The Power of Layers and Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
Managing Layers 364
Adding and deleting layers and sublayers 365
Making a layer active 366
Expanding and collapsing layers 366
Making a layer visible or invisible on the canvas 367
Locking and unlocking a layer 367
Renaming a layer 368
Moving a layer in front of or behind other layers 368
Merging layers 370
Using Layers for Masking 371
Creating a bitmap mask 372
Creating a vector mask 374
Using the Web Layer 375
Cutting your objects with the Slice tool 377
Slicing your canvas more exactly with the Polygon Slice tool 377
Working with Objects 378
Renaming an object in the Layers panel 378
Moving an object between layers 378
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Setting an object’s opacity/transparency 379
Blending 379

Using Advanced Export Options 420
Readying your PNG for HTML export 422
Exporting HTML with your images 423
Setting the export HTML file options 425
Setting Up Image Maps and Button Rollovers 426
Creating image maps with hotspots 427
Creating advanced button rollovers 429
Bringing Interactivity to Your Pages with Behaviors 431
The Swap Images behavior 431
Generating pop-up menus 433
Creating a Slideshow for the Web 437
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Book IV: Illustrator CS3 441
Chapter 1: What’s New in Adobe Illustrator CS3? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
Integrated Interface 443
Live Color 444
Flash Integration 445
Improved Drawing Controls 446
Erase It Away 447
Isolation Mode 447
New Cropping Tool 448
Chapter 2: Discovering Illustrator CS3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449
Deciding When to Use Illustrator CS3 449
Opening an Existing Document 450
Creating a New Document 450
Taking a Look at the Document Window 451
Becoming Familiar with the Tools 453
Checking Out the Panels 455

Pen Tool Fundamentals 479
Creating a straight line 480
Creating a constrained straight line 482
Creating a curve 482
Reconnecting to an existing path 483
Controlling the curves 485
Creating a corner point 486
The Hidden Pen Tools 487
So what’s new in CS3? 487
Using the new Eraser tool 488
Tracing Artwork 489
Using Live Trace 490
Other Things You Should Know about Placing Images 491
Using Photoshop Layer Comps 491
Chapter 6: Using Type in Illustrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
Working with Type 493
Creating text areas 494
Creating a line of text 494
Flowing text into an area 495
Dealing with text overflow 495
Creating columns of text with the Area Type tool 496
Threading text into shapes 498
Wrapping text 498
Outlining text 500
Putting text on a path, in a closed shape,
or on the path of a shape 501
Assigning Font Styles 503
Using the Character Panel 505
Using the Control Panel 507
Using the Paragraph Panel 508

Chapter 9: Livening Up Illustrations with Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533
Choosing a Color Mode 533
Using the Swatches Panel 534
Applying Color to the Fill and Stroke 535
Changing the Width and Type of a Stroke 536
Using the Color Panel 538
Saving Colors 539
Building and using custom libraries 540
Using the Color Guide and Color Groups 540
Adding Pantone colors 542
Editing Colors 543
Building and Editing Patterns 544
Working with Gradients 546
Copying Color Attributes 547
The Live Trace feature 548
The Live Paint Feature 549
Got Gaps? 550
Chapter 10: Using the Transform and Distortion Tools . . . . . . . . . . . .553
Working with Transformations 553
Transforming an object 554
Using the Transform tools 557
Creating Distortions 559
The Liquify tools 560
Using the Envelope Distort command 561
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Chapter 11: Working with Transparency
and Special Effects Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .563
The Mesh Tool 563

Exploring Basic Moviemaking Principles 608
The Stage 608
The Timeline and frames 608
Layers 609
Scenes 609
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Taking a Quick Tour of the Flash Interface 609
Menus 610
Timeline 611
The Tools panel 613
Getting Organized with Panels 613
The Properties panel 615
Library 615
Viewing the Stage 617
Setting Movie and Flash Preferences 618
Setting document properties 618
Creating your own keyboard shortcuts 619
Getting Help 621
Chapter 2: Using the Graphics Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623
Choosing When to Use the Flash Tools 623
Creating Shapes and Text 623
Line tool 624
Oval tool 625
Rectangle tool 625
PolyStar tool 627
Pencil tool 627
Pen tool 628
Brush tool 629

Working with instances of symbols 648
Creating graphic symbols 649
Using graphic symbols 650
Editing graphic symbols 650
Creating and Working with Movie Clip Symbols 651
Working with Button Symbols 653
Creating simple button symbols 654
Adding pizzazz to buttons 655
Testing buttons 656
Chapter 4: Making Your Life Easier with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .657
Working with the Layer List 658
Working with Layers 659
Creating layers 659
Using layers 659
Editing layers 659
An introduction to guide layers 662
Using mask layers 662
Changing Layer Options 665
Altering the visibility of objects 665
Locking and unlocking layers 666
Setting layer properties 666
Using Folders to Manage Layers 667
Chapter 5: Creating Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .669
Getting Familiar with the Timeline 669
Understanding the frame rate 670
Working with the Timeline 670
Onion skinning 671
Using Frames and Keyframes 672
Creating Animation Frame by Frame 673
Creating Tweened Motion Animation 674

Minimizing the size of sound files 695
Testing download time 696
Generating HTML and Graphics 697
Creating HTML code 697
Creating graphic files 699
Creating QuickTime movies 701
Creating self-playing movies 702
Exporting movies and images 702
Chapter 8: Using Flash’s Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .705
Adding Components 706
Check boxes 708
Radio buttons 708
Push buttons 709
Combo boxes 709
List boxes 710
Scroll panes 710
Label 710
Loader 710
TextArea 711
TextInput 711
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