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Editing an image |
Selection tools |
Layers |
 What's
Photoshop?, Saving and editing a photo,creating a blended border. |
The
Marquee tools, the Move tool, the Transform Options bar, scaling a
selection. |
Creating
a layer via cut, the layers palette, creating a layer by dragging
an entire image and a selection. |
| Changing
image sizes, printing a photo, saving a photo for the Web, Adobe Bridge. |
The
history palette, the lasso tools, using guides. |
The
magic eraser, the eraser tool, the background eraser, creating layer
masks. |
| Inserting
and manipulating Clip Art, Printing a document and Correcting errors. |
The
magic wand tool, saving and printing an image, keyboard shortcuts. |
Level
adjustments, how to create an adjustment layer, adding a layer style,
render filters, the clone stamp tool, flattening a composite image. |
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Drawing
and Painting with color |
Enhancing and
repairing photos |
Color Channels and
Actions |
| Gradients,
Blending Modes, Gradient Fill, The Brush tool, The eyedropper tool. |
Removing
discoloration, setting levels, sharpening images, cleaning damaged
spots. |
The
Channels palette, Alpha Channels, how to edit an Alpha Channel, creating
a Snapshot. |
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The Brushes Palette, creating Shapes, the Swatches palette, the Paint
Bucket tool, The Ellipse tool. |
The
Spot Healing Brush tool, the Healing Brush tool, the Patch tool,
the Red Eye tool. |
Creating
a new Action, converting to Black & White, recording and playing
an action. |
| Using
the Pen tool and Paths Palette, the Line tool, Brush Tip Shapes, creating
Motion lines. |
The Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools, Lens Correction Tools, Text Elements. |
Creating
a Border, Decorative Shapes, Resizing, Resampling and Interpolation. |
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Applying
Filters and Patterns |
Vector Graphics-Creating
Clip Art |
Web Pages
and Animations |
| Creating
a file from scratch, changing the background, Artistic Filters, Blur
Filters, Brush Stroke Filters. |
Managing
the Layers Palette, Layer Groups, Locking Layers. |
Web
Photo Galleries, Designing a Web Page, selecting a Web Safe background
color, inserting headings. |
| Distort
Filters, Pixelate Filters, Sketch Filters, Stylize Filters, Texture
Filters. |
Path
lines and Anchors, Creating a Shape layer with the Pen Tool, adding
Anchors Points. |
How
to create Navigational bars and hyperlinks, entering text and applying
layers effects, Rollovers, Slices. |
| Plastic
Wrap Filter, Glowing Edges Filters, Emboss Filter, Motion Blur Filter. |
Creating
a path with the Pen tool, the Path Selection and Direct Selection
tools, Fill a path with Color. |
Creating
an animation, animation settings, adding the animation to the Web
page. |
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How to create Patterns, creating a Lighting effect, converting to
CMYK color Mode. |
Converting
Anchor points, The fill Pixels button, The freeform Pen tool, adding
a color overlay, using Blending modes |
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Introduction to Illustrator |
Text and Gradients |
Drawing and composing
an Illustration. Transforming Objects. |
| Creating
a New document, Exploring the Illustrator windows. |
Creating
& formatting text, flowing text into an object, positioning text
on a Path. |
Drawing
Straight & Curved lines, draw elements of an Illustration. |
|
Basic Shapes,applying Fill & Stroke Colors to Objects,select,
move and align Objects |
Create
colors & Gradients, applying colors and gradients to a text. |
Stroking
objects for artistic effects, using Live Trace and the Live Paint.
Apply attributes to objects, assembling an Illustration. |
| Transform
Objects, Making Direct Selections. |
Adjusting
a gradient and creating a Drop Shadow. |
Transforming
objects, Offset & Outline Paths, Compound Paths, creating Clipping
Masks. |
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Working with
Layers. Patterns & Brushes |
Filters, Gradients,
Meshs, Envelopes & Blends. |
Transparency, Live Color, Effects & Graphic
Styles. Creating Graphics in Illustrator.
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| Create
and modify layers, manipulating Layered Artwork. |
Working
with the Brushes Panel, working with Scatter Brushes. |
The
transparency Panel, the color Picker, working with Live Color. |
| Working
with Layered ArtWork, creating a Clipping Set. |
Filters,
Gradient Meshes. |
Applying
effects to objects, working with graphic styles. |
Creating
a pattern, designing a repeating pattern. |
Working
with Envelopes, creating Blends. |
Creating a combination Graph, a Custom Graph design, applying a Custom
Design to a Graph. |
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| Introduction
to InDesign & Working with Text. |
Setting up a document |
Frames |
| Discovering
the InDesign Workspace, modify documents views, navigating through
a document. |
Creating
a new document, creating Master Pages, applying Master Pages to document
pages, placing Text and Thread Text. |
Aligning
and distributing objects in a page, stacking and layering objects. |
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How to use the InDesign help menu, Formatting text and paragraphs,
producing and applying styles, editing text. |
How
to modify Master Pages and document pages, creating new sections and
wrapping text. |
Working
with Graphics Frames, working with Text Frames. |
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Working with Color
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Placing and
linking Graphics, working with Effects |
Creating Graphics |
| Working
with Process Colors, applying color. |
The
links panel, placing Vector & Bitmap Graphics, using Libraries. |
The
Pen tool, reshaping frames and applying stroke effects. |
| Using
Spot Colors, using Gradient |
Colorizing a Grayscale image, working with Opacity, Feathering &
Blending Modes, applying transparency to placed graphics. |
Working
with Polygons & Compound Paths, working with advanced text features,
corner effects, & drop shadows. |
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| Tabs & Tables.
Making Books, Table of Contents, & Indexes. |
Discovering Advanced
Techniques |
Preparing, packaging,
and exporting documents. |
| Working
with Tables, creating and formatting a Table, formatting text in a
table, placing graphics in a table. |
The
Pathfinder Panel, creating new Stroke Styles. |
How
to create Bleeds, Slugs, and Printer's Marks, using the Ink manager
and Preview Color separations. |
| Creating
a Book file, organizing a Book file, creating a Table of Contents,
creating an Index. |
Creating Mixed Ink Swatches, using Nested styles, working with object
styles. |
How
to preflight and package a document, exporting a document. |
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| Starting with QuarkXpress |
Modifying a
Layout |
Working with text |
How
to open and save a project, understanding Project and Layouts. |
Setting
preferences and defaults, changing preferences when all documents
are closed, determining and modifying file locations. |
Formatting
text to add emphasis, applying attributes, using font attributes as
Design elements, modifying text flow, linking Text Boxes. |
| Getting
familiar with the QuarkXpress window, using Help to learn about QuarkXpress. |
Adding text to a layout, modifying and repositioning a text box, the
Snap to feature. |
Making
a link, using Drop Caps, modifying Paragraph Characteristics: margin,
Aligning text, controlling spaces. |
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Viewing and printing a layout, Closing a project and exiting. |
Moving text, cutting and pasting using
the clipboard, dragging and dropping text, using Undo versus revert
to saved. |
Framing
a Text box, Modifying a Text Box, modifying a background color.
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| Working with a Multi-Page
layout & maintaining consistency in a layout. |
Working with
Objects and Text. |
Working with Pictures |
Add
and delete pages in a Layout, add numbers to identify pages, changing
vertical alignment. |
Assigning
Objects to layers, deleting layers, using the Layers palette. |
Getting
a picture on the page, positioning a picture box, modifying picture
box contents. |
| Rearranging
pages in a layout, adding continuation notes, using a style sheet. |
Modifying
the alignment of Objects: lining up objects, grouping and ungrouping
objects, rotation and skew. |
Modifying
margins and columns, using the Guide Manager, Jabbering, changing
the text inset. |
| Using
Master pages, creating Headers & Footers, locking elements and
indenting text. |
How to duplicate an object, using Step and Repeat, printing a layout,
printing selected layers. |
Modifying
picture box properties, improving Image quality, working with contrast
control, and color modes. |
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| Drawing,
Text, and Color Tools |
Book Tools |
Creating documents
for the Web |
| Using
Line as a design tool, working with special line types, creating text
on a Path. |
Creating
a Book, reordering chapters, pagination, changing the starting page
number. |
Creating
a Web Page, working with Backgrounds and Hyperlinks, Rolling Over
an image. |
| Control
image Runaround, checking the spelling and replacing fonts. |
How
to create a Table of Contents, building a list, indexing a book. |
Adding
an hyperlink to an image, creating a Form, using the Synchronize Text
Palette. |
| Creating
and working with Tables, working with Spot and Process Colors. |
Using
libraries, using the XTensions Manager, getting XTensions. |
XML,
Cascading Style Sheets, Exporting Content with XML. |
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| Creating
and Editing a Publication |
Designing a Newsletter |
Tri-fold brochures |
The
publisher environment, creating a flyer, editing Publisher text
boxes, entering text, fitting text. |
Editing
the masthead, importing files, editing stories in MS Word, displaying
overflow text, editing an attention Getter, using styles. |
Creating
a tri-fold brochure, custom color schemes, editing the Caption, Price
List, and Order Form Heading. |
| Using
graphics, moving and resizing objects, modifying a publication, running
the Design Checker, converting a publication to a Web Publication. |
Inserting
a WordArt, importing graphs, editing a Sidebar, inserting a Pull Quote,
adding page numbers to the Master Page. |
Creating
a logo from scratch, printing, paper, and color considerations, packaging
the publication for the printing service. |
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| Customizing
Publications with Information Sets. |
Business Forms and
Tables |
Designing an
E-commerce Web Site |
Creating
a letterhead from scratch, using Layout and Ruler Guides,creating
a Company Letterhead |
Creating
an invoice,working with styles, using Drop Cap, working with Tabs
and Markers. |
Creating
a Web page from scratch, creating a Form. |
| Cropping
photos, using an automatic date, creating Business cards, creating
an envelope, using the mail merge tool, creating a Web site. |
Inserting
a coupon, using BorderArt, creating and formatting Tables, creating
a Calendar Web Page. |
Picture
hyperlinks, creating a Scrolling Marquee, the Visual Basic Editor. |
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