Adobe Photoshop CS2 for the Web Hands-On Training

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Pub. Date: 2005-06-10
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
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Summary

Learn Adobecopy; Photoshopreg; CS2 for the Web with hands-on exercises and demo movies Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving realworld examples? Do you want concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this is the book for you. These hands-on exercises teach you the latest techniques for designing Web graphics and animations. Yours"ll learn how to optimize images, slice images, and create interactive rollovers. Yours"ll also learn how to design effective navigation, including elements such as Web buttons, navigation bars, tabbed navigation, and iconic navigation. Plus, yours"ll learn techniques for integrating Adobe Illustrator, Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Dreamweaver with Photoshop into your workflow. Complete with insider tips, illustrated with detailed graphics, and accompanied by a CD-ROM loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies, this book ensures yours"ll master the key features of Photoshop CS2 in no time. Over 100 Step-by-Step Tutorials bull; Organize Assets bull; Optimize Images bull; Optimize Transparent Images bull; Create Web Backgrounds bull; Design Navigation bull; Create Animations bull; Slice Images and Layout bull; Create Rollovers bull; Create Image Maps bull; Create Data-Driven Graphics bull; Integrate with Illustrator, GoLive, Flash and Dreamweaver Tanya Staples is a freelance author and educator teaching traditional and digital art. She has a bachelorrs"s degree in fine art and art history and a bachelorrs"s degree in education. Tanya is the author of Photoshop CS and ImageReady CS for the Web Hands-On Training as well as numerous video-based training titles in the lynda.com Online Training Library, covering Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, and Keynote. As the former program manager for the Corel Painter product line, Tanya designed, taught, and wrote about graphics software. Tanya lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband Matt and son Erik. lynda.com, Inc. specializes in training books and video instruction for creative professionals. Check out the web site at www.lynda.com. .

Author Biography

Tanya Staples is a freelance author and educator who teaches traditional and digital art. She has a bachelor's degree in fine art and art history, and is currently completing a bachelor's degree in education. For the past five years Tanya has designed, taught, and written about graphics software, most recently as the program manager for the Corel Painter product line. When she's not in front of a computer or a classroom, you can find Tanya in the kitchen cooking up a storm for friends, creating stained glass artwork, or touring the back roads of Ontario on her motorcycle.

Table of Contents

Introduction xii
Getting Started
2(8)
Creating Web Graphics in Photoshop CS2 and ImageReady CS2
3(5)
When to Use Photoshop CS2 vs. When to Use ImageReady CS2
8(2)
Understanding the Interface
10(22)
The Welcome Screen
11(1)
Interface Overview
12(2)
The Toolbox
14(1)
Toolbox Fly-Out Menus
14(1)
The Options Bar
15(1)
The Palettes
16(1)
Jumping Between Photoshop CS2 and ImageReady CS2
17(1)
Exercise 1_Customizing Palette Locations
18(2)
Exercise 2_Saving Custom Palette Locations
20(2)
Keyboard Shortcuts
22(1)
Exercise 3_Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
23(4)
Exercise 4_Customizing Menus
27(3)
Exercise 5_Saving Custom Workspaces
30(2)
Organizing Assets
32(28)
Interface Overview
33(2)
Exercise 1_Viewing and Organizing Assets
35(11)
Exercise 2_Rating and Labeling Assets
46(7)
Exercise 3_Keywording and Searching
53(7)
Working with Color
60(24)
Color Management and the Web
61(1)
Color Management Considerations for Windows Users
61(2)
Windows Gamma Settings vs. Mac Gamma Settings
63(1)
Color Management Considerations for Mac Users
63(2)
The Decline of Web-Safe Color
65(1)
What Happens on an 8-Bit System If You Don't Use Web-Safe Colors?
66(1)
Choosing Color in Photoshop CS2 and ImageReady CS2
67(1)
Exercise 1_Choosing Colors from the Color Picker
68(3)
Exercise 2_Choosing Color with the Swatches Palette
71(2)
Exercise 3_Creating and Saving Custom Swatches
73(4)
Exercise 4_Recoloring Layered Images
77(5)
Exercise 5_Copying Color as HTML
82(2)
Working with Layers
84(50)
What Are Layers?
85(1)
Exercise 1_Creating and Renaming Layers
86(5)
Exercise 2_Reordering, Flipping, and Moving Layers
91(4)
Exercise 3_Adjusting Blending Mode, Fill, and Opacity
95(4)
Exercise 4_Moving and Aligning Layers
99(9)
Exercise 5_Using Layer Groups
108(10)
Exercise 6_Using Layer Comps
118(6)
Exercise 7_Using Adjustment Layers
124(4)
Exercise 8_Using Layer Styles
128(4)
Photoshop CS2 and ImageReady CS2 Layer Styles
132(2)
Creating Type
134(22)
Vector-Based Type
135(1)
Character Type vs. Paragraph Type
135(1)
The Type Options Bar
136(1)
The Character Palette
137(1)
The Paragraph Palette
138(1)
Exercise 1_Creating Character Type
139(8)
Exercise 2_Creating Paragraph Type
147(5)
Exercise 3_Checking Spelling
152(2)
Exercise 4_Finding and Replacing Type
154(2)
Optimizing Images
156(50)
What Affects Speed on the Web?
157(1)
Understanding Web File Formats
157(1)
Transparency and Animation
158(1)
Lossy or Lossless?
159(1)
How Can You Make Small JPEGs?
160(1)
JPEG Optimization Options
161(2)
Exercise 1_Optimizing JPEGs
163(8)
Exercise 2_Selective JPEG Optimization with Alpha Channels
171(5)
How Can You Make Small GIFs?
176(1)
GIF Optimization Options
177(3)
Exercise 3_Optimizing GIFs
180(3)
Exercise 4_Choosing the Right Color Reduction Palette
183(4)
Exercise 5_Reducing Colors
187(2)
Exercise 6_Locking Colors
189(3)
Exercise 7_Selective GIF Optimization with Alpha Channels
192(6)
Exercise 8_Previewing Images in a Web Browser
198(2)
Optimizing Images in Photoshop CS2 vs. ImageReady CS2
200(2)
Exercise 9_Optimizing JPEGs in ImageReady CS2
202(3)
Exercise 10_Optimizing GIFs in ImageReady CS2
205(1)
Creating Web Backgrounds
206(24)
What Is a Background Image?
207(2)
About Background Image Sizes
209(2)
Exercise 1_Defining and Previewing Background Images
211(2)
Exercise 2_Optimizing and Saving Background Images
213(4)
Exercise 3_Creating Symmetrical Background Images
217(3)
Exercise 4_Creating Seamless Backgrounds from Photographs
220(4)
Exercise 5_Creating Full-Screen Backgrounds
224(4)
Exercise 6_Using Directional Tiles
228(2)
Designing Navigation
230(66)
Planning Effective Navigation
231(1)
Shape Tools, Type Tools, and Layer Styles
231(1)
Comparing Bitmap Images and Vector Graphics
232(1)
Exercise 1_Creating a Horizontal Navigation Bar
233(9)
Exercise 2_Creating Elliptical Buttons
242(8)
Exercise 3_Editing Multiple Buttons with Smart Objects
250(10)
Exercise 4_Creating Pill-Shaped Buttons
260(8)
Exercise 5_Creating Three-Dimensional Buttons
268(7)
Exercise 6_Creating Tabbed Navigation Bars
275(12)
Exercise 7_Creating Navigation Bars with Icons
287(9)
Creating Transparent Graphics
296(26)
Understanding the Limitations of GIF Transparency
297(1)
What Is Anti-Aliasing?
298(1)
Recognizing Transparent Layers
298(1)
Understanding GIFs, Masks, and Transparency
299(1)
Understanding Offset Problems in Browsers
300(1)
Exercise 1_Creating and Previewing Transparent GIFs
301(2)
Exercise 2_Fixing the Edges of Transparent GIFs
303(3)
Exercise 3_Fixing Soft Edges of Transparent GIFs
306(3)
Exercise 4_Saving Optimized Transparent GIFs
309(2)
Exercise 5_Creating and Saving Transparent GIFs in Photoshop CS2
311(4)
Exercise 6_Creating Transparent GIFs from Nontransparent Images
315(3)
Exercise 7_Simulating Transparency with JPEGs
318(4)
Creating Animated GIFs
322(24)
The Animation Palette
323(1)
Controlling the Timing of Animations
324(1)
Animation Aesthetics
324(1)
The Animated GIF Format
324(1)
GIF Compression Challenges
325(1)
Exercise 1_Creating Animations from Layer Visibility
326(3)
Exercise 2_Setting Looping and Speed
329(2)
Exercise 3_Tweening with Opacity
331(2)
Exercise 4_Selecting, Duplicating, and Reversing Frames
333(2)
Exercise 5_Tweening with Position and Layer Styles
335(3)
Exercise 6_Optimizing and Saving Animated GIFs
338(3)
Exercise 7_Optimizing Transparent Animated GIFs
341(3)
Exercise 8_Creating an Animated Slideshow
344(2)
Slicing
346(40)
About Slices
347(1)
About Slice Types
348(1)
About Slice Lines, Slice Numbers, Slice Symbols, and Slice Colors
349(1)
About the Web Content and Slice Palettes
350(2)
Exercise 1_Creating User Slices
352(5)
Exercise 2_Creating Layer-Based Slices
357(6)
Exercise 3_Renaming Slices
363(4)
Exercise 4_Optimizing and Saving Slices
367(7)
Exercise 5_Applying Alt Text and Status Bar Messages
374(3)
Exercise 6_Assigning URLs to Slices
377(2)
Exercise 7_Using Slice Sets
379(7)
Creating Rollovers
386(58)
About Rollovers
387(1)
About Rollover States
387(1)
About the Web Content Palette
388(1)
Exercise 1_Using Preset Rollover Styles
389(5)
Exercise 2_Optimizing and Saving Rollovers
394(4)
Exercise 3_Creating Rollovers from Layer Styles
398(10)
Exercise 4_Creating Rollovers from Layer Visibility
408(8)
Exercise 5_Creating Rollovers with Type
416(7)
Exercise 6_Creating Remote Rollovers
423(9)
Exercise 7_Creating Remote Rollovers with Selected States
432(6)
Exercise 8_Creating Animated Rollovers
438(6)
Creating Image Maps
444(28)
Server-Side and Client-Side Image Maps
445(1)
What Does an Image Map Look Like?
446(1)
Creating Image Maps in ImageReady CS2
447(1)
About the Web Content and Image Map Palettes
448(2)
Exercise 1_Creating an Image Map with the Image Map Tools
450(6)
Exercise 2_Creating an Image Map from Layers
456(6)
Exercise 3_Renaming, Optimizing, and Saving Image Maps
462(4)
Exercise 4_Assigning URLs and Applying Alt Text to Image Maps
466(2)
Exercise 5_Creating Image Map-Based Rollovers
468(4)
Creating Web Photo Galleries
472(14)
Understanding Web Photo Galleries
473(1)
Exercise 1_Creating a Web Photo Gallery
474(3)
Exercise 2_Customizing a Web Photo Gallery
477(3)
Understanding the Web Photo Gallery Settings
480(2)
Exercise 3_Creating a Collaborative Web Photo Gallery
482(4)
Automation
486(12)
What Are Actions?
487(1)
Using Predefined Actions
487(1)
Exercise 1_Creating Actions
488(4)
Editing Actions
492(1)
About Droplets
493(1)
Exercise 2_Creating Droplets
494(4)
Creating Data-Driven Graphics
498(32)
Buzzwords and Definitions
499(1)
Exercise 1_Understanding Data Sets
500(3)
Exercise 2_Defining Visibility Variables and Creating Data Sets
503(8)
Exercise 3_Defining Text Replacement Variables
511(4)
Exercise 4_Defining Pixel Replacement Variables
515(5)
Exercise 5_Previewing and Exporting Data Sets
520(4)
Exercise 6_Importing Data Sets from Text Files
524(6)
Integrating with Illustrator and Acrobat
530(32)
Exercise 1_Exporting Photoshop Files from Illustrator CS2
531(3)
Exercise 2_Embedding Illustrator CS2 Files as Smart Objects
534(6)
Exercise 3_Creating PDFs from Photoshop CS2
540(5)
Understanding Adobe PDF Compression Options
545(2)
Exercise 4_Saving PDFs with Password Protection
547(7)
Exercise 5_Creating Multipage PDFs
554(3)
Exercise 6_Creating PDF Presentations
557(5)
Integrating with Macromedia Flash
562(36)
Importing Photoshop Files into Macromedia Flash
563(2)
Exercise 1_Exporting Images to Macromedia Flash (SWF)
565(8)
Exercise 2_Exporting Images with Type and Shape Layers
573(9)
Exercise 3_Exporting Images with Layer Styles
582(12)
Exercise 4_Exporting Macromedia Flash (SWF) Files for the Web
594(4)
Integrating with GoLive and Dreamweaver
598(38)
Using Content from Photoshop CS2 and ImageReady CS2 in GoLive CS2 or Dreamweaver MX 2004
599(1)
Exercise 1_Using Smart Objects in GoLive CS2
600(13)
Exercise 2_Editing and Updating Smart Objects in GoLive CS2
613(3)
Exercise 3_Working with Variables in GoLive CS2
616(12)
Exercise 4_Importing Rollovers into Dreamweaver MX 2004
628(8)
A Troubleshooting FAQ and Technical Support 636(4)
B Online Resources 640(2)
Index 642

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