Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Approach

Course Specifications

Course number: 084663
Course length: 3.0 day(s)

Course Description

Course Objective: You will use Adobe CS5 programs to create and manipulate web pages, print publications, images, animations, illustrations, and more.

Target Student: This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities and who need to use Adobe CS5 programs to create web pages, print publications, photos, animations, and illustrations.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.

Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palettes, color modes, shapes, text, and paths is highly recommended.

Hardware Requirements

Intel® Pentium® 4, or AMD Athlon 64 processor
1 GB RAM
40 GB hard-disk
1024 x 768 monitor resolution or higher
A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device
CD-ROM/DVD drive
Network cards and cabling for local network access
Internet access
A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
A display system to project the instructor's computer screen

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3
Microsoft® Office 2003 or later
Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5
Adobe® InDesign® CS5
Adobe® Photoshop® CS5
Adobe® Flash® CS5
Adobe® Illustrator® CS5
Adobe® Reader® 8.0 or later
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or similar browser
Adobe® Flash® Player
Flash® Media Encoder
Quicktime 7.6.2 or later

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

identify basic web design concepts and customize the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 interface.
build a website.
design web pages.
create reusable site assets.
work with different types of links.
upload a website.
identify the various elements of the Adobe InDesign interface.
design documents.
enhance documents with formats, color, and styles.
work with page elements.
manage objects.
work with tables.
finalize documents.
initiate a project.
explore the Adobe Photoshop CS5 environment.
determine the resolution and graphic type.
work with selections.
work with multiple layers.
enhance images with paint and filters.
identify the characteristics of various image modes and color adjustment options.
save images for web and print.
get started with Flash CS5.
add shapes, colors, and lines with drawing and painting tools.
create symbols and instances.
identify and compare image types.
manipulate objects.
create and modify text and convert text to shapes.
identify animation tools and features and create an animation.
enter simple code in ActionScript and add a code snippet to Flash.
get acquainted with the Adobe Illustrator CS5 application.
create shapes in a document.
create custom paths.
work with text in an Illustrator document.
work with objects.
enhance documents.
proof documents to make them more accurate.
save images for the web and print.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Dreamweaver: Topic 1A: Identify the Basic Concepts of Web Design; Topic 1B: Locate Dreamweaver Interface Elements; Topic 1C: Customize the Interface

Lesson 2: Initiating a Website: Topic 2A: Identify the Elements of a Project Plan; Topic 2B: Determine the Workflow of a Web Project; Topic 2C: Define a Website; Topic 2D: Create a Document

Lesson 3: Designing Web Pages: Topic 3A: An Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets; Topic 3B: Format a Web Page; Topic 3C: Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements; Topic 3D: Insert Images; Topic 3E: Insert Tables; Topic 3F: Import Data from Other Applications; Topic 3G: Organize Files and Folders

Lesson 4: Creating Reusable Site Assets: Topic 4A: Create and Use Library Items; Topic 4B: Update Library Items; Topic 4C: Use Snippets; Topic 4D: Create a Template

Lesson 5: Working with Links: Topic 5A: Create Hyperlinks; Topic 5B: Create Anchors; Topic 5C: Create Email Links; Topic 5D: Create Image Maps; Topic 5E: Create Image Link Rollovers

Lesson 6: Uploading a Website: Topic 6A: Validate a Website; Topic 6B: Upload Files onto a Site

Lesson 7: Exploring the InDesign Environment: Topic 7A: Identify the InDesign Interface Components; Topic 7B: Customize the Interface; Topic 7C: Use the Navigation Controls; Topic 7D: Set General and Interface Preferences

Lesson 8: Designing Documents: Topic 8A: Create a Document; Topic 8B: Add Text; Topic 8C: Add Graphical Objects

Lesson 9: Enhancing Documents: Topic 9A: Format Characters and Paragraphs; Topic 9B: Apply Colors, Swatches, and Gradients; Topic 9C: Apply Fills and Strokes; Topic 9D: Create and Apply Styles

Lesson 10: Working with Page Elements: Topic 10A: Arrange Objects; Topic 10B: Align Objects; Topic 10C: Manage Page Elements with Layers

Lesson 11: Managing Objects: Topic 11A: Transform Objects; Topic 11B: Manipulate Objects; Topic 11C: Thread Text Frames; Topic 11D: Search and Replace Content; Topic 11E: Edit Text

Lesson 12: Working with Tables: Topic 12A: Create a Table; Topic 12B: Modify a Table Structure; Topic 12C: Format a Table

Lesson 13: Finalizing Documents: Topic 13A: Check Documents for Errors; Topic 13B: Print a Document; Topic 13C: Package Files; Topic 13D: Export PDF Files for Commercial Printing; Topic 13E: Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution

Lesson 14: Initiating a Project in Photoshop: Topic 14A: Plan a Project; Topic 14B: Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements

Lesson 15: Exploring the Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 Environment: Topic 15A: Explore the Photoshop Interface; Topic 15B: Customize the Workspace; Topic 15C: Explore Adobe Bridge

Lesson 16: Determining Graphic Type and Resolution: Topic 16A: Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics; Topic 16B: Understand Image Resolution

Lesson 17: Working with Selections: Topic 17A: Create a Selection; Topic 17B: Save a Selection; Topic 17C: Modify a Selection; Topic 17D: Apply Color to a Selection

Lesson 18: Working with Layers: Topic 18A: Create Layers; Topic 18B: Work with Type Layers; Topic 18C: Transform Layers; Topic 18D: Apply Styles; Topic 18E: Undo Previous Steps; Topic 18F: Manage Layers

Lesson 19: Enhancing Images with Paint and Filters: Topic 19A: Paint on an Image; Topic 19B: Apply Filter Effects

Lesson 20: Exploring Image Modes and Color Adjustments: Topic 20A: Explore Grayscale and Bitmap Modes; Topic 20B: Apply Color Adjustments

Lesson 21: Saving Images for Web and Print: Topic 21A: Save Images for Print; Topic 21B: Save Images for the Web; Topic 21C: Save Images as PDF

Lesson 22: Getting Started with Flash CS5: Topic 22A: Identify Components of the Flash CS5 Interface; Topic 22B: Customize the Flash CS5 Interface; Topic 22C: Introduce Rich Media Design Principles

Lesson 23: Adding Shapes, Colors, and Lines with Drawing and Painting Tools: Topic 23A: Identify Flash Drawing and Painting Components; Topic 23B: Apply and Customize Colors; Topic 23C: Use Drawing and Painting Tools; Topic 23D: Work with Interacting Objects

Lesson 24: Creating Symbols and Instances: Topic 24A: Create Symbols; Topic 24B: Create Symbol Instances

Lesson 25: Identifying Image Types: Topic 25A: Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements; Topic 25B: Compare Vector and Bitmap Images; Topic 25C: Optimize Bitmap Images for Flash

Lesson 26: Manipulating Objects: Topic 26A: Select Objects Using the Selection Tools; Topic 26B: Transform Objects; Topic 26C: Organize Objects with Layers

Lesson 27: Working with Text: Topic 27A: Add Text to a Document; Topic 27B: Create Text Fields

Lesson 28: Using Animation Basics to Create Animations: Topic 28A: Create Animations with Frames and Keyframes; Topic 28B: Create Tween Animations

Lesson 29: Getting Started with ActionScript™: Topic 29A: An Introduction to ActionScript; Topic 29B: Coding with Basic ActionScript; Topic 29C: Use Code Snippets

Lesson 30: Getting Acquainted with Adobe® Illustrator® CS5: Topic 30A: Examine Imaging Concepts; Topic 30B: Explore the Interface; Topic 30C: Customize the Interface

Lesson 31: Creating Shapes in a Document: Topic 31A: Create a Document; Topic 31B: Draw Basic Shapes; Topic 31C: Save a Document

Lesson 32: Creating Custom Paths: Topic 32A: Draw Paths; Topic 32B: Modify Paths

Lesson 33: Working with Text: Topic 33A: Insert Text; Topic 33B: Flow Text on a Path; Topic 33C: Import Body Text; Topic 33D: Format Text with Styles; Topic 33E: Thread Text; Topic 33F: Apply Hyphenation; Topic 33G: Insert Typographic Characters

Lesson 34: Working with Objects: Topic 34A: Import Graphics; Topic 34B: Manipulate Objects

Lesson 35: Enhancing Documents: Topic 35A: Format Objects; Topic 35B: Apply Strokes; Topic 35C: Apply Gradients; Topic 35D: Apply Graphic Styles; Topic 35E: Apply an Envelope to Text

Lesson 36: Proofing a Document: Topic 36A: Wrap Text; Topic 36B: Find and Replace Text; Topic 36C: Fix Spelling Errors

Lesson 37: Saving Images for the Web and Print: Topic 37A: Export Images for Print; Topic 37B: Save Images for the Web; Topic 37C: Save Images as PDFs

Appendix A: Using Frames

Appendix B: Using Dreamweaver Extensions

Appendix C: Organizing Assets Using Adobe® Bridge