Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master

Photoshop CS3 is a software program that is part of Adobe’s Creative Suite. Although Photoshop CS4 has been released, a later version of the software, many people still use the CS3 version. This software has set the industry standard for image editing software. It allows users to manipulate various image files at an extremely high-level of detail. It is often difficult to notice any Photoshop manipulations when images are edited by expert users. One common procedure that Photoshop is used for is changing the color of an item. This can be completed without an advanced knowledge of the software.

1. Open the image file you want to manipulate by clicking “File” and then “Open.”
2. Step 2

   Create a new layer. You will change the color of the item in the new layer so that you do not change the original image and can easily revert back to the original image. Click “Layer” on the top of the program. Then click “New” and then “Layer.”

3. Step 3

   Select the item you want to change by using the “Lasso” tool. The “Lasso” tool can be found in the toolbar on the left-hand side of Photoshop. Trace the outline of the item you want to change the color of. You can also use the “Quick Selection Tool,” which is located directly beneath the lasso tool. This will outline major shapes within the picture, but may be less precises than the lasso tool.

4. Step 4

   Select a color that you want to change the item to from the color palette in the left menu.

5. Step 5

   Select the “Paint Bucket” tool from the menu on the left side.

6. Step 6

   Click the item in the image that you outlined with the lasso tool. The item’s color will be changed.

Adobe Photoshop is a viable tool for digital artists with the addition of more powerful drawing tools introduced in the Creative Suite version. Photoshop makes it more straightforward for artists to color their line drawings with options in the layers menu, and even includes the ability to shade sketches with the Airbrush tool. While users with a drawing tablet will find it easier to shade in Photoshop than users who draw with a mouse or trackpad, Photoshop will accommodate the shading needs of any user.

1. Open the drawing you wish to shade in Photoshop by clicking on the “File” menu and choosing “Open.” Navigate to the file you want to open, highlight it and then click “Open.”
2. Step 2

   Create a new layer by clicking on the “Create a new layer” button in the “Layers” pane. This will isolate your shading to a single layer so that it is easier to remove if you make a mistake.

3. Step 3

   Select the “Paintbrush” tool. Open the “Brush” drop down menu and choose a very soft brush (for example, one with 0 percent hardness). Set the “Flow” to 50 percent and click on the “Airbrush” icon on the right side of the toolbar. If you are using a mouse or trackpad, you may also want to lower the opacity to 50 percent so that errant lines are less noticeable.

4. Step 4

   Select black as the foreground color, or press the D key on your keyboard.

5. Step 5

   Click and drag your cursor over the areas of your drawing you wish to shade. The softness of the brush, light flow and airbrush effect will produce a soft, gray tone that can be gradually built up for darker shading, just like a real pencil.

6. Step 6

   Use the “Eraser” tool to remove mistakes. Because your shading is on a different layer, the drawing underneath will remain untouched.

Broken links in a PDF file are easy to fix, either in the application in which the original document was created or in Adobe Acrobat. In Adobe’s Creative Suite programs, hyperlinks created in InDesign are not active within that program, and can be tested only after exporting the document as a PDF.

1. Define the link in the original document using the application that created it, such as Microsoft Word, and in the hyperlink menu correct the target address. Export again as a PDF file to replace the previous version.
2. Step 2

   Use Acrobat instead if you have only the PDF version of the document or to avoid switching back and forth between applications.

3. Step 3

   Click on the Links tool, an icon with two links of chain. All existing links will be highlighted with a rectangle in the PDF document.

4. Step 4

   Double-click on the broken link, and in the Link Properties menu that opens, click on “Open a web link” under “Actions,” then click “Edit.”

5. Step 5

   Correct the link address in the “Edit URL” box that opens, then click “OK.”

6. Step 6

   Use the Links tool to add links that did not transfer over from the original document. With the cursor now in the shape of a cross hair, draw a rectangle around the text or object you wish to make a link.

7. Step 7

   Select the link action “Go to a page view,” “Open a file,” “Open a web page,” or “Custom Link.” Click “Next.” For a webpage, enter a URL in the box that opens.

Digital books are increasingly popular as an easy way to share knowledge. There are numerous uses, from personal sharing to business contracts to collaborative projects. Digital books have created a new line of electronics such as e-book readers. Digital books capture text in a format where words and context cannot be changed. They can be formatted in fonts and colors that are attractive and easy to read. One popular format is the Portable Document Format or PDF.

1. Download and install PDF printer software to your computer. There are free software programs as well as paid programs. Adobe Acrobat is one of the paid programs and probably the best known. You will need administrator rights to install new software.
2. Step 2

   Open your word processing program and either create a new file or open an existing file.

3. Step 3

   Format the file as if you were going to print it, which is what you are going to do. The difference is that you are not printing it to paper but to a file.

4. Step 4

   Click on “File” in your word processing program, and select “Print.” You will be given the option to choose a printer. Select the PDF printer that you installed, name the file, and complete the printing process by clicking “Print” or “OK,” as required by your specific software. You now have text in a digital book format.

Guides are used in Adobe Photoshop, as well as in Adobe’s other Creative Suite programs, such as InDesign and Illustrator. Guides can be positioned on a document to help position items in a precise location and align two items or selections. You can place as many guides as you want on a Photoshop document. Photoshop allows you to toggle between showing and hiding guides, lock them in position and move them to a new location.

1. Open a document in Photoshop.
2. Step 2

   Click the “View” menu. Select “Rulers.” This will show the rulers on the sides of the documents, and allow you to create new guides from the rulers. To place a new guide, click and drag your cursor out from either the horizontal or vertical ruler.

3. Step 3

   Select the “Move” tool from the tools palette. You also may select the “Move” tool by pressing “Ctrl” (in Windows) or “Command” (Mac OS).

4. Step 4

   Place the cursor over a guide you want to move. The cursor will change a four-sided arrow icon.

5. Step 5

   Drag the guide to where you want to move it.

6. Step 6

   Hold down “Alt” (in Windows) or “Option” (Mac OS) to flip the guide the other direction—from vertical to horizontal or vice versa.

7. Step 7

   Hold down “Shift” as you drag the guide to snap the guide to the ruler lines. If you want it to snap to the grid, click “View, Snap to, Grid.”