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Exploring Creative Lens Correction in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3
Jan 10, 2011
Give your photographs more creative possibilities. Author Conrad Chavez shows you how to take the new Lens Correction feature beyond basic distortion removal in Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3.
Exploring the InDesign CS4 Workspace
Sep 23, 2008
The intuitive InDesign CS4 interface makes it easy to create compelling print and interactive pages. The Adobe Creative Team introduces you to working with the InDesign workspace and its various panels and tools.
Exporting PDF in Adobe InDesign CS3
Feb 20, 2009
InDesign can export PDFs for just about any purpose, onscreen or on-press. It all depends on how you set up the export options. Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner show you how to do it.
Expressive Drawing with Pens and Particles in Painter 2015
Jan 22, 2015
Cher Threinen-Pendarvis, author of The Painter WOW! Book, explores ways to use the improved pens and exciting new Particles brushes in Corel Painter 2015 to create vivid drawings onscreen.
Expressive Painting with Luscious Wet Oils in Painter 2015
Jan 29, 2015
With the extensive set of brushes in Corel Painter 2015, artists can achieve results onscreen very much like those they produce with traditional oil paints on canvas. Cher Threinen-Pendarvis, author of The Painter WOW! Book, walks us through the process of creating one of her own paintings, demonstrating the amazing capabilities of Painter's Artists' Oils brushes.
External Communications with Flash 8: How to Use the ExternalInterface
Mar 24, 2006
Kris Hadlock explores the use of the ExternalInterface class in Flash 8. With ExternalInterface, you can build robust object-oriented Flash applications that can be connected to the outside world and tied to databases and other server-side processes.
Fabulous Filters in Photoshop
Jul 14, 2006
The Photoshop filter collection offers more than just filters to make your photo look like it's painted in watercolors. There are filters to add spotlights and some fun options that don't appear on the menus but are only a click or two away. Helen Bradley tells you all you need to know about filters, including how to apply multiple filters at once, how to find hidden options, and how to change the colors that a filter applies to your images. A bonus is a list of 10 filters you can use today!
Fast, Accurate Facial Retouching with Perfect Portrait
Jan 31, 2012
The Perfect Photo Suite 6 from onOne Software is a collection of plugins that extend the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Lightroom, and Apple Aperture. Plugins for precision masking, Lightroom layering, and portrait retouching comprise the most powerful elements of the suite. Photoshop expert and professional photographer Dan Moughamian focuses on the brand-new Perfect Portrait 1 plugin.
Favorite Adjustment Layers and Filters for Compositing in Adobe Photoshop
Jun 19, 2014
This chapter pushes deep into Bret Malley's four favorite adjustment layers (along with their subterranean features), as well as the Photoshop filters that he finds come in most handy for composite work.
FileMaker Basics
Oct 6, 2006
This sample chapter provides a visual map for learning all of FileMaker's major functions. By taking a brief look at the menus assembled here and the explanations of how they and various commands work, you'll get a quick overview of FileMaker that will allow you to dive right in.
Filling Out Paper Forms with the Acrobat Typewriter Tool
Mar 7, 2011
These days, a simple PDF form just won’t do. No one wants to print out a PDF document and be forced to handwrite or—even worse—find a typewriter to fill in all the fields. Author John Deubert walks you through how to use the Acrobat X Typewriter tool that, in its modest way, one of the handiest gizmos in the Acrobat X toolbox.
Final Print Settings and Color Management in Photoshop Lightroom
May 30, 2008
Your photo is beautiful and the layout looks perfect. Printing can be as easy as point-and-click, but Lightroom has some settings that need a bit of attention if you want the best results. Scott Kelby walks us through the options.
Finally, a Visual Way to Design Interactivity!
Dec 21, 2010
Now you no longer have to use ActionScript to creatively develop Flash applications. Author and Flash developer Chris Converse delves into Adobe InDesign 5’s new features, such as multi-state objects and the Animations Panel, among others, that let you design interactive content in much the same way you could in Flash.
Find Photos Fast With Advanced Searches in Lightroom
Mar 21, 2008
Drowning in photos? Martin Evening shows how to use Lightroom's advanced search options to find the right pictures when you need them.
Find Your Identity: How to Design a Logo That Suits Your Business
Jan 5, 2007
A successful logo can't be just creative or clever. Because a logo ends up being an important guest at many occasions, it absolutely must perform and behave well no matter what. In this sample chapter, you'll learn what makes a good logo and how to design one that's right your business.
Finding a Neutral Gray in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Jun 17, 2009
Scott Kelby shares Dave Cross's amazing trick for finding right where the midtones live in just about any image.
Finding and Marking Photo Rejects in Lightroom
Mar 7, 2008
If you're like most folks, you take a lot of pictures trying to get that one perfect shot. That strategy leads to scads of images, many of which you may never use, and they all take space! Scott Kelby shows a quick method for weeding out the bad shots with Lightroom.
Finding Photos Fast in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
Dec 15, 2010
Now that you've given your photos names that make sense when you imported them, and you applied a few keywords to help make searching easier, you can put your hands on exactly the photo (or photos) you need, in just seconds. In this excerpt from a The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers, Scott Kelby shows you how.
Finding the Photos You Want in Lightroom, Fast!
Apr 16, 2008
With just a few steps, Scott Kelby says, you can get set up to find a picture when you're in a rush. (And isn't that most of the time these days?)
Finding Unresolved Cross-References and Their Sources in FrameMaker
Sep 7, 2001
New Riders author and FrameMaker expert Lisa Jahred shows you how to overcome the challenges regarding finding and fixing unresolved cross references in FrameMaker.

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