Index

Number

3D text, adding, 58

A

AATCs (Adobe Authorized Training Centers), 7

ad, placing in InDesign document, 198–200

Adobe blog, 6

Adobe Community, 6

Adobe Creative Cloud Discover, 6

Adobe Creative Cloud product home page, 6

Adobe Learn & Support, 6

Adobe public libraries, following, 269–270

AI (Adobe Illustrator) format, 26–30

AIC files, 295

alpha channels

applying in InDesign, 97–99

versus paths, 95

Alt key. See keyboard shortcuts

Angle setting, using with effects, 146

applications, interoperability between, 11–12

artboard, Crop To option, 127–128

Artboard tool, selecting, 38

artboards. See also Convert to Artboards dialog box; Illustrator artboards

changing to, 130–132

converting to files, 132

improving visibility on, 38

versus layer overrides, 133–134

placing, 127–132

artwork. See also Illustrator artwork; linking Illustrator artwork; pasting Illustrator artwork

nesting for simplification, 209–210

updates, 134

assets, relinking in libraries, 288. See also library assets

B

background file, updating, 212–213

background layer, 38, 43

backing up library items, 261–262

banners, importing, 143–145

bleed, adding, 206–207

Blending Options panel, 56

branded assets

management, 227–228

sharing, 278–279

C

CC Libraries, 243–245

CCLIBS files, dragging to accounts, 276

centering layers, 219

child link, 202

clipboard memory, filling up, 46

clipping mask, converting to layer group, 190

clipping paths. See also paths

adding in InDesign, 92–94

converting paths to, 91–92

InDesign, 91–95

Options item, 101

versus Photoshop paths, 90–91

cloud, alternative to saving to, 4

cloud documents. See also Creative Cloud Libraries; Photoshop cloud documents

advantages, 296

versus Creative Cloud Libraries, 295

file formats, 54

online versus offline, 296–297

sharing, 297–299

CLUTs (color lookup tables), PSD, 24

Cmd key. See keyboard shortcuts

coediting, sharing for, 297–298

collaborating. See also sharing libraries publicly

using cloud documents, 295–297

using Creative Cloud Libraries, 266–267

color channels, displaying, 97

color groups, creating, 178

Color Picker, opening, 46, 165

Color Theme tool, 245

colors. See also recoloring grayscale images; swatches

copying, 186

updating, 111–112

Command key. See keyboard shortcuts

commands, customizing, 176

commenting on documents, 300–303

compound shapes, converting, 45

compression types, TIFF, 21

Content Grabber, selecting, 149

Convert to Artboards dialog box, 51. See also artboards

converted objects, editing, 45–46

converting content, 182

copying and pasting

graphics, 46

images, 74–75

versus nesting, 195–197

paths, 48–50

copying colors, 186

“Could Not Export The Clipboard.” error, 46

cover images, recoloring, 108–110

Creative Cloud Add-In, accessing, 269

Creative Cloud desktop application, launching, 232

Creative Cloud Libraries. See also cloud documents; InDesign library items; libraries; Photoshop library items; sharing libraries publicly

asset and file types, 228–229

asset types, 227–228

branded asset management, 227–228

versus cloud documents, 295

creating groups, 235

as databases, 229–230

Get Link command, 276

grouping items, 232–235

interoperability, 228

limitations, 229–230

naming, 232–235

overview, 226–227

selecting icons in, 234

and servers, 229–230

sharing and collaboration, 228

storage of items, 230

using for collaboration, 266–267

viewing, 231

viewing in Photoshop, 236–237

viewing item information, 235

Creative Cloud Library workflows

creating, 253–254

InDesign and Photoshop assets, 237–238

relinking Photoshop layers and updating, 259–261

saving Photoshop layers, 238–240

Smart Objects as assets, 240–242

updating design, 249–252

Creative Cloud mobile app, using for sharing, 289

Creative Cloud tutorials, 6

Crop To menu, Import Options dialog box, 199

Crop To option, using with artboards, 127–128

Ctrl key. See keyboard shortcuts

D

default preferences, restoring, 19, 92, 118

Deselect command, 188

Direct Selection tool, 141, 143–145

document nesting, 194–197

document nesting, InDesign, 64

documents

commenting on, 300–301

inspecting, 37–39

Drop Shadow effect, 146

Duplicate Layer command, 174

duplicating layers, 56

E

Edit Original command, 207

editing

converted objects, 45–46

Illustrator artwork, 167

logo, 175–176

and updating placed links, 178–180

educators, resources for, 6

effects

adding, 145–147, 173

duplicating, 148–150

embedding

content, 182

Illustrator artwork in Photoshop, 158–169

versus linking, 34, 180

Photoshop documents in Illustrator, 41–47

placed documents (InDesign), 82–83

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), 18–21

Essentials, resetting, 47, 126

Export As command, 189

exporting

libraries, 262

paths, 50–53

Eyedropper tool, 165, 245

F

file formats. See also native file formats; placed files

advantages and disadvantages, 15–16

AIC, 295

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), 18–21

INDDC, 295

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), 16–18

PSB (Large Document Format), 24

PSDC, 54, 295

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), 21

XD and XDC, 295

File Handling preferences, changing in InDesign, 123

files, converting artboards to, 132. See also linked files

Fill color, accessing, 49

filter options, Layers panel, 166

fonts and images, nested, 208

footer document

duplicating, 216

placing, 215

Frame Fitting, Properties panel, 149

Free Transform command, 184–185, 187–188, 287

G

Gradient Editor, opening, 165

Gradient Fill dialog box, opening, 286

gradient fill layer, 96

graphics. See also images; placed graphics

copying and pasting, 46

placing in public libraries, 273–275

updating, 125

grayscale images, recoloring in InDesign, 105–113. See also images

grid pattern, applying, 52

groups, objects as, 45

H

Hue/Saturation options, 40, 260

I

icons

importing, 163–164

recoloring, 165–166

illustrations

importing, 150–151

placing, 176–177

Illustrator. See also nesting Illustrator documents; Photoshop art in Illustrator

combining with InDesign, 12–15

combining with Photoshop, 158

embedding Photoshop documents, 41–47

linking Photoshop documents, 36–41

Photoshop cloud documents, 53–58

Photoshop paths, 47–53

Preferences, 36

viewing shared comments, 302–303

Illustrator artboards, using in InDesign, 126–132. See also artboards

Illustrator artwork. See also artwork; linking Illustrator artwork; pasting Illustrator artwork

choosing import options, 162–163

editing, 167

embedding in Photoshop, 158–169

importing icons, 163–164

inspecting padding around, 163

pasting into Photoshop, 181–190

placing versus opening, 168–169

recoloring icons, 165–166

Illustrator files, placing, 160–161

Illustrator layers

overriding, 122–123

system of, 119–120

using in InDesign, 118–126

Illustrator library assets, combining with Photoshop, 252–253

Illustrator library items, placing in InDesign, 257–259

Illustrator logo, placing, 120–122

Illustrator workspace, resetting, 42

Illustrator, nesting versus copying and pasting, 196

image files, linking, 169

Image Import Options, InDesign, 67, 93

Image Size, choosing, 38

images. See also graphics; grayscale images

adding, 148–150

copying and pasting, 74–75

resizing, 94

reusing, 104

scaling, 149

wrapping text around, 95

images and fonts, nested, 208

Import Options dialog box. See also pasting Illustrator artwork

activating temporarily, 67

choosing, 162–163

Crop To menu, 199

importing

banners, 143–145

icons, 163–164

private libraries, 280

INDD (InDesign Document) format, 25–26

INDDC files, 295

InDesign

alpha channels, 97–99

changing paths in, 102–104

clipping paths, 91–95

combining Illustrator with, 12–15

creating versions, 124–126

detecting layer overrides, 70–73

document nesting, 64

embedding placed documents, 82–83

File Handling preferences, 123

Import Options, 67

inspecting Photoshop document, 65–66

layer overrides, 65

layer transparency, 74–75

Links panel, 71

nesting versus copying and pasting, 195–196

overriding documents, 74–75

overriding Photoshop layers, 68–73

Photoshop layer comps, 75–82

Photoshop layer visibility, 64–65

placing documents, 74–75

placing Photoshop document, 66–67

Preflight panel and layer overrides, 72–73

recoloring grayscale images in, 105–113

restoring default preferences, 92

reusing paths, 101–102

Separations Preview feature, 112–113

using Illustrator layers in, 118–126

version control, 64

versions and adjustment layers, 65–73

InDesign and Photoshop assets, combining, 237–238

InDesign documents. See nesting InDesign documents

InDesign library items, placing in Photoshop, 246–249. See also Creative Cloud Libraries

InDesign Workspace, resetting, 126–127

Info panel, opening, 107

interface settings, changing, 3–4

interoperability, 11–15

J

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), 16–18

K

keyboard shortcuts

Copy command, 48

copying and pasting, 74–75

customizing, 176

default preferences (InDesign), 66, 92

Deselect command, 188

duplicating layers, 56

Edit Original command, 207

Free Transform command, 248

Links panel (InDesign), 71

Paste command, 49

restoring default preferences, 19

Select All, 178, 246, 251

ungrouping objects, 45

zooming in and out, 51

L

layer blending modes, 44

layer comps. See also Photoshop layer comps

combining nesting with, 217–218

converting to Photoshop documents, 81–82

creating, 78–79, 219–220

nesting and switching, 221–222

switching to, 80

updating in Photoshop, 80–81

layer effects, displaying, 78–79

layer group, converting clipping mask to, 190

layer masks, 96

layer overrides

and alpha channels, 99

versus artboards, 133–134

detecting, 70–73

InDesign, 65

Layer Style dialog box, opening, 78–79

layer transparency, InDesign, 74–75

layers. See also linked layers; Photoshop layers

centering, 219

creating beneath layers, 286

duplicating, 56, 174

loading as selections, 188

types of, 38

layers and shapes, pasting as, 183–187

Layers panel

displaying, 37, 43, 49, 120, 142

filter options, 166

unlocking, 99

lesson files, 5. See also project files

libraries. See also Creative Cloud Libraries; sharing libraries publicly

creating, 242

exporting, 262

personal versus teams, 292–294

relinking assets in, 288

revoking access, 288–289

sharing, 291–292

sharing offline, 290

viewing and filtering, 290–291

library assets, combining, 252–253. See also assets

library items

backing up, 261–262

placing in InDesign, 257–259

linked files, identifying, 172–173. See also files

linked layers, refreshing, 239. See also layers

linked library items, converting to Smart Objects, 288

linking

to documents, 197–198

versus embedding, 180

Photoshop documents in Illustrator, 36–41

and placing logo, 171–172

linking Illustrator artwork. See also Illustrator artwork

adding effects, 173

creating Photoshop package, 181

duplicating logo, 174

editing logo, 175–176

file types, 169

placed links, 178–180

placing and linking logo, 171–172

placing illustrations, 176–177

preparations, 170–171

linking instances, 202–203

linking versus embedding. See embedding

links, missing, 180–181

Links panel (InDesign), displaying, 130

Links panel, viewing layer overrides, 71

local layer override, InDesign, 64

logo

duplicating, 174

editing, 175–176

placing, 120–122

placing and linking, 171–172

lossless compression, TIFF, 21

LZW option, using with TIFF, 21–22

M

missing links, 180–181

Move tool, using, 57, 219, 286

N

native file formats. See also file formats

AI (Adobe Illustrator), 26–28

AI (Adobe Illustrator) format, 29–30

INDD (InDesign Document) format, 25–26

PSD (Photoshop Document) format, 23–25

nested fonts and images, 208

nested Illustrator files, packaging, 213

nested Photoshop files, packaging, 222

nesting documents versus copying and pasting, 195–197

nesting Illustrator documents, 209–213. See also Illustrator

nesting InDesign documents

adding bleed, 206–207

inspecting links, 201–202

linking instances, 202–203

linking to documents, 197–198

packaging, 208–209

placing ad, 198–200

versus placing PDFs, 202

placing sticker, 204–206

nesting Photoshop documents. See also Photoshop documents

combining with layer comps, 217–218

creating layer comps, 219–220

duplicating footer file, 216

in files, 214

making updates, 217

placing footer document, 215

and switching layer comps, 221–222

O

Object Layer Options dialog box, opening, 121

objects. See also Smart Objects

editing, 45–46

Illustrator, 119–120

selecting, 178

online content, 5

Opacity for Shadow, setting, 146

overriding Photoshop layers, 68–73

P

packaging

library items, 261–262

nested Illustrator files, 213

nested InDesign documents, 208–209

nested Photoshop files, 222

packaging projects

Illustrator and Photoshop, 58–59

InDesign, 84

padding, inspecting around artwork, 163

page range, choosing, 131

Pantone swatches, updating, 112

Paste command, 49

paste options, Photoshop, 182

pasting

as paths, 187–188

as shapes and layers, 183–187

pasting Illustrator artwork. See also artwork; Illustrator artwork; Import Options dialog box

adding effects, 145–147

adding images, 148–150

Clipboard Handling preference, 135

duplicating effects, 148–150

importing banners, 143–145

importing illustrations, 150–151

importing main frame, 140–143

into Photoshop, 181

preparations, 139

problems, 137–138

recommendations for pasting, 136–137

setting preferences, 135–136

updating swatches, 152–153

Path Selection tool, 48, 188

Pathfinder panel, opening, 45

paths. See also clipping paths; Photoshop paths

versus alpha channels, 95

changing in InDesign, 102–104

converting to clipping paths, 91–92

copying and pasting, 48–50

exporting, 50–53

pasting as, 187–188

reusing in InDesign, 101–102

Paths panel, opening, 48

pattern, applying, 52

pattern layer, Layers panel, 49

PDF Compatible File option, 27–28

PDF files

versus AI, 29–30

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), 18

Illustrator (.ai), 26–29

personal libraries, converting to team libraries, 294

Photoshop

alpha channels, 95–99

character styles, 286

combining with Illustrator, 158

nesting versus copying and pasting, 196–197

paste options, 182

pasting Illustrator artwork into, 181–190

viewing libraries in, 236–237

Photoshop and InDesign assets, combining, 237–238

Photoshop art in Illustrator. See also Illustrator

embedding versus linking, 34

placed files, 34–35

workflow criteria, 34–35

Photoshop cloud documents, Illustrator, 53–58. See also cloud documents

Photoshop documents. See also nesting Photoshop documents

converting layer comps to, 81–82

embedding in Illustrator, 41–47

inspecting for InDesign, 65–66

linking in Illustrator, 36–41

nesting, 214–222

placing in InDesign, 66–67

Photoshop grayscale images, recoloring in InDesign, 105–113

Photoshop layer comps, InDesign, 75–82. See also layer comps

Photoshop layer visibility, InDesign, 64–65

Photoshop layers. See also layers

relinking and updating, 259–261

saving to Creative Cloud Libraries, 238–240

Photoshop library assets, combining with Illustrator, 252–253

Photoshop library items. See also Creative Cloud Libraries

placing in Illustrator, 254–256

placing in InDesign, 243–246

Photoshop library items, placing in InDesign, 257–259

Photoshop package, creating, 181

Photoshop paths. See also paths

versus clipping paths, 90–91

using, 99–104

using in Illustrator, 47–53

Photoshop Smart Objects, saving as library assets, 240–241. See also Smart Objects

Photoshop Workspace, resetting, 47

placed documents, embedding into InDesign, 82–83

placed files. See also file formats

Photoshop art in Illustrator, 34–35

unembedding, 47

placed graphics, embedding and unembedding, 83. See also graphics

placed images, selecting, 102

placed links, editing and updating, 178–180

placing

ad in InDesign document, 198–200

artboards, 130–132

and embedding, 43–44

footer document, 215

graphics in public libraries, 273–275

illustrations, 176–177

Illustrator files, 160–161

Illustrator logo, 120–122

InDesign library items in Photoshop, 246–249

library items in InDesign, 257–259

and linking, 39–40

versus opening artwork, 168–169

Photoshop library items in Illustrator, 254–256

Photoshop library items in InDesign, 243–246

shared assets, 285–287

sticker, 204–206

poster, creating, 37

preferences

resetting On Quit, 118

restoring, 19

restoring defaults, 66

restoring in InDesign, 92

setting in Illustrator, 36

Preferences dialog box, opening, 91

Preflight panel, detecting layer overrides (InDesign), 72–73

private libraries. See also public libraries

receiving invitations, 283

sharing, receiving, and using, 278–280

sharing experience, 280–282

uses, 278–279

project files, inspecting, 43. See also lesson files

projects, packaging, 58–59

Properties panel

accessing, 40

Frame Fitting category, 149

PSB (Large Document Format), 24

PSD (Photoshop Document) format, 23–25, 169

PSDC file format, 54, 295

public libraries. See also private libraries; sharing libraries publicly

applying text styles, 271–273

copying to accounts, 271

following, 269–270

placing graphics, 273–275

viewing and following, 270–271

Q

QR code, selecting, 112

R

rasterizing content, 182, 189–190

recoloring grayscale images, 105–113. See also colors

Rectangle Frame tool, 97

Rectangle tool, 49

Relink button

Libraries panel, 288

Links panel, 130

Reset Essentials option, 126

resetting

Illustrator workspace, 42

InDesign Workspace, 126–127

Photoshop Workspace, 47

resizing images, 94

resources, 6

restoring default preferences, 118

restrictions, sharing, 303

RGB channel, displaying, 97

S

saturation, 40, 260

Save As option, accessing, 37, 48

saving

alpha channels, 96–97

locally vs. to cloud, 4

Photoshop cloud documents, 54

Photoshop Smart Objects as library assets, 240–241

work, 41

scaling images, 149

Select All command, 246, 251

Selection tool

adding 3D text, 58

adding bleed, 206

adding effects, 145

adding images, 148

changing artboards, 130

copying and pasting paths, 49

creating versions, 124

duplicating effects, 148

editing converted objects, 45

editing logo, 175

exporting paths, 52

EPS files, 20

Illustrator layers, 122

Illustrator logo, 121–122

importing banners, 144

importing illustrations, 150

importing main frame, 140

layer comps, 79

modifying sticker, 207

moving images with, 94

Photoshop library items, 255

placed images, 102

placing ad in InDesign, 198

placing artboards, 129

placing library items, 258

placing Photoshop documents, 66

public libraries, 273–274

recoloring cover image, 108–109

shapes, 184

updating colors, 112

using,

Separations Preview feature, InDesign, 112–113

shapes

adding, 45

shrinking heights of, 141

shapes and layers, pasting as, 183–187

shared assets, placing, 285–287

shared comments, viewing in Illustrator, 302–303

shared documents, viewing, 301–302

shared invitations, viewing, 299–300

shared libraries, using, 284–285

sharing

cloud documents, 297–299

for coediting, 297–298

libraries, 291–292

libraries offline, 290

restrictions, 303

sharing libraries publicly. See also collaborating; Creative Cloud Libraries; libraries; public libraries

implementing, 276–277

requirements, 268

uses, 267

sharing via Creative Cloud mobile app, 289

Shift key. See keyboard shortcuts

Smart Guides, activating, 49

Smart Objects. See also objects; Photoshop Smart Objects

converting linked library items to, 288

relationships, 168

using, 159, 162

spot colors, viewing, 112–113

Spot Healing Brush tool, 260

sticker

modifying, 207–208

placing, 204–206

Subject Aware Wrapping pop-up, 258

sublayers, Illustrator, 119–120

swatches, updating, 152–153. See also colors

Swatches panel, opening, 50

T

team libraries

converting to personal libraries, 294

creating, 293

leaving, 293

versus personal libraries, 292–294

teams, interoperability between, 13–14

text, wrapping around images, 95

text layer, 38, 43

text styles, applying to public libraries, 271

Text Wrap feature

accessing, 95

using with clipping paths, 103

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), 21

tools. See also Selection tool

Artboard, 38

Color Theme, 245

Direct Selection, 141, 143

Direct Selection tool, 143–145

Eyedropper, 165, 245

Free Transform, 184–185, 187–188, 287

Move, 57, 219, 286

Path Selection, 48, 188

Rectangle, 49

Rectangle Frame, 97

Selection, 45, 49, 52, 58, 66, 79, 94, 102, 108–109, 112, 121–122, 124, 129–130, 140, 144–145, 148, 150, 175, 184, 198, 206–207, 255, 273–274

Spot Healing Brush, 260

Type, 217, 286–287

top-level layers, Illustrator, 119–120

transparency grid, 38

tutorials, 6

Type tool, using, 217, 286–287

U

Unsharp Mask dialog box, 173

updating

artwork, 134

background file, 212–213

colors, 111–112

Creative Cloud Libraries design, 249–252

graphics, 125

layer comps in Photoshop, 80–81

nested Photoshop documents, 217

Photoshop cloud documents, 56–57

Photoshop documents, 40–41

and relinking Photoshop layers, 259–261

swatches, 152–153

V

vector files, linking, 169

vector shapes, conversion to, 67

version control, InDesign, 64

versions, creating, 124–126

visibility, improving on artboard, 38

W

Web Edition, 5

workflows, 10–11

workspace, resetting, 126–127

wrapping text around images, 95

X

XD and XDC files, 295

Y

Y Offset value, changing for effects, 147

Z

ZIP compression, 21

zooming in and out, 51