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CS3 Interface Basics Chapter

Nigel Chapman and Jenny Chapman

Published by MacAvon Media, 44 pages.

This item is extracted from the book Digital Media Tools, 3rd Edition

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This is the chapter on Interface Basics from Digital Media Tools, 3rd Edition. It describes those elements of the user interface which are common to most of the Creative Suite applications. It refers to the CS3 versions of the software and user interface.

This PDF version is in full colour throughout (the printed book is black and white). Page numbering in this chapter follows that of the printed book, for purposes of cross-reference.

This chapter is available as a free download.

First published 2007-10-26

We recommend that you download this free chapter, together with the low-price chapter on Shared Concepts, when you buy one or more of the chapters from Digital Media Tools, 3rd Edition which describe one of the major applications.

Topics covered in this chapter include:

  • Working on Windows and Mac OS X platforms
  • File, Edit and Help menus and commands
  • Panel groups, docks and workspaces
  • Panel controls
  • Tools panel, Options bar and Control panel
  • Layers, Navigator and History panels
  • Automating repetitive tasks
  • Rulers, grids and guides

The complete Table of Contents from Digital Media Tools, 3rd Edition is also available for free download and provides more detailed information about the contents of all the chapters in the book.