Ever wondered what mysteries lie between Photoshop and Flash? Well as it turns out, you can do quite a bit with these two Creative Suite heavy-weights. In this Ten Ton video tutorial by Geoff Blake, you’ll learn about importing Photoshop files directly into Flash, and using Photoshop for web design. Then you’ll see a few other nifty techniques for gettin’ Photoshop into Flash, including the new PSD Importer Options. Let’s check ‘er out!

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In Part One, you got introduced to the idea of bookmarks in Acrobat. Now, we’ll take what you’ve learned so far and go even further, adding some interactivity to your PDF’s via bookmarks. You’ll see how you can launch a web page from within Acrobat, send email, and even trigger unique effects, like opening Acrobat’s Print dialog box. Get ready, here it comes!

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In part one of Geoff Blake’s tutorial on Acrobat bookmarks, you’ll be introduced to the idea of bookmarks, what they can do, and give you a few ideas as to where you can use ‘em. Then, you’ll see how to create basic bookmarks, reorder them, nest them, and a few shortcuts will be tossed in for good measure. Finally, after you’ve gone to all the work of creating bookmarks, you’ll want to ensure that users of your PDFs will know they’re there, so you’ll see an awesome trick to do just that! So check it out!

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Alrighty, welcome to the third and final part of our look at 25 cool Acrobat features. Hopefully you enjoyed the first two parts. This time around, you’ll find out about adjusting page numbering, using Acrobat’s commenting tools, security, and if ya make it all the way to the end, ya might find yourself a wee Acrobat bonus! So put down the phone and check it out!

Secret #17: Mark It Up With Watermarks!

Did ya know you could stamp good ‘ol fashioned watermarks right across the pages in your PDFs? Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of co-workers like FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY, DO NOT COPY, or my personal favorite, (more…)