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| CreativeTechs QuickTips #222 | Week of October 20, 2008 |
CS4 Tip: Adobe CS4 Now Shipping!
Last Wednesday, October 15th, Adobe began shipping CS4. This week we bring you a special much-too-long collection of CS4 links for designers and photographers who are debating if and when to upgrade to Adobe's latest creation. Link: Adobe Online Store |
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CS4 Tip: Full CS4 Documentation Available Online. Even before CS4 shipped, Adobe released the entire documentation on the web. So if you have questions about a particular CS4 feature, you can go right to the source. Follow these links to the web documentation, a downloadable PDF manual, or jump right into a summary of what's new in each CS4 application:
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CS4 Tip: Free 70-page CS4 Superguide.
Link: CS4 Superguide You'll need to subscribe to their mailing list for a download link. And, for an updated collection of new and upcoming books about CS4, check out Amazon's new CS4 Books page: Link: Amazon CS4 Books |
Lots of new books are coming that dig into Creative Suite 4. But if you're looking for something fast and free to whet your appetite, download a copy of the 70-page CS4 Superguide at PhotoshopCafe.com: |
CS4 Tip: Buying Multiple Copies? Get a Volume License!
If you manage a creative team with even a few designers, please, please, take advantage of Adobe's Volume Licensing program when you purchase Adobe software and upgrades. Just call Adobe's volume licensing service at 800-443-8158, or visit the website to easily break the cycle of serial number management in your studio. Link: Adobe Volume Licensing Source: We've preached this message for years here, here, and here! |
Tracking individual serial numbers is hard work. It costs you money in time and frustration, and the hassle is easily avoided. |
CS4 Video: Illustrator CS4 – Multiple Pages!
Long suffering Freehand users may finally make the leap to Illustrator CS4.
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CS4 Webinars: CreativeTechs Workshops/Webinars. With the release of CS4, we're testing a new hybrid workshop/webinar format. We'll start off the first workshop with a focus on what's new in CS4.
Seattle-area designers can attend these short, focused workshops in-person at the CreativeTechs office, and readers from around the world can participate remotely through a live online webinar. You'll find an updated list of workshops at creativetechs.com/miniworkshops |
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Seattle Training: Luminous Works CS3/CS4 Classes. For Seattle-area photographers and designers, our local training partner, Luminous Works, is providing transitional CS3/CS4 classes for people who are working in older versions, but want to stay on top of what's coming up with CS4:
These transitional classes build skills in the software you own today, while introducing the new features in CS4 to help you decide if and when to upgrade. To complete your transition, you'll get a free audit of the full-CS4 classes (within a year) when you make the leap to CS4. |
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