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7941. 

Adobe® Bridge® Official JavaScript Reference

Adobe® Bridge® Official JavaScript Reference

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Publisher: Adobe Press

Publication Date: 03-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 25-OCT-2005

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While creative professionals spend much of their time working on illustrations, photo-editing, and laying out pages, many parts of their jobs are anything BUT creative. Too often, they spend their time doing repetitive, time-wasting tasks such as placing and replacing images, correcting errors in text, cutting and pasting, and preparing files for printing. Yet virtually every repetitive or time-consuming task that creative professionals have to do in the Adobe Creative Suite can be streamlined with the help of a script. Adobe Bridge is the new navigational center built into Adobe Creative...

7942. 

Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 Studio Techniques

Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 Studio Techniques

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Publisher: Adobe Press

Publication Date: 17-AUG-2005

Insert Date: 25-OCT-2005

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If you're ready to go from blindly following step-by-step instructions to "Aha, I finally GET Photoshop!" this is the place to start. In these pages, world renowned Photoshop instructor and best-selling author Ben Willmore writes in his signature style–intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth–helping you gain the deep understanding needed to master Photoshop's most essential features. Complex concepts like Curves and Channels are broken down into easy to digest metaphors and descriptions, and features new to Photoshop CS2–such as Bridge, Smart Objects, the revamped Layers Palette and Camera Raw...

7943. 

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia® Flash™ 8 in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia® Flash™ 8 in 24 Hours

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Publisher: Sams

Publication Date: 10-OCT-2005

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Explore the depth and flexibility of Macromedia Flash 8 with Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 in 24 Hours. Fundamental topics are presented one-by-one in a series of 24 one-hour lessons that will help you master the basics of Flash. Author Phillip Kerman, an internationally-known Macromedia trainer and multimedia expert, offers you a clearly-written, well-organized introduction to Macromedia Flash 8 without becoming too overwhelming. You will cover such subjects as: Drawing and Painting Original Art Using Motion Tween to Animate Animatng Using Movie Clips Using Actions to...

7944. 

Easy Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 4

Easy Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 4

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 19-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 25-OCT-2005

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Don't let your pictures sit inside your digital camera! Show them off, with the help of Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 4. This steps-with-pictures, task-oriented book leverages the built-in ease of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 by showing you how to get the impressive results you want most, with no fuss and bother. You'll learn how to create photo album and slide shows using other readily available applications, such as Photoshop Album, Micro Research 3-D Album, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Full-color pictures will illustrate for you essential steps, captivating photos, and exactly how to perform...

7945. 

Macromedia® Flash™ 8 on Demand

Macromedia® Flash™ 8 on Demand

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 18-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 25-OCT-2005

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If you are looking for a fast, visual way to learn Macromedia Flash 8 and create your interactive website, Macromedia Flash 8 On Demand is the book you need. Step-by-step instructions with accompanying 4-color visuals mean you'll spend less time reading and more time learning. You'll learn how you can easily integrate and add interactivity with tools, develop content using pre-built components and effectively improve authoring capabilities with custom extensions. The new features icon used throughout the book highlights what's new in Macromedia Flash 8 and a troubleshooting guide is...

7946. 

Macromedia® Fireworks® 8: Training from the Source

Macromedia® Fireworks® 8: Training from the Source

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 29-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2005

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If you learn best by doing, and what you’re intent on doing is create stunning Web graphics with Macromedia Fireworks 8, this is the place to turn. The best-selling tutorial book on Fireworks has been completely updated to get you hands-on fast with all of the program’s most important features, including its newest: additional blend modes, support for special characters and AutoShape properties, workflow improvements, and more. Through project-based lessons that equal 16 to 20 hours of instruction, you’ll cover the entire process of creating Web graphics with Fireworks 8—from creating images...

7947. 

Macromedia® Flash® 8: A Tutorial Guide

Macromedia® Flash® 8: A Tutorial Guide

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 06-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2005

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This guide allows you to learn specific Flash skills step-by-step at your own pace. Choose from among several tutorials to develop the skills that are most appropriate to the Flash projects you are working on at any given time. Each lesson leads you through the workflow for implementing a specific real-world feature or effect in your Flash applications. In Macromedia Flash 8: A Tutorial Guide, learn how to: •    Navigate the Flash workspace and use common document types •    Use the Flash drawing tools and create engaging graphic effects •    Use ActionScript to add interactivity...

7948. 

Firefox and Thunderbird: Beyond Browsing and Email

Firefox and Thunderbird: Beyond Browsing and Email

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 27-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2005

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There's a new browser in town: Firefox is quickly becoming a leading alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you are new to Firefox and want to see what all the buzz is about, Firefox and Thunderbird: Beyond Browsing and Email is the guide that you need. By focusing on how to configure and customize Firefox and Thunderbird, this book will show you how to quickly get a hold of the less intuitive features that most new users struggle to figure out. You will discover which of Firefox's many options should be adjusted, which shouldn't, and how to locate many hidden preferences that will...

7949. 

Pinnacle Studio 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Pinnacle Studio 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

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Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 14-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2005

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Pinnacle Studio 10 is the latest version of the industry leading home video editing tool aimed at the Windows consumer market. In Pinnacle Studio 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, veteran journalist and teacher Jan Ozer tackles Pinnacle Studio version 10 in classic and popular QuickStart style--with step-by-step instructions, plenty of illustrations, and straightforward language. Jan provides the skinny on all popular Studio 10 features like built-in DVD authoring with motion menus and custom navigation; Pan and Zoom, enabling users to quickly create engaging video slideshows from...

7950. 

Illustrator® CS2 Killer Tips

Illustrator® CS2 Killer Tips

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Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 23-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2005

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Over 300 productivity-enhancing secrets you need to know about Illustrator CS. Fully illustrated, stand-alone tips reveal the hidden features and productivity-enhancing tricks that allow you to accomplish more in less time with Illustrator CS2. Easy-to-browse format lets you find and apply information instantly and includes many tips and techniques that focus on Illustrator CS2’s new features: Converting bitmaps into vectors with Live Trace, Painting with the new Live Paint tool, creating Custom Workspaces, and more....

7951. 

CISSP Exam Cram™ 2

CISSP Exam Cram™ 2

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Publisher: Pearson Certification

Publication Date: 22-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2005

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A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0789738066 ISBN-13: 9780789738066 Learn what you need to know to master the CISSP security technology and the certification exam with the CISSP Exam Cram 2. A perfect compliment to larger study guides, the CISSP Exam Cram 2 is a great way to find out exactly what will be expected of you during the real exam. The book includes: Exam topic-focused chapters. Practice questions at the end of each chapter. Exam Alerts that highlight key terms and areas. Two full-length practice exams. An electronic test engine provided by...

7952. 

PDF Reference Fifth Edition: Adobe® Portable Document Format Version 1.6

PDF Reference Fifth Edition: Adobe® Portable Document Format Version 1.6

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Publisher: Adobe Press

Publication Date: 23-DEC-2004

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2005

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The FDA requires that drug approvals be submitted in this format, and U.S. federal courts request that it be used for electronic case filing. We're talking, of course, about PDF (or Portable Document Format), and with more than 600 million copies of its reader (Adobe Acrobat) downloaded, and governments and enterprises around the world using it to streamline document management, chances are you'll be called to develop for it as well. This comprehensive reference makes sure you're ready! Containing all of the info from previous editions, plus new material on what's been added to PDF Version...

7953. 

Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills

Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills

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Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 24-AUG-2005

Insert Date: 20-OCT-2005

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Praise for Hands-On Microsoft Access “Bob has distilled the essence of database design and Access development into a highly valuable and easily understandable resource that I wish was available when I first started out.” —Graham R. Seach, Microsoft Access MVP “If you’ve been using Access with that typical uncertainty, asking yourself 'Just how could I do that?' or 'Why isn’t this working?', if you’d like to know what you’re doing before you hit the wall, this book is probably perfect for you.” —Olaf Rabbachin, CEO, IntuiDev IT-solutions “Life at the cutting edge of...

7954. 

FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual

FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 23-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 20-OCT-2005

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Used by millions worldwide, FileMaker Pro is an award-winning database program for managing people, projects, images, assets, and other information. It's easy to use and totally customizable--so long as you know what you're doing. But FileMaker Pro doesn't come with a printed manual, so FileMaker Pro: The Missing Manual is the authoritative, jargon-free book that should have been in the box. FileMaker Pro: The Missing Manual approaches FileMaker the way FileMaker approaches you: it's user-friendly and seemingly straightforward enough, but it offers plenty of substance worthy of deeper...

7955. 

Novell® Linux Certification Practium Lab Manual

Novell® Linux Certification Practium Lab Manual

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Publisher: Novell Press

Publication Date: 03-NOV-2005

Insert Date: 19-OCT-2005

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Familiarize yourself with practicum exams to successfully take either the Novell Certified Linux Professional (CLP) or the Novell Certified Linux Engineer (CLE) exam with the Novell Linux Certification Practicum Lab Manual. The first half of the book consists of exercises with scenarios and relevant background information. The second half of the book walks through the exercises and shows the reader how to obtain the needed results, and is broken into four sections: Working with the Desktop (CLP) Intermediate Administration (CLP and CLE) Advanced Administration (CLE) Answers...

7956. 

Creating Pages with iWork: Visual QuickProject Guide

Creating Pages with iWork: Visual QuickProject Guide

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Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 26-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 19-OCT-2005

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With over 40 professionally designed templates, multiple page designs, dozens of fonts, and stunning tables and charts, Pages—Apple's new word processor—makes it easy to create polished documents with a minimum of fuss. Part word processor, part layout program, it lets you place alignment guides to help you position text and graphics precisely on the page while text flows around any kind of graphic, no matter where you put it. (Try doing that with Microsoft Word!) Students can use Pages to create school reports; parents can use it to send out birth announcements; anyone can use it to create...

7957. 

maran illustrated™ Mac OS® X v.10.4 Tiger™

maran illustrated™ Mac OS® X v.10.4 Tiger™

By: Ruth Maran; Kelleigh Johnson

Publisher: Course Technology PTR

Publication Date: 01-JAN-2005

Insert Date: 19-OCT-2005

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Coverage includes— Features a unique two-page spread, over 500 full-color screen shots, illustrations, and useful tips that appeal to and engage visual learners and simplify the learning process. Provides extensive coverage of OS X Tiger, the latest version of Apple's popular operating system, including new features such as Spotlight, Dashboard, VoiceOver, Parental Controls, and much more. Using simple, easy-to-understand and concise text, this book covers over 120 essential OS X Tiger topics, making it a great reference for all skill...

7958. 

Roland® VS Recorder® Power!: The Comprehensive Guide

Roland® VS Recorder® Power!: The Comprehensive Guide

By: Chris Skelnik; Vince Gibbs; Karl Frick

Publisher: Course Technology PTR

Publication Date: 01-JAN-2005

Insert Date: 19-OCT-2005

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Coverage includes— Chris "Hook" Skelnik has been playing drums for over 20 years. He has played hundreds of live gigs throughout the Midwest, and his drumming can be heard on various independent releases. He has been a Roland VS user since 1999, and uses various VS workstations at C4 Studios, his small project studio, specializing in solo artists, small band projects, and on-location recording. Skelnik is also an administrator and moderator for VSPlanet.com, the world's largest online community for VS users. He has written various technical documents and FAQs related to the VS...

7959. 

Traktor DJ Studio Ignite!: The Visual Guide for New Users

Traktor DJ Studio Ignite!: The Visual Guide for New Users

By: RD White

Publisher: Course Technology PTR

Publication Date: 01-JAN-2005

Insert Date: 19-OCT-2005

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Coverage includes— RD White has been DJing for nearly 10 years. He first started in 1995 with a record player, a tape deck and two stereos, matching the beat of a record with the rhythm of a store-bought mix-tape, then mixing the two by adjusting the volume knobs on two stereos. This ghetto method of mixing forced him to learn fast. By the time he could afford real turntables, mixing seemed second nature. In 1997, RD released his first official mix-tape "Skillful Means," made with two turntables, a DJ mixer and two DAT recorders. He laid the main mix down to one DAT player, then...

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Reason™ 3 Overdrive!: Expert Quick Tips

Reason™ 3 Overdrive!: Expert Quick Tips

By: C. L. Martin

Publisher: Course Technology PTR

Publication Date: 01-JAN-2005

Insert Date: 19-OCT-2005

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Coverage includes— C.L. Martin, also known as Bodhisattva 13:20, is an award-winning electronic musician with several global releases and a full-length album. He is a composer and compiler for Truffle Records, and has provided tracks for two independent films. He runs an event-production crew, a monthly club, and is a full-time college student with a 4.0 GPA working toward a degree in Advanced Geology. "Cuts to the chase" and provides many helpful power tips for experienced users of the application. The author, an award-winning electronic musician...