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cs5 training logo Adobe CS5 New Features Course: $595

This course illustrates the new features and changes from Adobe CS3 / CS4 to CS5. While it focuses on InDesign, it also takes a comprehensive look at Illustrator and Photoshop. Many tips for using the software are also included.

The course is suitable for people who have been using the previous versions for at least 4+ years and are using the software daily.

Training Course Benefits

Adobe CS5 New Features Course Outline

Design and Layout : InDesign

  • Multiple page sizes
  • New Layers panel
  • Custom page sizes
  • Simplified transformations
  • Content grabber
  • Double-click behavior
  • Frame edge highlighting
  • Path and point highlighting
  • Transform multiple selected items
  • Live Screen Drawing
  • Favour the selected object
  • Live Distribute
  • Reordering of the Transformation Tools
  • Gap tool
  • Paragraphs that span or split columns
  • Keep with previous
  • Balanced columns
  • Vertical justification in non-rectangular frames
  • Live corner effects
  • Swatches in Control panel
  • Grid place enhancements
  • Auto-Fit
  • Drawing multiple frames in a grid
  • Duplicating objects into a grid
  • Live captions from metadata
  • Mini Bridge
  • Page Thumbnails
  • View Links in an InDesign File while in Bridge

Cross Media Design

  • Interactive documents and presentations
  • FLV and MP3 import
  • Media panel
  • Motion presets
  • Animation panel
  • Timing panel
  • Object States panel
  • Preview panel
  • Pixels as unit of measurement
  • Convert URLs to hyperlinks
  • Improved export to Flash Player
  • Improved export to Flash Professional
  • Improved export to Interactive PDF
  • Improved JPEG export

Collaboration

  • Integrated comment and review
  • Track text changes
  • Document Installed Fonts
  • Buzzword Integration
  • Presentation Mode

Usability and Productivity

  • Background tasks
  • Spring-loaded tools shortcut
  • Tool Hints panel
  • Community Help
  • Edit Original for multiple selected items
  • New options for locking objects
  • Re-link file extensions
  • Hide objects
  • Sticky Preview check boxes
  • Place cursor when dragging from Adobe Bridge
  • Open book files in Explorer or Finder

Miscellaneous Enhancements

  • Round CMYK values to whole numbers
  • Delete all guides
  • Zoom from dialog boxes
  • New default font
  • Collapse multiple links to same source
  • Remember Story Editor window location
  • Fold marks
  • Menu commands changed or moved

Photoshop CS5 New Features

  • Easier interface management with live workspaces
  • Content-aware filling and healing
  • HDR Pro
  • Extraordinary painting effects
  • Puppet Warp
  • Automated lens correction
  • Easy extrusions with 3D repoussé
  • Enhanced 3D performance, workflow, and materials
  • Streamlined creative reviews
  • Integrated media management
  • State of the art RAW processing
  • New GPU-accelerated features
  • Faster performance with cross-platform 64-bit support

Illustrator CS5 New Features

  • Perspective drawing
  • Beautiful strokes
  • Variable-width strokes
  • Dashed line adjustments
  • Precise arrowheads
  • Stretch control for brushes
  • Brushes with corner control
  • Bristle brush
  • Crisp graphics for web and mobile devices
  • Multiple artboards enhancements
  • Shape Builder tool
  • Drawing enhancements
  • Symbol enhancements
SYDNEY January February March April May June
Adobe CS5 Print
New Features		 20 17 14 23 — 1

 

MELBOURNE January February March April May June
Adobe CS5 Print
New Features		 — 10 28 — — 1

 

BRISBANE January February March April May June
Adobe CS5 Print
New Features		 Currently not available as a public course in Brisbane. Private training can be organised onsite.