#22517
Resources for facilitating preflight development of Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents.
#14862
PDF Security, Part V: Adding Passwords 
In this article, you'll add protection to your file so that no one can change its contents and so that unauthorized users can't open, use, or print the file.
PDFzone (2006). Design>Publishing>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#10828
Fixes and workarounds for Acrobat.
#22305
PDF: Fit for Human Consumption If Designed Properly
Jakob Nielsen hit a nerve with some PDF enthusiasts when he recently wrote in his monthly usability column that, in terms of suitability for use on the Web, the format is allegedly 'unfit for human consumption.' We're publishing a rebuttal that another satisfied user recently sent to Nielsen -- and also shared with us. In addition, Steve Borsch provides several samples of PDFs designed to be read and navigated online.
PlanetPDF (2003). Articles>Usability>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#20280
Is Photoshop 7.0 magnificent? Or does it leave us itching for more?
Thomas, Evany. Webmonkey (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#25181
Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements users ask questions, the Photoshop 911 team answers them via email or in the online BLOG. Based on the 911 Emergency concept calling for help.
Graphic Design Network (2005). Resources>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#26868
Photoshop Blends Color to Grayscale
How to take a photo, remove the color so that it's black and white. Then, I want to drag over it so that the B&W blend into color. Basically, a nice transition from no color to colorized.
Photoshop 911 (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#20279
Adobe Photoshop is the Ginsu knife of graphics programs - it does everything from creating Web graphics to tweaking photos to putting the head of your favorite actor on the body of a porn star.
Frew, Jim. Webmonkey (1998). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#22313
I have many people ask me about using layers. There seems to be some mystery surrounding the use of layers so we'll go through this tutorial with the focus on using layers and why and how they make our job easier.
Photoshop Today (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#30526
Un weblog / magazine avec les techniques de conception graphique avec le logiciel Adobe Photoshop.
Photoshop Magazine. (French) Journals>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#20278
This is a broad overview of the Photoshop 7 window, its main features, and a few of the more important menus.
Arraich, Jay. Arraich.com (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#24493
Photoshop 7 can apply many effects to a layer by applying a layer style. A layer style is a combination of settings that are applied to a layer. These settings can be saved as a preset style and can then be applied to other layers as well.
Berg, Debbie. WebDeb (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop
#22419
Da druckt meine Quelldatei mit allen Pixelbildern wunderbar, wenn ich diese aber mittels Acrobat in das PDF-Format von Adobe wandle, kann ich in den Pixelbildern kaum noch Text lesen, sind alle feinen Linien weg und ist auch sonst die Qualität der Pixelbilder nur noch mäßig.
Transcom. (German) Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe FrameMaker
#26232
Places to Intervene in a System
The late systems thinking expert Donella Meadows explores 'intervention points' within complex systems where we can seek leverage to affect change within those systems. The essay originally appeared in Whole Earth magazine in 1997 and has been recontextualized in this software development publication.
Meadows, Donella H. with Don Gray. developer.star (2005). Articles>Software>Theory
#22782
Some caveats when placing PDFs in Quark prior to distilling.
Sprague, Rich. PDFzone (2004). Design>Document Design>Software>QuarkXPress
#21832
Whip that document into shape - master the master page in InDesign and PageMaker.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#22595
A listing of over 700 tools for checking, separating, correcting colors, ordering and re-ordering pages.
PlanetPDF (2003). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#22296
A website with articles about generating Adobe Acrobat PDF files.
#10822
A forum where Acrobat users can help each other get the best out of the product.
#21954
Lots of people don't know about PageMaker's support for tagged text - and they're missing out.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (1995). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#22542
This round-up of plug-ins and XTensions includes tools for opening Photoshop files in QuarkXPress, editing paths in Illlustrator, masking blue screens in Photoshop, and more. Plus, a run-down of what you can do with alap's XPert Tools XTension.
Nelson, Jay J. Creative Pro (2004). Design>Document Design>Software
#21015
Poor Code Quality Contaminates Users' Conceptual Models
Software bugs and system crashes result in huge productivity losses and undermine users' ability to form good models of how computers work. Website designers can help improve user confidence by prioritizing quality and robustness over features and the latest technology.
Nielsen, Jakob. Alertbox (2001). Articles>Usability>User Interface>Software
#27233
Word 2000 can be a nightmare when it comes to positioning shapes – Word 97 was much more predictable.
Rado, Dave. Word MVP Site, The (2002). Articles>Word Processing>Software>Microsoft Word
#22050
The Power of Word Templates and Styles
One of the more powerful features of Microsoft Word rests in the capability for the user to develop specialized document templates. I have found it beneficial, as you will see in the Template Library area of this site, to develop a “library” of specialized templates I rely on to speed document production for my clients. The templates allow me to get through that difficult document design phase. Much time and effort has been devoted to defining effective documentation formats and I have integrated those features in the templates. I overcome any “design” debate by presenting a proposed format (sometimes with outline) for approval. This way unique requirements are identified and implemented immediately, in this early stage.
#20517
PowerPoint 2003: A Comprehensive Overview of the New Features of the New Version
The new features of PowerPoint 2003 are both prominent and subtle, but before we start discussing PowerPoint further, there is some thing important you need to know about Office 2003: Office 2003 requires a minimum operating system of Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later), or Windows XP (preferred). For the Package to CD feature in PowerPoint 2003, you need Office XP to be able to package direct to CD from within PowerPoint. Okay, now we can get down to busi ness...
Millar, Glen. Presenters University. Articles>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
