the individual security settings and digital signatures of each included PDF document.
Use auto-recognize to automatically locate form fields in static PDF documents and convert them to interactive fields that can be filled electronically by anyone using Adobe Reader software.
Manage shared reviews — without IT assistance — to allow review participants to see one another’s comments and track the status of the review.
Enable advanced features in Adobe Reader to enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline, and digitally sign documents.
Permanently remove metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information and use redaction tools to permanently delete sensitive text, illustrations, or other content.
Save your PDF to Microsoft Word. You can take advantage of improved functionality for saving Adobe PDF files as Microsoft Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables.
Enjoy improved performance and support for AutoCAD. Using AutoCAD, you can now more rapidly convert AutoCAD drawing files into compact, accurate PDF documents, without the need for the native desktop application.
Want to discover other great Acrobat improvements? Read Book 6 to find out all about Acrobat and PDF creation.
Prototyping your apps with Adobe XD
By designing or importing your art into Adobe XD artboards, you can go from idea to prototype quickly without building using code. XD lets you do what you do best … design! Take your touchable, interactive design and share it with others for feedback or user testing. Find out more about Adobe XD in Book 7.
Some of the things that you can do in Adobe XD include:
Build clickable prototypes using multiple artboards as screens.
Share your clickable application on mobile devices or on the web.
Draw with vector tools.
Copy and paste vector images and other assets from other Adobe applications.
Import SVG and edit them directly in XD.
Build lists of imagery and data quickly.
Take advantage of layers and symbols.
Create reusable components.
Build shareable libraries.
Add animation.
Send your designs to development.
Integrating software
With so many great pieces of software in a single package, it’s only natural that you’ll want to start using the programs together to build exciting projects. You may want to design a book using InDesign (with photos edited in Photoshop and drawings created in Illustrator) and then create logos, buttons, and other art in Adobe Illustrator and import them into an interactive prototype using Adobe XD. Similarly, you may want to take a complex PDF file and make it into something that everyone can view online. All tools in the Adobe Creative Cloud are built to work together, and achieving these tasks suddenly becomes much easier to do because the products are integrated.
Integrating software is typically advantageous to anyone. Integration enables you to streamline the workflow among programs and sometimes team members. Tools exist that let you drop native images into Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and XD. With Adobe Bridge, you can view files and investigate specific information about them, such as color mode and file size, before selecting them for placement.
Acquiring assets for this book
Many of the files that are referenced in this book are available right in the application sample folders that come with Creative Cloud. The path locations are defined when they are referenced, making it easy to find and use them in the provided step-by-step examples. In addition to these sample files, you can find tips and tricks and more files for you to experiment with and investigate at www.agitraining.com/dummies.
Chapter 2
Creative Cloud Application Management
IN THIS CHAPTER
Before we introduce the Creative Cloud, you should understand that the applications covered in this book do not run “in the cloud.” Instead, they are rich desktop applications that reside on your computer and are downloaded from the cloud. Other online services such as registration validation, and updates continue online, and run typically in the background.
If you are looking for all of the apps included in the Creative Cloud go to https://creativecloud.adobe.com/apps/all/desktop. Here you will find apps built for mobile devices and the web. Keep in mind that the Creative Cloud requires a subscription, but Adobe has trial versions available for most of their applications.
Downloading Your First App
If you are new to the Creative Cloud and are just getting started, you can go to www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/desktop.html and choose the app that you wish to download first. If you do not have an Adobe ID, you will need to set one up at this point.
Click Download to install the app you want. If you are not signed in, you are asked to sign in with your Adobe ID and password. Follow any onscreen instructions that are provided to you. Your app will then begin to download.
When you install your first application, the Creative Cloud desktop app is also installed, as shown in Figure 2-1. The Creative Cloud app manages the rest of the installation process; you can check your download progress in the status bar next to the app’s name. If it does not automatically appear, look in the location where your applications normally are installed: for instance, in the Program Files folder (Windows) or the Applications folder (Mac OS).
