Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium for education
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CD/DVD and/or DownloadThe Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium brings together a number of Adobe products some of which are reviewed elsewhere on the Software for Learning website. These are:
- Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro - a design and multimedia tool for converting electronic and paper documents to a portable document format (PDF) to distribute to classmates, peers, or colleagues.
- Adobe Photoshop Elements - an image-editing tool for creating, editing, and enhancing digital images for print, email, or websites; suitable for younger as well as older students.
- Adobe Illustrator A drawing tool for creating and publishing artwork in print and on the web.
- Adobe InDesign A design and layout tool for print and digital publishing.
- Adobe Flash® Catalyst is anew interaction design tool, transforming artwork into fully interactive projects without writing code.
- Adobe Flash Professional An authoring environment to produce interactive video, animations, and motion-graphics for digital, web, and mobile platforms.
- Adobe Dreamweaver Website design and development software that combines visual layout tools and HTML code editing.
- Adobe Fireworks A program that allows users to create or edit images and optimize them for the Internet.
- Adobe Bridge is a powerful media manager that provides centralized access to all your creative assets.
- Adobe Device Central software simplifies the production of content for mobile phones and consumer electronics devices.
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Tutorials on most components are available at Adobe TV |
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Register a general Adobe account and identify yourself as educator in the "Adobe Survey" under "Which best describes your industry" and "What best describes your primary occupation or job function." This method will ensure the delivery of education relevant content. |
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Adobe Education Exchange is a central location for educators to meet, share, discuss, and collaborate on topics of interest to the Adobe education community. |
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Adobe Educators offer inspiring stories and ideas for using an array of Adobe products in the classroom setting. Colin Gover and Allanah King are New Zealand teachers. Each of their profiles link to the projects they have achieved by using Adobe products. |
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Software for Learning's Delicious links for 'adobe' offer further examples, activities and tutorials. |
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Linux |
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Mac |
Mac OS X v10.4.11 or 10.5 |
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Windows XP or Windows Vista |
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Adobe Design Premium elements are also available from Adobe as individual products. Software can be purchased from:
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