Adobe Classes

Our classes cover a great many of Adobe's broad range of software offerings. To help our students decide what classes may be of interest, we've listed descriptions of each software application below.

Classes are offered both Online and Onsite. Students attending Online classes should be comfortable with manipulating their computer's mouse, and clicking with reasonable accuracy, as well as having a reasonable ability with the keyboard.

Our regular classes are offered using the curriculum listed for each course. However any class can be customized for students who register for our "One-On-One" classes, or "Customized" sessions.

For a description of each of the software programs, please click a title below:

Adobe Photoshop™

Adobe Photoshop™ is the industry standard for creating and editing pixel-oriented (raster) photographs and graphics. The incredible depth of this program makes it extremely powerful for graphic and web design, photo and image manipulation, photo restoration, image retouching, digital illustration, special effects, image design, vector illustration (like Illustrator), and a great deal more. It's inclusion of 3D tools, animation and video tools, measurement tools (*= available in Photoshop Extended Version) increase it's power to allow Photoshop to be used in the broadest variety of applications. Photoshop has become so ubiquitous, that it is the only software program to become a verb, according to the Merriam-Webster American Dictionary. Photoshop and Photoshop Extended are professional level applications that are essential to design professionals, photography professionals, web professionals, and video professionals.

Click here to view our syllabus for our Photoshop Class Offerings.

Adobe Photoshop Elements™

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8™ combines power and simplicity so you can easily tell amazing stories with your photos. Bring all your photos and video clips together in one convenient place where you can easily find, view, and manage them; protect them with automatic online backup and 2GB of free storage; and then dive right into a full range of creative activities. Make your photos look extraordinary with editing options that let you recompose photos to any size while keeping key subjects intact; combine multiple exposures into a single, perfectly lit shot; and quickly preview a range of adjustments before choosing the perfect one. And share your stories in unique photo books, scrapbook pages, slide shows, and interactive online experiences.

Created as the "consumer" version of the Pro Adobe Photoshop™, Elements is considered by many to be the "Photoshop For Photographers".

Click here to view our syllabus for our Photoshop Class Offerings.

Adobe Illustrator™

Adobe Illustrator™ is Adobe's industry standard vector graphics program. It is primarily used to create flexible, infinitely resizable illustrations, however it can be used to create a great deal more. Using Illustrator, we can create graphics (both illustrative and realistic), layout pages (flyers, brochures, letterhead, greeting cards, business cards, etc.) which incorporate vector and raster graphics, create corporate identities, create beautiful charts and graphs, perform extensive type manipulations, and a whole lot more. Design professionals, as well as web professionals and video professionals will find Illustrator to be an essential part of their work requirements.

Click here to view our syllabus for our Online class.

Adobe InDesign

Learn how to create effective Ebay ads. You will be taught how to navigate Ebay's organizational system, how to set prices, how to show your product with images, and how to create effective and attractive advertising, to help you sell your "stuff" for more money.

Onsite clients can begin at any level of knowledge, and we can design a curriculum that will fulfill their requirements. All Onsite Internet and Email classes are considered "customized" classes.

Click here to view our syllabus for our Online class.

Adobe Acrobat Professional

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Adobe Dreamweaver

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Adobe Fireworks

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For Online students who require assistance with their class setup, we can set up your online session in just a few minutes with a quick telephone call.
Requirements for assistance setting up the Online Class:

Windows®XP, Server 2003, Vista or later; or Mac OS® X 10.4 or later (no other operating systems are supported at this time)
Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or later or Safari™ 1.3 or later
A Broadband Internet Connection (eg: DSL, Cable Modem, FiOS, U-Verse, etc.)

Note: With the exception of our Macintosh and Windows Basics class: due to the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. If you feel you need specific assistance to get "up to speed" please contact us, so we may assist you in your preparation.