Services, downloads, and extras

You can enhance your product by integrating a variety of services, plug-ins, and extensions in your product. You can also download samples and other assets to help you get your work done.

    Adobe creative online services

    Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 includes new online features that bring the power of the web to your desktop. Use these features to connect with the community, collaborate, and get more from your Adobe tools. Powerful creative online services let you complete tasks ranging from color matching to data conferencing. The services seamlessly integrate with desktop applications so you can quickly enhance existing workflows. Some services offer full or partial functionality when you’re offline too.

    Visit Adobe.com to learn more about available services. Some Creative Suite 4 applications include these initial offerings:

    Kuler™ panel
    Quickly create, share, and explore color themes online.

    Adobe® ConnectNow
    Collaborate with dispersed working teams over the web, sharing voice, data, and multimedia.

    Resource Central
    Instantly access tutorials, sample files, and extensions for Adobe digital video applications.

    Adobe Exchange

    Visit the Adobe Exchange at www.adobe.com/go/exchange to download samples as well as thousands of plug-ins and extensions from Adobe and third-party developers. The plug-ins and extensions can help you automate tasks, customize workflows, create specialized professional effects, and more.

    Adobe downloads

    Visit www.adobe.com/go/downloads to find free updates, tryouts, and other useful software.

    Adobe Labs

    Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go/labs gives you the opportunity to experience and evaluate new and emerging technologies and products from Adobe. At Adobe Labs, you have access to resources such as these:

    • Prerelease software and technologies

    • Code samples and best practices to accelerate your learning

    • Early versions of product and technical documentation

    • Forums, wiki‑based content, and other collaborative resources to help you interact with like-minded users.

    Adobe Labs fosters a collaborative software development process. In this environment, customers quickly become productive with new products and technologies. Adobe Labs is also a forum for early feedback. The Adobe development teams use this feedback to create software that meets the needs and expectations of the community.

    Adobe TV

    Visit Adobe TV at http://tv.adobe.com to view instructional and inspirational videos.

    Extras

    The installation disc contains a variety of extras to help you make the most of your Adobe software. Some extras are installed on your computer during the setup process; others are located on the disc.

    To view the extras installed during the setup process, navigate to the application folder on your computer.

    • Windows®: [startup drive]\Program Files\Adobe\[Adobe application]

    • Mac OS®: [startup drive]/Applications/[Adobe application]

    To view the extras on the disc, navigate to the Goodies folder in your language folder on the disc. Example:

    • /English/Goodies/